Simple and quick fire pit from a washing machine drum

Simple and quick fire pit from a washing machine drum. It burns quite effective due to the great air supply. I made this one for thew 5 day outdoor camp in Holland next week, to prepare my food on. Legs can be unscrewed and stored inside the drum. Check my blog for more DIY and outdoor stuff: www.dabberty.com

[@nashfrogman1233]

In most of these type of videos, the door is cut out completely then hinges are added. When I make these, I cut only one side, then apply the hinge, then finish cutting the rest of the door. It saves time with alignment. Glad to see you think the same way brother! Love the technique and am now a subscriber. Nothing like taking throwaways and making something useful!!!

[@dabberty]

Nash Frogman Thanks man, it’s appriciated !

[@harsanyierzsebet6395]

Apafej.!!! Nagyon ügyes vagy !!!! ÓRIÁSI !!! KÖSZÖNÖM HOGY MEGOSZTOD A CSODÁLATOS LOGIKÁDAT !!

[@dabberty]

I'm sorry, no clue what you are writing. I was never good in vietnamese.

[@thelightison8629]

Loved watching your dog - he kept coming back hoping you were finished and had fired up the grill. He needed a snack. 😊

[@dabberty]

TheLight IsOn Yep, he’s slightly spoiled on bacon treats :-)

[@waynematteson8111]

the dog was great !

[@dabberty]

Wayne Matteson I’ll pass on the message :-)

[@mirriulahwaterdog]

Goodonya Dabberty ... especially liked the door work. Thanks

[@dabberty]

Mirriulah Water Dog Thanks !

[@timbarnett3898]

I made one of these firepits from garbage someone threw out on my road, but neigh had to make one better than mine with wheels! Haha!

[@maebell2794]

You are a man of creativity. All I can say is, Well done! Go to the junk yards and get washing machine drums and sell them as fire pits.

[@dabberty]

Mae Bell Thank you :-)

[@ionelcoica4892]

Pepiniera fundulsa

[@Ballu_876]

The first 40 years of childhood are the most difficult in a child's life)))

[@dabberty]

Andrew Boukreev I agree, but we men slowly learn, i think around 50 i will reach adulthood :-)

[@saveriomotta6969]

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[@saveriomotta6969]

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[@bettyespada3156]

Hermoso tantas veces se tira y no le damos utilidad para salí de apuro reciclar es lo mejor para cuidar el medio ambiente fabuloso!!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 Gracias por compartir sus creaciones

[@mateos6928]

Betty Espada espera que queme y empieze a tirar ceniza por todos lados

[@dabberty]

Betty Espada Thank you

[@andreivlog243]

Faini

[@dakyfrick7809]

Буржуйка своіми руками

[@Hamza13]

😇

[@xxYOURBIJOUxx]

What an ingenious idea, well done!

[@dabberty]

xxYOURBIJOUxx Thank you

[@235buz]

Nice job. I learned from experience to always wear eye protection!

[@dabberty]

buz butler thanks

[@elcreador6675]

buz butler apoyemos a omega el fuerte🌎

[@belmahifayssal8586]

buz ذحطمناقبيء butler

[@belmahifayssal8586]

Alberto Santos 9

[@giuseppinalongobardi2629]

Olmo

[@alexsmall6850]

My washing machine just died and now will turn it into a fire pit for a friend. Great video on how to do it. Thank you.

[@dabberty]

Alex Small Cool, good luck !

[@alexsmall6850]

Thank you , It might take a little while as have a lot on, but will let you know how I get on.

[@elcreador6675]

Alex Small apoyemos a omega el fuerte🌎

[@lolobeganovic5085]

Q

[@DiegoRuiz-hk2pj]

Ello

[@sirbuleletideas1137]

Great great idea, for now it is very important to lower our expenses on cooking.

[@dabberty]

Thanks :-)

[@TheLicewine]

The grinding wheel is my fav tool. Cool project - again. Cheers, chris

[@dabberty]

TheLicewine Thanks Chris

[@louiekidd251]

Yes, it's a good tool, but I want to add it is a very dangerous tool. I cut my finger down to the bone and my neighbor across the street, cut into the knuckle on the back of his hand. When you are grinding grip the grinder very tight so the grinder does not slip especially if you are grinding above your head. Be sure the grinder has a shield.

[@bowwow255]

durable ,non rusting and easily available.. thank you from INDIA.

[@dabberty]

Thanks!

[@bowwow255]

@@dabberty welcome bro

[@bowwow255]

@@dabberty i utilized ur idea found one machine drum at a scrap dealer and planned for a big barbeque. thanks alot DABBERTY..

[@dabberty]

@@bowwow255 awesome, glad to hear that, enjoy the bbq!

[@whelpthereitis3958]

Cool project. Thanks for sharing

[@dabberty]

Thanks!

[@nonameuser007]

It very hot!I have this oven... meat is very stick... Sorry my english. Hello from russia!

[@grey3977]

Lol..... simple & quick. I fought my washer for 5 hours before I was able to extract the drum from my old washer.

