The following is my method of installing a baffle in a 6" can to make the cooking surface the hottest part of the stove, to give control for a slow steady burn and to eliminate the need for a spark arrestor.
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baffle in shortest possible 6" can
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Spacer is used to mark the added flexible edge that follows the inside of the can and spaces the baffle from under the cook surface.
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vinegar bottle treatment to counter sink hole for strength when hot.
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baffle bent ready to go in
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tallest 6"can I have found. Front feed door cut out leaving tabs on top edge. Slits for door jamb are cut after tabs are bent in. Door jamb with slide door beside.
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Smoke port cut out, tabs left on lower edge for baffle
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Baffle pulled tight to the back and tabs bent around smoke port tabs
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Ready to roll up tabs to make a channel for smoke connector latch pin (nail).
Rolled up tabs can be seen on short stove beside.
If anyone wants to make one, the only way I know of to get the size right for the pattern is to fax it.
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