How To Make A Fire Cook Stove From Used Steel Car Rims. This intriguing DIY project re-uses tire rims and other materials to create grills and/or stoves.
An inexpensive and relatively easy way to make a barbecue grill or cook stove with two used steel car or truck rims. Steel tire rims can be found in neighbors yards, gas stations, the dump, scrap yards, newspapers and craigslist. Sometimes free, sometimes for a couple of dollars.
Just have the two halves welded together with the deep sides facing each other and the shallow sides facing out. Cut out a section in the side for wood or charcoal to be placed in side. You may have a friend, relative or neighbor who can do the welding and cutting for you. You can use a disc angle grinder to make the opening the size you would like. If not you could pay a local shop to do it or ask around, Some people do small repairs, and welding under the table.
If you look around you can find an old round grill, measure it and look for a rim that it will fit into or get a piece of expandable metal to fit, trace the rim with soapstone and have it cut and tack welded to the rim. Before you use the cook stove, I would suggest using the first fire to burn off any old paint or you could have it sand blasted to clean it. The rims should be well cleaned, de-greased before being welded or cut with a torch.
Make sure the cook stove is placed on a fire-safe, hard surface such as concrete, bricks, or cinder blocks. To clean out the ashes, just tip it over on it’s side and wash it out after it has cooled.
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