Building a Scrap Wood Burn Pit
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
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Safety tip: When checking for heat, use the _back_ of your hand. A burn there is far less inconvenient than on the front, and the skin is more sensitive and will give you a better "reading".
This project has everything: cool design, cute dog, plasma cutting, welding, perplexed-looking husband, and pyromania! Very cool-looking end result.
Haha, it's hilarious you included perplexing my husband...I think he is always shaking his head at my antics. ; )
Cant believe you burn all that good wood;)
FYI: You can donate your wood scrapes to your local community college if they give pottery classes, or wood working classes. You can put the scrapes on Facebook market place and let potters know you have wood to get rid of. They use the wood in their pit fire including saw dust. Also let wood turners know. They also love cutting down trees and hauling it off; usually for free. Great videos!!
I'm very proud of you April! Your learning that your the student of your own mind, all is possible with the right tool! Your going to out grow your little shop! Lol
Very cool. Brings back found memories of when my dad made a BBQ grill out of a barrel just like that. We had another we walked on and rolled the barrel all over. Of course this was back in the 60's and early 70's when kids played outside.
A pivoting piece of sheet metal riveted or bolted to one side of a hole makes an easy adjustable vent (to control airflow). Look at nearly any charcoal grill for an example. One on each end would likely speed up the burning process.
A lid (for example the cut-off piece of the barrel) would help control the flames and help keep rain out so the barrel rusts away more slowly.
everything is easy when you have the cool tools sent to you.
Nice build April. You might consider welding the top back on with some hinges. That way when not in use you can close it to keep out the rain. It would also act as a safety measure in case the wind kicks while you are burning. Just close the lid to contain the embers. Just a thought.
I actually did think about that but want to keep the lid to hang on the wall in the game room I think. It makes for a cool decoration.
Easy to imagine friends around with a glass of beer. Very nice work, as usual.
April, awesome build. It may not have been what you were imaging, but man, it really came out looking very industrial in my opinion. You went the extra mile on the shape of the base as well as the holes in it. The base has the same feel as those industrial cast iron lathe bases that so many are looking for. Well done!
Thanks Lisa, yeah I was actually looking at old sewing machine bases for inspiration so that's awesome it came through. : )
Awesome job April!! I have said it before and I'll say it again, I don't think there is anything you can't do when you put your mind to it. You are an inspiration to a lot of people and I don't care what anyone else thinks or what they say. Thanks for sharing
Roy
😉👍
: ) Thank you Roy, glad you liked it. I really enjoy working on this one.
April Wilkerson you earned it.
Somebody has got the serious "Maker" bug, that'll happen when you hang out with Jimmy long enough, love to see you expanding (and back home)!
Great project, April! No matter how much I weld and cut metal I never seem to remember IT GETS HOT! I'm constantly burning myself hahaha
Great work aprill on the wood burner
Some people say most wood scraps or job waist is treated and toxic to burn. It's letting the chemicals free in the atmosphere to condense and rain back down. Again this is not the bond fire to sit around and breath. The young lady has looks and skills to match. This turned out great. I would use this as a fire pit for normal logs. thumbs up
Cool designed base. I made a barrel stove but just used the kit. Afterwards I constructed my own but in an upright fashion. for space saving. Thanks for the post.
April, you are amazing. I've been thinking about starting a woodworking shop ,watching videos to get some ideas. I came upon your channel and I am very impressed. I've learned a lot from your videos. Thank You. I will be building my own shop this spring.
Absolutely beautifully produced video. No long winded BS, just excellent edits and voice over that come right to the point. I wished more UA-camrs did this. Thanks so much!
Hey April should throw some hinges on the piece you cut off . Keep the rain out and it would help contain sparks
Cool looking burn pit!! Welders are a great tool to have. I used mine last week to fix a broken seat frame on my mower.
Great job April that's a really good way to get rid of long scraps. One thing I would add is maybe a hole on the bottom of the barrel to let any water out that might get inside from rain.
Good job. The plasma cutter looked like a fun tool to have. The base ended up looking very cool after all. Very nice.
: ) Thanks, I'm glad you liked the look. I like them, but they came out a little too narrow for the size of the barrel I think.
April.
I spend most of my on line time...
Watching Laura Kampf and you...
Just started watching your friend.
Jay Bates.
Thanks for all your Great Videos.
Please keep making them..
It's just a pleasure to see you enjoy working on your projects. Makes me want to go into the shop and make something. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
Very cool. Love the up cycle ideas. I will suggest you check with your local ordinances find out open burning is legal in your area. As a firefighter in my jurisdiction this may be a problem. If neighbors complain then we have to intervene. Hopefully you have cool neighbors and they don't mind a little smoke.
Nope, it's legal here as long as it's contained in something meant for fire.
