No more arsenic for residential use, but that doesn't mean the current arsenates, biocides and insecticides are completely "harmless" . They're still considered hazardous waste in the waste stream. You still have to be careful what fasteners you use as the chemicals can be corrosive to some materials. There is no 'bad stuff' and 'good stuff'. Only what is no longer allowed to be used and sold and what is. Really shouldn't burn any of it. Hard to tell what you've got when it has baked in the sun for decades and the labels are gone.
Burn ban in effect May to October 1st. so its not a bonfire until October 3, weather permitting. About 12 to 15 feet in diameter and 8 to 9 feet high. It should be a doozy of a bonfire!
I went to a small bonfire at my BIL's this past weekend. Nothing crazy like Ralphie is planning, but still fun. Popped a couple tops.
Decided to try something different yesterday. Had some dead standing Red Maple I took down, which was hollow inside. Propped it up a few inches so it could get good air flow. Stuffed the inside with small splitter scraps and a little cardboard. Pretty cool to watch, looks like a little rocket stove After awhile you could see a hole through the log, then a small crack, then a larger crack After a little over 2 hours it was pretty well burned through, so I pushed it over. Pretty impressed it lasted that long Threw some more of the Red maple branches on
I just finished making this fire ring for a work colleague that's retiring. He has an annual bonfire in the fall. It's 14" tall and 9 ft in diameter. I made it out of 6 pieces that are bolted together. I got everything from a scrapyard. 10 gauge steel and 5/8" bolts, washers, and nuts.
When you burn pallets, what do you do about the nails afterwards? Ill pull them out or cut off ends that have a lot of nails in them before I throw them on the burn pile. Do you run a roofing magnet over the ash later, or just not care?
I do have a rolling magnet, but typically I don’t care. The bottom of the fire pit is dug about 12”-15” below grade, so the nails can’t really go anywhere
I'll shovel mine into a well sealed cardboard box and dump the ashes and nails into the trash at the dump.
