metal fire pit plans?

They've got some real nice ones at the Washington State Parks. One style is about 30" circular, about 16" tall, with a hinged grate that swings up out of the way. They appear to be locally manufactured, but I can't be sure.

We're done camping for the season, but I go by there a couple times a month. If you haven't found plans by then, let me know and I'll be glad to take some photos and measurements for you.

Larry

'Web Guy & Hobbyist Welder'

"TT" wrote in news:Gziad.4109$6P5.2457@okepread02:

I have built a couple of fire pits for friends and found the type of steel matters very little. First one I did was made of 3/8" rebar which after 5 years is still going stong with no broken welds. I make mine with mesh bottoms to give the fire plenty of oxygen to burn clean. I have also added atleast one vertical pipe to provide a swing arm to hang a grill for roasting oysters and such.

One version I did was dubbed the viking funeral table at 3' by 5' standing

2 ft off the ground and my current one is rather large at six feet in diameter for a friend with a large clearing for big get togethers (+200 people).

As for ideas, search on key words fire pit or fire ring. One thing to check is with your local fire codes. Some states have limitations on size and type of outdoor fire pits.

Good luck

Jim Vrzal Holiday,Fl.

Propane cylinder. Nice thick steel - it won't rust through in a hurry.

Obvious caveats apply to opening them.

How biga water heaters you got round your place? Find a biggie, cut off the top foot or so and flip it over. You can tack threaded pipe connecters to the side or underneath if you need legs. Handles are always nice.

Joel.

You can also split a 55gal drum lengthwise. If you need a bigger one, hinge the drum so the 2 halves are side by side.

A lot of us use the barrel out of a clothes dryer. They are free, porceleinized (no rust) and have lots of holes for air

Do you mean this sort of thing, this work well, but we are coming into summer over here cheers Wayne

Find a dual rim off from some sort of ag equipment. 30 to 36" D, 18 to 30" H. They work great!. I know several people that have one plunked down at the camp site by the river.

Duals off combines, tractors, etc don't have a center. They are rim clamped. I would guess that if you can find the right recycling yard, that you could pick up one of their "odd" rims for pretty cheap. The heat will burn the paint off over time, but it's not going to warp to any appreciable degree that you will care about.

Where are you? If in the northern Midwest, I can point you to a few options, or maybe even find one for you out it in the yard.

JW

That's actually really cool, but not exactly what I am looking for right now.

Thanks

-T

Thanks for the suggestions guys. My neighbor happened to have a dead washing machine sitting in his yard so I asked him if I could have a look and maybe take it, turns out the drum is stainless steel, and big too! I'll probably weld a wheeled base for the drum to sit in.

Can I plasma cut stainless steel? Want to cut the drum down to 12 or 14" in height.

Thanks again

-Tom

Plasma cutter is a great way to cut though stainless steel. quick and easy.

Glenn

Plasma isn't _quite_ so quick and easy in stainless - although it's only thin, so it's no big deal.

One thing to watch is to wear a mask when cutting stainless, especially the high-chrome stainless steels. Chrome poisoning isn't much fun (BTDT, now I mask up beforehand)

Check this one out:

I think I'll use that one as a starting point for my design.

-Tom

It looks like the back end of a bomb. :-)

Larry

'Web Guy & Hobbyist Welder'

Like butter!

S