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An old gas cylinder is one of the most useful things in the household. What they don’t do from it: stoves, potbelly stoves, barbecues and barbecues. and all because the form is almost ready. There are minor alterations that take only a few hours. For example, a brazier from a gas cylinder with your own hands can be made in three or four hours (this is if the legs are not done).
Safe Disassembly
Before you start working with the cylinder, it is necessary to remove the remaining gas from it. The operation is simple, but reliably prevents possible troubles: the container is filled with water. It displaces all vapors and residues.
First, the tap is unscrewed, the water hose is connected and water is supplied under a slight pressure. When the entire volume is completely filled, you can begin to cut the metal.
Cylinder marking
Most often, a propane tank of 50 liters is taken for the brazier. It turns out the optimal size for cooking 6 servings of barbecue. These products are standard, because the markup will be common to all.
The outer diameter of the balloon is 96 cm. It is perfectly divisible by 4: it turns out 24 cm. There is also a mark, relative to which it is convenient to make markings: this is a longitudinal seam. With respect to it, it is worth postponing all distances: then everything will be smooth, without distortions.
First, we set aside 24 cm from the seam in both directions, draw lines. Putting the balloon horizontally, seam down, on one of the lines we make markings for skewers. We retreat 3 cm from the circular seams on the right and left, and then we put marks every 8 cm. We get 6 marks. They will need to drill holes with a diameter of about 1 cm.
From the line on which the markup was carried out, we set aside 10 cm upwards (34 cm will be obtained from the seam-middle). This is where the lid of our barbecue will end.
Next, mark the lid itself. This will be the distance between the first marked line and the one just drawn. Between them, stepping back from the circular welds of 3 cm, we draw lines. You and I drew a brazier cover on the balloon. It occupies less than half the diameter (in the photo it turned out below).
How to make a brazier from sheet metal, read here.
We make a brazier from a gas cylinder
All these manipulations are carried out with a cylinder filled with water. Marked, and first of all we cut along the line to which the cover will be attached (see the photo below). Just do not forget: when cutting the balloon, do not reach the circular seams by 3 cm.
After making a cut along the entire length of this line, stop. Further cutting is not necessary yet: we will immediately weld the loops.
If you first cut off the entire lid, it will be difficult to weld the hinges: you will have to somehow fix the lid, hold it at the same distance. It is impossible to do this alone, you will need an assistant. Stopping after the first cut along the line, it is easy to do everything alone.
Having welded the hinges, we continue to work as a grinder – they cut off the door, and it turns and does not fall. Now you can pour out the water from the tank.
Read about how to cook with an inverter welding machine.
Further, so that the open lid does not fall back and break out the loops, we weld pieces of a corner along the cut line between the loops (see the photo below). A width of 3-4 cm is enough, and cut off the corner as it is – 40 * 40 mm or 50 * 50 mm. Such stops are needed on both sides of the cover – on the right and on the left.
The distance to which the lid will open is changed by unbending the corners. Choose such a distance that it would be convenient for you to close it – you did not have to lean forward, reaching for the handle. But at the same time, it must not be pushed too far forward, so that it does not slam shut and hit your hand.
The remaining bottom rim is easy to remove if you make an incision. It is advisable not to touch the side (circular) seams. O-rings are laid in them, which rigidly hold the entire structure of the brazier. That is why, when marking the lid, we retreated a few centimeters from them: so that the brazier is strong and reliable.
We attach a handle to the lid. She can be anyone. If there is something suitable in the “gash” we use it, no – you can just weld a piece of fittings curved accordingly. It is only desirable to adapt another piece of wood so that it can be taken by hand.
The next step in making a brazier from a gas cylinder is necessary so that the lid does not fall inward. To do this, we cut out a strip about 1 cm wide from metal with a thickness of 3-3 mm. And weld it to the cutout in the cylinder.
Next, according to the previously applied marks, we drill holes for the skewer.
On the other side, on the welded plate opposite each of the holes, we make cuts. This is also a place for skewers.
The next step is to cut holes in the bottom for air to enter. The design of the brazier is closed, and without this, firewood and coals will burn badly. Therefore, we turn the brazier upside down, and set aside 10 cm from the seam in both directions. Further, from each of these lines, set aside another 10-12 cm and also draw lines. It turned out that at an equal distance from the central seam, we have two strips 10 cm wide. In these strips, we cut holes for air supply with a grinder every 5 cm. If you wish, you can not make strips, but drill holes, but there should be a lot of them, and making strips will take less time.
About why holes are not made at the very bottom. Firstly, it is undesirable to touch the seam. It gives rigidity to the structure. Secondly, any holes at the bottom are quickly clogged with grease mixed with ash and ash. Then this mixture emits a lot of smoke, and through the clogged holes the air enters very badly, you have to constantly fan the firewood and coals and often clean the holes.
