Perry's barrel

[Steve_Stephens]

Hey Perry, how long was it that you sent me one of your SS barrels so I could set up an electrolysis cleaning system?  Well over a year I think.  Hey, it's working.  Just set it up this afternoon.  Had I known it was that easy I would have done it years ago.  Sure...
Anyway, add me to the list of ex-lye cleaners.
Thanks,
Steve

[C. Perry Rapier]

ATTENTION, ATTENTION, ATTENTION, the world is gonna end. Bend over forward at the waist and put your head as far between your legs as you can and kiss what you see good bye. I don't believe it Steve. Unless you show us a picture I ain't believin it. And I don't care if you ain't got a camera, drag your computer out there, you know that fancy Mac you got, the one with the camera built into it, anyway drag it to the barrel and show us, or drag the barrel to the camera, thats the only way I'm believin it.

Folks, hear me out. I'm tellin ya all. Steve Stephens was the last great hold out on electro cleaning. Before now, at least he says its so, we don't know for sure cause he ain't put up a picture, Steve would rather drink a can of lye than to try electro. AND, now here he's had it goin five minutes, again, or he says so, and now he's tellin us how good it is.

Steve, you should have taken a before shot for us. The next one you clean, how about doin that? Now mind you Steve you hit the ground runnin and you got a cadillac setup.

Me, I don't think you should have started there, you should have started like the rest of us, and then work your way up to the SS barrel. I mailed those barrels out in the fall of 2005. I don't think you ever did pay me. I wasn't gonna say anything about it, but since you're braggin on it, I thought I had held back long enough.

Folks, I'm tellin ya, if Steve Stephens has one of these up and runnin, its time for everybody.  ;D

Man, am I wound up or what? Are you allowed to drink and post on here too?

[junkjunkie]

I'd say Perry is one happy man!  ;D ;D ;D

[gt]

Congratulations Steve, but like Perry said we've got to see a picture of it.

[Steve_Stephens]

ATTENTION, ATTENTION, ATTENTION, I mailed those barrels out in the fall of 2005. I don't think you ever did pay me. I wasn't gonna say anything about it, but since you're braggin on it, I thought I had held back long enough.

 

Aw, Perry, I sent ya lots of money for the barrel;  even sent extra money so you'd be happy.  I always pay my debts!  Anyway, there was no way I could get out of paying you Perry as you had me over a barrel.

Steve

Edit, photos of checks deleted to protect the innocent.

[Steve_Stephens]

ATTENTION, ATTENTION, ATTENTION, we don't know for sure cause he ain't put up a picture.

I think this qualifies as a picture.  I'm tellin you, it's a simple setup with that board across the top of the barrel, two screws driven down at the ends but inside the barrel so the board can't be pushed or slip off the barrel and that slot in the board to put the flat strip of iron through it.  I can change the level of what's in the soup by moving the rod up or down and clamping it with the C-clamp.

Steve

[Steve_Stephens]

If a photo is worth a thousand words will two photos make you all a believer in me that I've given up my lyeing ways?   This is an old porcelainized skillet that had rust and some carbon on it.  You can see the carbon peeling away even after only several hours in the souper machine.  The skillet hangs somewhat sideways due to the flat nature of the rod and that, I think, puts more stress on the contact patch with the pan.  I didn't intentionally do it that way but this is what worked out quickly and simply and seems to work.  I just used what I had lying around.

Steve

[C. Perry Rapier]

You go Steve. Man it is cooking to beat the band. Get you some S hooks and some of that plumbers stuff, the metal bands with the holes ever so often. Put the S hook at the very bottom and you can put a skillet right on your S hook and it'll hang down nice and straight. Also, if you used a pair of vice grips instead of the C clamp that would work nicely too. And then get you some of them baby C clamps and say you're cleanin a dutch oven or whatever, but it ain't got an eye like a skillet, then just clamp the baby C clamp on your cast iron and slip the S hook through the baby C clamp, again using the metal strap.

You're heighth adjustment mechanism is a good idea Steve, I like it, its simple quick and easy. Again, if you use the metal strap like I said, you can run a bolt through one of the holes above your board and that will hold it nicely also, that way you won't have to tie up a C clamp or a pair of vice grips, and its also quick and easy and cheap. You're doing a bang up job. I'm impressed.  ;)

[C. Perry Rapier]

Oh yeah Steve, now that you've made them checks out, when are you gonna mail them out?  ;D

[Steve_Stephens]

Oh yeah Steve, now that you've made them checks out, when are you gonna mail them out?  ;D

Don't you remember Perry, I did mail them out and they came back as undeliverable.  Postmaster said something about your mailbox having a sign on it saying 'This is a rare, collectible Griswold mailbox.  DON'T TOUCH or OPEN'.  So the PO had to return my checks.  Come on over and pick 'em up anytime Perry.

Everyone loves a photo so...dinner tonight below.

Steve

[C. Perry Rapier]

I don't know for sure what that is Steve, but it looks very good, like something I'd eat a peanut butter sandwich with honey mixed with the peanut butter. When I was a kid in school we had chile con carne with peanut butter sandwiches, that was before ketchup was counted as a vegetable.  ;D

[C. Perry Rapier]

Oh Steve, about that Griswold mailbox, I got a lot of different stuff, but a cast iron mailbox, Griswold or otherwise is something I just ain't got nor really never had a desire to own one. Nothing wrong with them though. But if I ever figure out how to cook in one of them, I might buy one.

[Al Andrews]

Steve, you have a great looking, simple system there!  You will love it!!!

Al