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Was kind of annoying, but ultimately I'm pretty happy about it. Well, other than I put the 13 mark on wrong by about 1/2" on my other kettle.
Posted 34 days ago.
Hi Ray - looks great - how did you do the etching?
Posted 34 days ago.
That looks great, man!
Etched in the wrong spot? I've never met anyone who makes mistakes like that...
;)
Posted 34 days ago.
How long did it take?
Posted 34 days ago.
Marking took a while, the actual etching is QUICK. I can have my Wife Cricut you a set of #s if you like, then throw them in the mail. All told, including figuring out the gallon increments, probably 90m for 2 kettles.
I filled the kettle with 2 gallons, markets that. Then added 4 more (total of 6) marked that, measured, and interpolated all other gallon markings. I double-checked this by using geometry ( ) and it checked out as correct to within a quart over 14 gallons.
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here's the measurements for a morebeer kettle:
Gallon | Measurement from Bottom |
1 | 1 3/16 |
2 | 2 3/8 |
3 | 3 9/16 |
4 | 4 3/4 |
5 | 5 15/16 |
6 | 7 1/8 |
7 | 8 5/16 |
8 | 9 1/2 |
9 | 10 11/16 |
10 | 11 7/8 |
11 | 13 1/16 |
12 | 14 1/4 |
13 | 15 7/16 |
14 | 16 5/8 |
Posted 34 days ago.
Stupid question time:
How does one effectively mark the inside of a kettle for etching when you use water to measure? Sharpie? Something else?
How does one effectively mark the inside of a kettle for etching when you use water to measure? Sharpie? Something else?
Posted 34 days ago.
I used a sharpie. To do again, I would just have measured and not bother marking, as the sharpie was useless for a while after it got too wet. grease pencil/china marker would probably have been better.
Posted 34 days ago.
The wet is my concern.
Posted 34 days ago.
@Chal - I basically used thishttp://blog.craftbeertraders.com/how-to-etch-your-kettle/
except I had my wife make the templates for me. And I used math/measurements to locate the marks, and I used an 18V cordless drill battery instead of a 9V.
Posted 34 days ago.
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