HELP: Office Desk + Banjo Burner = Brew Surface

Doc Robinson · Dec 8, 2009

Ok...I have this desk (except it is a one piece with the steel drawers on both sides) and a banjo burner. I want to cut a hole/square from the desk surface, install the banjo burner below, and use it as a brew stove. What I am not sure how to do is shielding/disbursing the heat...I am assuming I will need some sort of metal surface on the top, sides, and bottom of the hole. Any suggestions?

JesseRC · Dec 8, 2009

My kab6 get really really hot. I cant even touch the legs even 45 min after its been turned off. You're gonna have to cut a big hole and even then it might still get hot.

Sawdustguy · Dec 8, 2009

I think in this case, the equation would be Office Desk + Banjo Burner = Fire!

All kidding aside, if the top of the desk is made from a combustable material it will burn. I don't even covering the top with metal will help much. The heat will just be conducted through the metal. The best solution would be to replace the top with something non-flamible.

Doc Robinson · Dec 8, 2009

Sawdustguy said:
I think in this case, the equation would be Office Desk + Banjo Burner = Fire!

Haha...no doubt.

SOB · Dec 8, 2009

Check out my wood stand here:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-crappy-stand-v-0-5-a-145715/

At the bottom of the thread I recently added a piece of cement board to block the heat and it worked well. You can see I cut the 3 surrounding sides from the rig. During my initial test the 3 sides were getting too hot...you might have to do something similar.

tulsashag · Dec 8, 2009

make sure you move the phone first...

Doc Robinson · Dec 9, 2009

What if I put some concrete pavers on top of the table and the burner on top of the pavers?

16" x 16"

DoubleXL · Dec 9, 2009

Those are what i use on my deck when i brewed there to keep from burning the wooden deck. They seemed to work fine for me. I just got promised a mig welder for Christmas so it looks like i may be able to make a brew rig after all.

SOB · Dec 9, 2009

I would think there should be an air space between the cement and the wood to keep the heat from conducting straight through.

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