With the inside drum of a washing machine you too can make the perfect fire pit for your backyard ....


Materials:

• 1 Recycled Washing Machine Drum (we got ours at a used appliance store for $10)
• Angle grinder (optional)
• Cup wire brush, Cut-off wheel, and Flap-wheel sanding disc (for grinder, also optional)
• Safety Glasses 
• Angle-stock Flat-stock steel (optional)
• High heat black paint (optional)

Step 1: Strip the drum. Remove all plastic bits including plastic (right) and plastic base (left). Clean off any gunk.


Step 2: Remove center spindle. This is optional.


Step 3: Cut off metal lip. Again, this is optional but makes the top look a little more clean.


Detail of removing the top lip. It's pretty rough when you take it off but then you can grind it down with the flapper-wheel.


Step 4: Smooth out the top lip, any metal burrs, or jagged edges.


Step 5: The wire brush made quick work of removing years of soap scum.


Step 6: Joe fabricated some steel legs and welded them to the base so it was off the ground just a bit. This is also optional. Those little square tabs were added so it doesn't sink in the ground.


Step 7: Paint your fire pit. Be sure to use high-heat paint. We chose black matte but something bright would be fun.

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