Practically weeping here at the waste of wood ;)
Nice job though..
HOLY CRAP--is there anything you can't do--i am so impressed--you give me so much inspiration--thank you for your videos
: ) Not when I want to. I'm pretty stubborn when I want to do something. ; ) Thank you, that's great to hear.
Really Nice Job April. You might find however that a vertical Burn Barrel with a few vents cut in the bottom so that it can draw air will actually burn things quicker and more completely. Your design is really good as a metal fire pit and as such the fire will last a bit longer.
Nice work. I'm taking a welding class this semester (actually 2classes, weld & cutting). At 64 it is quite a challenge and I have a whole new respect for welders. I'm a retired CPA.
Nice looking finished product. Glad to see you getting into cutting/welding metal.
I am glad you got the video out. It was great meeting you at Rockler in Frisco. I don't think Allen allows burning in the city limits, but to be honest I haven't checked. With all of the tools you have touched since you began your journey you have certainly learned a lot and have demonstrated a real talent. Keep up the good work and enjoy what you do..
Hey wood! Don't mess with April!, the laugh said at 6.26.
Nice project and a good job.
:) Haha, yeah I do always enjoy the light up!
Hi April, nice job on your burn barrel! I saw a soft W when you were building the legs and I thought Wilkerdoos, but you used them upside down. lol Another note on those wood scraps: You can use solid hardwoods and fruitwoods to cook with as long as they are free of any glues and finishes. OH and if you don't have a cover for your barrel, I suggest drilling holes at the very bottom to let out rain water.
that was freaking awesome. As a welder/pipefitter I love the tack as ribets idea. I do a lot of tacking on projects at home so I'm stealing your idea. Great job.
Holes drilled into bottom with help with airflow when burning and drainage after a rain. Some type of grill or grate will also help. Great project and well done.
That is quite a nice job. In your neck of the woods, it doesn't really get that cold. It's a good way to eliminate any scrap wood.
April, nice build! You can make a open pit cooker for that if you add a bottom grill for the coals and a top grill for meat and veggies. I used old steel refrigerator shelves for my top shelves.
It may have not looked like the vision you had but I think it turned out really cool looking. Great job April!!!
: ) Well thanks!
All I can say is WOW !!! Super cool April, you are the WoMan!
; ) Thank you Wayne.
Nice Job April, nice to see woodworkers branch out to metalworking, and vise versa.
I would be careful cutting, welding and grinding in a woodworking shop. Even with a dust collection system, there are still a lot of flammables about, particularly on the finishing bench in the background. Even small amounts of airborne dust can ignite.
I would recommend doing these metalworking activities outdoors for safety reasons. Besides, you have a beautiful place to work outdoors!
John
That is the coolest burn barrel I've ever seen!
: ) Thank you. I'm glad you like it.
Not sure if someone mentioned (too many comments to read through) but you could cut out a place on the bottom and hinge it to open and close to relieve the pit of all the ash rather than having to muscle up and dump the barrel. I must say the excitement of pouring gas in there to "start" the fire was great! You might not have poured as much in as I might would have haha Thank you for your videos
Just a couple of suggestions to, perhaps, make this a little more user friendly for you. Cut a small door at the bottom of one end. Will make cleaning out the ashes a whole lot easier. (We used to burn our garbage when I was a kid. Shoveling out a burn barrel, from the top, sucks. Way easier with a clean out port on one end).
The section you cut out of the top. Cut a couple of fist sized holes in it, screen them in (metal screen), add a couple hinges and mount it back on the barrel. Will help keep embers from getting into the air and setting your shop/house/neighbors roof/the woods on fire.
Hope these ideas are helpful.
Good looking burner, April. Your metalworking skills are getting sharp. Cody may be asking you to help out in his shop now. ;-) Looks like you're having fun. Thats part of the pleasure of watching your vids. Good job, kiddo. Troy
Hah nah, it's safe to say I won't be helping in his. The only motivation I have to work on cars is my own Chevy truck. ; ) Glad you liked it.
This should be a warning video. What happen with ordinary talented maker after direct contact with DIRESTA. Nice vid.
That is a great looking job! It looks way better than those legs you can get for making barrel stoves!
This is insane! Who are you? Alien? First woodworking, then welding, now welding and plasma cutting, all in a great projects.....where is the limit for you, April? Sky? You are amazing woman. Love your channel. But...where is the April wave in this one????
:) Glad you are enjoying watching me get into a few different things. I was traveling all this past week and forgot to shoot an ending before leaving town. So I had to edit it together without a wave. : /
Hello April, I just wanna say that you can use those pieces of wood in useful way with your amazing mind and imagination instead of burning them.😘
great job! we all saw that you really enjoyed using your new tools, but please, don't forget to protect your face when you use your plasma cutter :D
I would use this as a regular fire pit! Amazing job.
