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FYI it worked a treat!

Have just thrown this together for a mate's Easter gig between mucking about with the potbelly. Got my hands on some old railway hardware!! Makes pretty good feet for a basic brake drum fire pit.

Sure can. :beer:

Thanks guys. When I've done gas bottles in the past I usually cut as far as i can with the grinder then finish the corners with with a hacksaw. Being 17mm thick, this is gonna take a while! Thought about drilling holes in the corners but i want to use the piece i cut out as a door.

So being the guy with limited tools - pretty much grinder, welder and a cordless drill - would drilling a series of holes around the lower part of the drum(say 50mm from the base) do the trick? Also, i have strarted my pot belly by welding two drums together.(90kg?!) I want to put a door in the...

I have a question about a single drum fire pit. Does it need 'vents' in the base to let air in under the fire or will a sealed base work? I have a larger drum but was going to put a plate in to seal the bottom. I made one from car rims but was told it would be better if the ash was contained...

Hi All Stumbled upon this site as I am attempting to build a brake drum pot belly stove. I have made a few wood burners in the last year or so out of car/light truck rims, gas bottles and car LPG tanks. I like to scavenge what I can from where I can, be it the steel bins at work, car grave...

Hi all Have just discovered this site as I was searching for some ideas on making a decent pot belly out of some brake drums...... WHOA!!! I have been making some wood burners out of scrap for about a year or so now but have found the mother load of brake drums and have wheeled and dealed...