Thread: Because I'm not busy enough...

Originally Posted by Dorkus

As the title says, with hunting, shooting (and associated reloading), spearfishing, freediving, training a deer dog, cricket and trying to stay out of trouble with the Mrs I don't have enough on my plate so figured I'd start a new project.

I've got absolutely no clue about welding but I figured I'd have a crack at making a BBQ. @BRADS offered to lend me his gasless MIG so I was off to steel and tube to pick up some bits ...
I grabbed a couple of 44 gallon drums off TM

I then set to work getting rid of the paint and cutting out the lid. I cut and welded a box steel frame


I then cut some heavier box steel for legs and pissed about trying to get them square. I then stood the bastard up and welded some hinges on to attach the lid.
A couple of lengths of angle iron make a lip for the lid. I managed to find a piece of stainless mesh to use as the grill (shit stainless is expensive).

Still got plenty to do. I'm going to add a bit of flat bar shaped to the contour of the lid to act as a flange for a better seal. Going to shorten the legs and add wheels. Warming rack needs to go in and I'm going to buy a rotisserie set up to run through the middle. Also going to make up a burner by drilling some holes in a bit of box steel and coming up with a way to attach a gas regulator for when I can't be bothered with charcoal or want low heat for smoking (also going to get a cold smoke generator). Got to add wooden panels to the sides and a shelf underneath.

Smiths city have those rotiisserie kits,although a dozen beers and a scrounge round the boys for some discards or ideas could see you spit roasting a nice wee pig or lamb on that there device. one of them 20litre plastic food drums is also handy as a keg for beers on the big jobs(which in my eyes this is!)
Im thinking a 12v car wiper motor running through a series of bicycle gear cogs and chain with a suitably welded steel rod or smallish diameter tube. actually ye old 1/4horse washing machine motor could also power it!!

I'll post more updates one I've replaced the wire spool in the welder and can continue progress.

Cheers,
Adam

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squire I made one years ago out of an old stainless steel sink bench.using my trusty warehouse 100mm angle grinder cut out another hole for a second sink(ancient enamelled thing possibly from noahs kitchen in the ark),then got two steel plates from somewhere and added two cheap but cheerful chinese gas rings (also warehouseIIRC).primitve but shit on song i could cook a feed for a bloody army ,as long as i had a full beer sitting on me fence paling shelf above me hot plates.