Hi all, latest fire pit for a friends 50th birthday. She likes DIY, upcycling, pallet wood projects, steampunk etc so I made her this one. I haven't taken closeup as I haven't touched a welding set for around 18 months ( bless me brethren for I have sinned) so my welding got better as I went round it! All made from a single butane cylinder, the second photo shows the only bits left over when I'd finished.
Made a tool out of 5mm wall steel tube to remove the valve, removed said valve and filled the cylinder with water.
Hand sawed the carry ring off the top.
Found where the curve from the bottom of the cylinder body became the straight side of the cylinder, measured up approx 50mm and marked 6 equidistant points around the body.
Holesawed 6 x 25mm holes, letting the water out as I did so.
Cut the bottom stand ring off and saved for later.
Did the same curved-to-straight measurement at the top of the cylinder sidewall, measured down approx 50mm and cut round the cylinder side, taking it's top off.
Measured down the remaining cylinder another 50mm approx and cut a ring out of it.
Drew lines form the 3/9'oclock points on each of the 25mm holesawed holes to a point vertically above the centreline of each hole at the top edge of the now-truncated cylinder. Cut along the lines with a jigsaw. Bloody awful, long and boring, but wanted a neat line rather than the more melted look from my plasma cutter. I've now bought a sabre saw which will hopefully speed up the next one.
Bent each resulting 'leaf' outwards to approx 45 degrees using brute force and some heat from my Rothenberger MAPP torch.
Cut angle-sided pieces out of the ring I cut earlier to make the joiners between the leaves and welded them in place.
Drilled a 20mm hole centrally in the bottom of this pit 'basket'.
Cut the old bottom stand ring into three equal pieces, cut approx 75mm long pieces to make the feet, welded the legs onto the former cylinder top equally spaced around it's circumference and welded the feet onto them.
Bolted the pit basket to the base with a 16mm bolt from my collection in the garage (don't ask!).
Rounded, smoothed and polished the rough/sharp edges off.
Ran out of time to paint but ordered a can of high temp clear paint for the receipient so she could preserve the steampunk look.
Made a tool out of 5mm wall steel tube to remove the valve, removed said valve and filled the cylinder with water.
Hand sawed the carry ring off the top.
Found where the curve from the bottom of the cylinder body became the straight side of the cylinder, measured up approx 50mm and marked 6 equidistant points around the body.
Holesawed 6 x 25mm holes, letting the water out as I did so.
Cut the bottom stand ring off and saved for later.
Did the same curved-to-straight measurement at the top of the cylinder sidewall, measured down approx 50mm and cut round the cylinder side, taking it's top off.
Measured down the remaining cylinder another 50mm approx and cut a ring out of it.
Drew lines form the 3/9'oclock points on each of the 25mm holesawed holes to a point vertically above the centreline of each hole at the top edge of the now-truncated cylinder. Cut along the lines with a jigsaw. Bloody awful, long and boring, but wanted a neat line rather than the more melted look from my plasma cutter. I've now bought a sabre saw which will hopefully speed up the next one.
Bent each resulting 'leaf' outwards to approx 45 degrees using brute force and some heat from my Rothenberger MAPP torch.
Cut angle-sided pieces out of the ring I cut earlier to make the joiners between the leaves and welded them in place.
Drilled a 20mm hole centrally in the bottom of this pit 'basket'.
Cut the old bottom stand ring into three equal pieces, cut approx 75mm long pieces to make the feet, welded the legs onto the former cylinder top equally spaced around it's circumference and welded the feet onto them.
Bolted the pit basket to the base with a 16mm bolt from my collection in the garage (don't ask!).
Rounded, smoothed and polished the rough/sharp edges off.
Ran out of time to paint but ordered a can of high temp clear paint for the receipient so she could preserve the steampunk look.
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