Kettle Fire Pit

[MacEggs]

Recently I rescued a 22" OTG for $10.  DA on the vent.

My main reason was to salvage the parts.
Most of the parts were in decent condition, except for the ash ring .. it was busted in two.

There were a few issues with the leg sockets, but nothing too extreme.




I have been wanting to use a Weber kettle as a fire pit, but don't want it to rest on the leg sockets ... too wobbly I would think.
And, I don't want it too high.  So, I figured the best bet would be to build a stand. 

This stand raises the kettle 6 inches from it resting on the leg sockets.  So, it's a little over 10" lower than the standard height for a 22" kettle.






I don't make the prettiest welds .. 








And yeah ... the wood burns a lot better without the lid on.

The ash catcher performed as I hoped.




Pushed the coals to the side and warmed up a homemade lasagna for about 30-40 minutes. Garlic bread on near the end.




Was still hungry, so on went a patty.




This was a fun project.  I may end up getting it professionally painted, as I want it to last.
I failed to use primer, and there are some issues with the header paint around where the kettle rests.

Here are the materials I used:

FLAT BAR

UPPER BAND: 2" wide, 69" long, ⅛" thick (rolled)
LOWER BAND: 3" wide, 69" long, ⅛" thick (rolled)
LEGS: ¾" wide, 16" long, ¼" thick

The bottom of the ashpan is 16 gauge sheet metal

I got the upper and lower bands rolled at a machine shop. There was no way I could do that myself.
I watched the guy do it. Probably took him less than 10 minutes, and that was cool.

[dwnthehatch]

Great idea!

[LightningBoldtz]

I absolutely love this.  great job

[Jeff]

Very clean work, and multi-functional!   Have a burger, then have a fire. 
Nice idea!

[1911Ron]

I like it, i would agree that a fire pit should have the lid off, all the better to see the flames!

[glrasmussen]

Very Nice Mac!

[Lerxst]

I've been waiting to see this!  Very cool. 

I may go and visit that curb alert - just have to wait and see when that damn bridge reopens.

[MacEggs]

I may go and visit that curb alert - just have to wait and see when that damn bridge reopens.

Go get it!  The ad is still up, but, being a long weekend, someone may have grabbed it.  Good luck!

[SixZeroFour]

Mark, that's freakin awesome! great job on the stand!

[blackdog043]

That's cool, I like it a lot!!! I wouldn't mind having one of those!!! What do you think the stand weighs?

[MacEggs]

What do you think the stand weighs?

I was kinda curious, too.  So, I just went and weighed it:  21 lbs.

It fit nicely in the back of my Honda Civic. Had it at my folks place in the country for the weekend. Lots of maple to burn.
Sadly, only got one burn done on it so far.  Wanted to bring it home, so we didn't fire it up on Sunday.

[jcnaz]

Very cool!

[Hogsy]

Awesome design Mac!!!

[MrHoss]

Very well done - good colour choice in the red.  The black contrasts with it beauty.

[Peaspurple]

I love that. Looks great.