The final touch is to cut off the tap and weld the hole.
The barbecue itself from the gas cylinder is already ready. It remains to attach the legs. How – read a couple of paragraphs below.
How to make a brazier from sheet iron, read here.
Simple design
The option described above is convenient, but rather complicated to manufacture. Everything can be made easier. The easiest way is to cut the propane tank in half lengthwise, cut indentations along the edges along the skewers, drill holes in the sides for air to enter and attach the legs. That’s all the work.
If there is a desire to make a brazier with a lid, the second half is welded onto the hinges. And so that the lid does not fall through, a strip of metal 3 cm wide is welded to it along the outer and side sides (in the previous version, the strip was welded to the body, and not to the lid).
To keep the open lid from falling, sometimes a piece of chain is used as a stopper. A segment of the desired length is welded to the right and left. But the option with stops at the back is much more practical: the chain gets confused and dirty: when the lid is closed, it ends up inside the brazier.
Barbecue from a barrel
It is desirable to find a barrel of almost the same volume – 50-60 liters – this is the optimal size. Moreover, its diameter should not be too large: skewers usually go 50-60 cm. In order for them to lie tightly on the brazier, at least 10-12 cm of free length should remain. So it turns out that the diameter of the barrel should not be more than 40-50 cm.
If it is wider, there are two ways out – to make skewers according to the required sizes or to weld a corner on the far side from the inside, on which to rest their tips. You won’t be able to win much, but 5-6 cm, depending on the size of the corner, can be won back.
Barrels must have walls at least 2-3 mm thick. By itself, you can not use containers from under fuels and lubricants. You can’t fall them out to such an extent that you can cook food.
The sequence of manufacturing a brazier from a barrel is no different from those described above. By itself, only the preparatory stage goes away – there is no need to fill with water. With very different sizes, you will need to make adjustments to the markup – in the direction of decreasing or increasing – see for yourself.
They make very functional barbecues out of barrels – they add a container for coal or firewood (also with a lid) next to it. One of these is in the photo.
Although, no one bothers to make the same from a cylinder: next to a 50-liter propane tank, attach the same design, but already 27 liters.
Brazier from a pipe and with a pipe
Building a brazier from a pipe is a little more difficult. In the sense that it will be necessary to weld the ends. All other operations are no different. Even the designs are exactly the same.
But when using a pipe, there are advantages: since we will weld the sides anyway, why not make a door (in the photo on the left). You can use the old one from the stove – you can put firewood through it, as well as regulate the air supply while the coals are “preparing”.
Barbecue with a pipe
To ensure better traction and so that the smoke does not interfere with those nearby, you can attach a chimney pipe to the side of the barbecue from a cylinder, pipe or barrel. It will add work, but not very much. But it will be more comfortable to use: the smoke is good on barbecue, but they don’t feel like breathing at all.
How to make a simple brick barbecue, read here.
Barbecue grill
Not everything and not always turns out to be planted on skewers. Then you need a grill or barbecue grill. If you want to have something similar, then instead of a strip of metal along the long side of the brazier body, weld not a strip of metal, but a corner of 30 * 30 mm. You will receive a shelf on which you can put the grate. The grate itself can be welded from a bar.
As an option, a support for the grate can be made by welding pieces of corners 3-4 cm wide just below the level of the door.
The video shows the construction of a brazier from three gas cylinders, which can be both a barbecue and a smokehouse. A very smart design. Look! Healthy!
How to make a barbecue out of bricks is described here.
Making legs
They can be from a corner, a round or shaped pipe, fittings, a strip of thick metal. What is in the economy, then use it. Some ideas are in the photo below.
Almost the same can be done from strips of steel of great thickness.
Convenient legs for a brazier from a propane cylinder can be made from a profile pipe. They can be in the form of an inverted “T” and welded to the middle. You can make a support in the form of a frame by making a shelf (or several shelves) at the bottom for firewood, bowls, etc.
You can make legs from a round pipe and / or fittings. If you want to have a portable brazier, then small pieces of reinforcement are welded to the body, and pieces of pipes of a suitable diameter are placed on them (the inner diameter of the pipes is slightly larger than the outer reinforcement). You can do the opposite: weld pieces of pipes, and insert fittings.
Just keep in mind that with such legs it will be difficult to move it: the legs will fall out. To avoid this, cut the thread.
See below for a video example of making one of the homemade braziers from a propane cylinder.
How to build a summer kitchen read here. Maybe you need to build a gazebo where you can enjoy a barbecue? Read about the construction of a metal gazebo here (with a photo report).