the burner apparatus

I added a few pics to the Frame Build Phase II gallery to show a little better how - what we call - the sliding burner apparatus works. This uses a quick position cam handle from McMaster Carr to make lowering and raising the burner a a fairly quick and easy 2-hand process. Being able to adjust the burner's height was necessary to accommodate the tippy dump swing radius, but it's also helpful to be able to control how the particular flame your getting hits the kettle.

upper position

lower position

There are a few more pics of the burner apparatus in the Frame Phase II gallery. You may notice the black piping is missing a couple of end caps. Putting goop on the threads, tightening the pipes down, and putting the black paint on them is one of the very last things I'll do prior to the first test batch, so the burners are just loosely assembled right now.