Nice project April! I think the legs turned out great!!
: ) Thank you
You consider those huge pieces as scrap?! Wow, you must be flush to not realize that there are plenty of projects to be made from them!
Wonderful to see you putting your powerplasma cutter to good use. I absolutely love using my everlast powerplasma cutter. I just need more drums to make things with. Just not many to find in my area.
In our area burn bans go into effect a lot. I would suggest cut a slightly oversized piece of expanded metal to go over the big opening while you are the but not paying attention. Some locking pliers would make a great temporary handle to move or put the expanded metal on top or take it off for loading your barrel.
Great project. Enjoy.
Your videos are really cool, I'm from Brazil and every day I have seen a different video
April that looks really nice. I wouldn't mind having a patio grill looking like that. Hint you still have the top piece you cut off. Have a good week. Tim
April
I enjoy your videos. I would respectfully suggest that instead of simply making a burn barrel to get rid of over abundance of wood scraps you construct a brick retort to make charcoal using the cut off scraps as fuel.
I refer you to O. J. Romo of Portland Oregon for a video. I have built my own and it works wonderfully. I use sticks, twigs and branches from my old growth trees as the fuel. It keeps my property picked up and I have the benefit of free charcoal when I have the time to cook out and my wife allows me to make dinner.
I have used your drop down work table in my garage. Thank you for the idea.
Just one mans opinion.
Timothy
Another project suggestion.
You might want to think about fabbing up a screen to fit over your incineration trough so that you can burn unattended. Sparks can set the entire world on fire so you should never leave a fire alone without some sort of spark arrestor like a screen. Don't ask me how I know this.
Nice! now I want a Plasma Cutter. Cool project April
Well if you ever come to Texas you can use mine in exchange for some of your knowledge. ; )
What area of Texas are you in? I'm around Houston!
April instead of wasting the wood scraps you should build a wood gasifier. Make gas to power a generator, heat water and the house or even make charcoal.
They're not being wasted. They're being burnt. I like fires.
I don't think she generates enough scrap on a regular basis to bother building a gasifier.
Paul Allen
Or has the best species of wood scrap for a gasifier. Still a gasifier stove would be great too. Perhaps for a future project.
She lives in Texas, no need for heating the house :)
DIY Reid
Except for those cold days right?
Well you might not like the way it looks but I think it's awesome!
Very nice design.
Hi April, you should also use the barrel to heat water. You will be surprised how easy it is to create and how much money you could save. Here in Sweden we have real industrial versions, but a homemade version already goes a long way with easy pump and hot water storage. best, John
With these kind of handle at the shop, we once had a compass-jig. Just a simple collar-hold that goes around the 1"1/2 nozzle with an extendable/adjustable rod holding from the centre-base. Drill a hole (the size of the holding-base... EG: 9/64 hole with a 1/4" rod/pole to hold the centre-base --(compass-center-needle)-- ) then adjust to the mark to circle and cut. We could go from 2"1/2 to as wide as the plate is (with different of jig/rods ) (same principle as a compass made from a rope/wire and nail) Got it! ;)
When using it, hold the plasma handle while holding the loose end of the compass/rod to help stabilizing. With practice, (after 5-6 holes) you'll make hole as clean as any CNC plasma-cutter ;)
Looks awesome!! The only think I can add is maybe a couple really small holes on the very bottom for water drainage.
April, when marking on steel, you should go with soapstone. You can get either flat or round sticks. You can also get holders for the sticks.
My husband actually ordered me one after watching the video and seeing how much trouble I was having. ;) So I should have one to use on my next metal working project.
I love this! You don't fear anything or any challenge! Great job!
Plasma cutters are very nice! I've used one at work and a friend has one that I've used. As for making sure your metal isn't hot, I make knives as a hobby. The first rule in my forge is that if it is in the smithy, it is hot. No surprises then. You check to make sure there is no heat to it before you wrap your hand around it and end up with severe burns. I need to make a charcoal retort out of a barrel like that.
Hey April nice project :-))
just a suggestion I learned from the kitchen that you can use in the shop, kitchen or any other place you may be checking a suspected "heated" surface. Basically when checking the heat of the surface use the back of your hand instead of the palm. This way if it is hot and causes a "blister" you can continue to work with out irritating it vs a blister on the palm ...
Great job as always, you are becoming very diverse in your skills. So not "Trolling" just helping you learn, from what I believe you started this channel for. The hammer you were using to bend the flat bar was a Ball Peen which I'm sure you know. The ball side is more for rounding over rivets or shaping a divot. Ball Peens are also great for work with chisels. You would get more contact and thus force using the flat side. Just a little lesson, the correct tool for the job. :) Still great job!
