Curious if anyone has marked some volume lines on their kettle and how they went about it.
http://www.amazon.com/Sharpie-13763PP-I ... 552&sr=8-2
Think an industrial sharpie would do the trick? Resistant up to 500C it says.
Post #2 made 15 years ago
I personally use a ruler...
My guess is that it depends on where you put the marks.
If you put them on the outside, I'd say it would work. Marks at the bottom, close to the flame may burn off.
If you put them on the inside, I wouldn't be surprised if they fade (does anyone mark their kettle on the inside?). The "resistant up to 500C" comment probably applies to "dry" applications, not applications where the marker is in very hot liquid.
My guess is that it depends on where you put the marks.
If you put them on the outside, I'd say it would work. Marks at the bottom, close to the flame may burn off.
If you put them on the inside, I wouldn't be surprised if they fade (does anyone mark their kettle on the inside?). The "resistant up to 500C" comment probably applies to "dry" applications, not applications where the marker is in very hot liquid.
Post #3 made 15 years ago
I used a plastic water container to calibrate my keggle, as mine is not straight sided and couldnt use a ruler, (it has ridges down the sides)
Put the water container on your scales , set the scale to zero (so your only measuring the water not the container)
Fill with water until you hit lets say 5 kgs's (1kg= 1 litre of water)... mark the water level with a line on the container... now that you have 5ltr marked on the water container :-
Empty the water into the keggle and mark the water line on the side of the keggle (i used a thick black texta)
Repeat by filling container to the 5Ltr mark and empty into the keggle until you get as many marks at 5 ltr increments as you can fit ( i got all the way up to 45ltrs
)
If you want more accurate increments than 5 litres , only fill your container to 1 2 3 or 4 litres (kgs) at the start, although this will take more time!
Hope that makes sense
Put the water container on your scales , set the scale to zero (so your only measuring the water not the container)
Fill with water until you hit lets say 5 kgs's (1kg= 1 litre of water)... mark the water level with a line on the container... now that you have 5ltr marked on the water container :-
Empty the water into the keggle and mark the water line on the side of the keggle (i used a thick black texta)
Repeat by filling container to the 5Ltr mark and empty into the keggle until you get as many marks at 5 ltr increments as you can fit ( i got all the way up to 45ltrs
)If you want more accurate increments than 5 litres , only fill your container to 1 2 3 or 4 litres (kgs) at the start, although this will take more time!
Hope that makes sense
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Post #4 made 15 years ago
I use a graduated dipstick for mine. I like the idea of being able to mark the inside of the kettle. But I can't think of anything, other than scoring, that will stand up to the conditions and still be there after scrubbing the kettle clean.
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Post #5 made 15 years ago
Yeah I realize that marking a dipstick or mash paddle would be easier, but I'd really prefer marking the outside of my kettle. Thinking about buying one of those industrial sharpies and testing it out.
