# First Down Draft Charcoal Gasifier

**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/first-down-draft-charcoal-gasifier/7522
**Category:** Charcoal Gasification
**Created:** [October 3, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/first-down-draft-charcoal-gasifier/7522 "2023-10-03T20:49:02Z")
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### Author: ![BrianAltEnergy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v2/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@BrianAltEnergy](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/BrianAltEnergy)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/first-down-draft-charcoal-gasifier/7522/74 "2023-10-16T22:13:22Z")

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Thanks again Bob. I made some notes for what I’ll look for to make the grate. That grate will need to fit through the opening I just welded in place. Might make it a little tricky to go at least 2" bigger diameter but I could either cut the opening bigger or make the grate in pieces that can be assembled in place. Will depend on what I find or build for the grate.

I still need to make the clean out hatch and the gas outlet.

Even though this is supposed to be charcoal only, I probably should make the lid able to handle a poof. I would like to try Rindert’s idea using square tubing idea to hold the ash door closed.

> [@Tools, Tips and Tricks](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/tools-tips-and-tricks/2624/1106):
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> You can bolt a tank together using brackets you make out of square tubing. Rindert

Might be able to add springs to those brackets to allow the lid to lift if it needs to.

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