A shelf at the bottom made from 1"x 1" angle frame and expanded metal sitting just above those holes you drilled with the step drill will greatly improve the air under the fire and extend the life of your barrel bottom
Great job, only recommendation I would have would be some holes in the bottom so you can wash out the ash and have a place for water to drain. Other than that, great job. It would be awesome to have Linclon just send me a 210 and a plasma cutter. But you've worked hard for it and deserve it. Love the videos keep them coming.
Great work, thanks for taking the time and sharing!!
your husband is one lucky man, you have to be the coolest wife on youtube
Simon Hopkins
She has a cool husband as you can see him coming to give a hand when needed, otherwise stays out of the picture and lets his wife to do what loves....
paristo ok .............
I made my burn barrel in the vertical configuration. Just punched some 1/2 inch holes along the bottom and sides for airflow. If I have the shop set up like April does. I would of done vertical again, but cut crescent moons and stars into the sides with that plasma cutter. It may not be the best fire pit to sit around when loaded with plywood, but it would look nice at night. Another project I would try if I had the welding rigs would be a fire pit made out of a stainless washing machine tub with a stand supporting it.
I also would of punched a hole or two in the bottom along the ridges for water drainage.....
that looks neat April. Great Job!
Streak all pencils will be your best friend! Also, no matter if you're welding or cutting keep in mind the ABC's. Always be comfortable. Even if you have an out of position weld, you can make yourself more comfortable than not.
YES!!! Metalworking and fabrication! You truly are a dreamgirl. Could a cooperative project with ChuckE2009 could be in the future?
Great solution. The work is performed on a high artistic level. Like!
That stand looks awesome!
Next week watch April replace her wood shop that was destroyed by fire. Great video, your really not afraid to tackle anything are you.
very informative video. I made one but it still had some flammable fumes in it. washing it out with water is a great tip!
Very nice job, love the plasma cutter.
Lady you are Dynomite. Very inspiring to get a Welder. Great looking job.
Looks like you're having too much fun with that new toy, thank you Lincoln!! I think it looks great, very steam-punky...... if that's a thing.
Nice. Been looking for a first plasma cutter project. Love the videos
To start with, I just wanted to say that I love your channel, everthing explained in a short video is great for my style of learning :-) For some advice, I've noticed that you use dust masks when working with wood. I'd suggest doing the same with mettle as cutting and grinding metal produces a lot more dust which is a lot finer the wood dust, you don't really want it in your lungs. Thanks again for the great vids :-)
Nice metal work there April!
Wow. I started following you because you're a good woodworker, April (and I'm learning some tips, as I hoped to). But the metalworking too? You're not a good woodworker, you're a good craftsperson in general. Keep it up :)
lol. From 0:17-0:49, dog in background watching while gradually moving chew toy closer and closer. "Hey humans! Play time!"
Great work April
another great project. thanks for sharing. good use of combining woodworking and metalworking.
Thank you!
Excellent job with that! Some of those scraps looked rather large though. if not of use to you surely somebody local would take them if you offered them for free?
I have placed scraps out by the road before and nobody picks them up so no, in my experience burning is the best solution for too many scraps.
Is there a building charity in your area, or a recycling station?
Lots of good wood going up in smoke, but I guess if you don't have the room to store it it"s what you have to do. I am always going to my scrap pile for a little piece of something. I live in the country so burning is not a problem. We burn brush piles every winter
I might suggest a grate or some expanded metal for the inside to raise the wood off the bottom and help with air flow.
I was going to add one but after burning it for two nights, it doesn't seem to be an issue. With the walls being curved it does a great job at making holes and spaces when you toss in the wood. It burned for hours.
Looks good. You may need to drill a couple of holes in the bottom to drain off any rain water collected.
Awesome legs to the pit... very cool! That plasma cutting looks sooo much better than my angle grinder too:)
Joe
I really think this was a great project but your idea of pieces of scraps is soooooooo much different to mine tyvm and well done
That thing looks awesome! Need to chuck a grill on there though and cook off some burgers :P
Nah I wouldn't want to cook over the sort of wood I'm burning.
April Wilkerson Ah got you! Treated timber, stained, painted and so on?
Yep yep, or even just plywood. I wouldn't want to cook over anything that wasn't solid.
April Wilkerson Oh yeah, the adhesive in plywood :( Most of my projects are plywood, and it's nasty stuff when heated up!
Also OSB
If you want another fun project to expand on this, then maybe consider building a charcoal oven that fits over it. Any good clean scrap can go in the top oven to be charred, while dirty/contaminated scrap can go in the lower section to provide the heat. Plumb in a one way gas valve to vent the top (sealed) bin down into the fire for best use of the volatile gasses.
End result can be good clean charcoal perfect for use in a grill.
Really like your problem solving tips.