[@bennytt7275]

It certainly looks the part,nice one

[@dabberty]

benny t t Thanks

[@chenelson185]

nice job mister ,make it into flower pot next

[@lucyblake9349]

Your dog is so cute 😆😍

[@dabberty]

Thank you, by now he is a very very old man, and does not move much anymore but he is still healthy so I'm lucky with that.

[@gortnewton4765]

Front loader washer, now converted to top loader fire pit! Very nice indeed!

[@dabberty]

Gort Newton Yes Sir :-) Thank you

[@josefinaorellana5743]

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[@tribeofjoseph7019]

Awesome ! Stainless steel grill. A high grade luxury barbeque grill. Thank you for sharing.

[@dabberty]

Tribe Joseph Thank you very much !

[@mariapolycarpou2228]

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[@tonywalker8030]

I'm impressed, you even have my style.

[@dabberty]

Tony Walker thank you mr walker

[@user-ro7ek3oh9h]

ВАУ!!!! СУПЕР!!! МОЛОДЕЦ!!! БлагоДарю

[@dabberty]

Spasibo !

[@Denverman1]

4:09 I like when your dog stop to say hi 👋

[@dabberty]

MrDenverman1 He’s a nice dog :-)

[@radgbar9323]

So good

[@norapelalle1818]

Muy lindo muy prolijo tu trabajo felicitaciones .

[@joseantonioplivo9243]

Excelente trabajo gracias por compartir

[@castoytbryanchin5143]

The small washing machine drum I've ever seen

[@dabberty]

#metoo, didn't even know these 1 person washing machines existed before i wanted to make this firepit.

[@sureshaholla]

Nice idea. Will try one in my farm. Door lock is unnecessarily complicated.

[@dabberty]

Suresh Holla True, i wanted sideway access to refill te wood, so i would not need to lift the grill up, but in the end it burns so long and clean, refilling is not much needed.

[@LGSkywalker82]

Awesome brother! I gotta say, I read through the comments and you have the best responses to the trolls and haters. Hilarious! Mad props sir!

[@dabberty]

AG Survival Thank you :-)

[@kiwiaus]

NOTHING wrong with a bit of smack talk - so long as it's funny and intended as comedy ... Haters - no time for them !

[@oldman5250]

Ihad one similar to that one . i left the bolt in place. Iused a 3 foot of pipe for my stand. I also had mole scaring sound devices that you had to use a hole auger to install them. I would auger a hole 14 inches down than hammer the pipe about 4 more inches. Never had it tip over. On the 12th year of using it at state parks and it was stolen.

[@dabberty]

Old Man Damn.. but you got some good use out of it at least

[@aaregiel]

Great idea, before I start building one, or buy one of them, I would like to suggest a further improvement: You could add something for allowing the adjustment of the height of the grill roast or any other feature for enabling the heat regulation as heat regulation is required for excellent cooking.

[@jdsrcs8061]

All I do is throw the grill on it to warm water. If I want to grill on it I use hard wood like oak. It don't let the flames get to big. Adding some charcoal to keep the heat with out the flame also works great. One thing that I use it for is cooking with a Dutch oven. It fits perfectly into and acts as a wind break

[@Workcraft7]

Good idea 👍

[@anamartin3772]

Very nice.Perfect.

[@dabberty]

Ana Martin Thank you !

[@florinmuntean7797]

Bravooo ! Very strong ! 👏👏👏👍👍

[@MrEarthskull]

Good idea, and it looks good too

[@dabberty]

MrEarthskull Thank you

[@dukethomas95]

How does the metal hold up to the heat over time? I know the stainless won't rust but will it start to warp and collapse over time from the heat?

[@dabberty]

Duke Thomas So far it didn’t warp, but it is alsno not shiny anymore. Still going strong.

[@allout-we7tj]

dit werkt heel goed dit heb ik al een keertje gedaan maar dan hadden wij de snaar aandrijving andersom er op gezet en die als voet stuck werkt ook goed maar dit is zeker wel gaaf om te zien

[@vileguile4]

Brilliant ..

[@dabberty]

Sleepydog thanks, i was surprised as well about the airflow.

[@user-xy4tp5qf8b]

Dabberty φ

[@basharhanna4591]

Θεοδωρος Μπουρης ,

[@panabayas]

Usas protectores auditivos y no gafas ? , pues el dia que se te incrusta una en el ojo , peor si es de inoxidable .... lo harás por las malas . Unos guantes siempre previenen de cortes y virutas

[@aidaamer2066]

I like it very good job 👍👌

[@dabberty]

Aida Amer Thank you !

[@Sheila6325]

Outstanding! and what a clean burn!!! Wow! Thank you!

[@dabberty]

Sheila6325 Thank you

[@davidsain2129]

Brilliant and simple! I've got to do this when we replace the old washer.

[@dabberty]

David Sain Thanks, and good luck :-)

[@josejamilsouza1872]

Excelente trabalho parabéns 👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@dabberty]

Thanks!

[@anamartin3772]

Very nice.

[@andresbrunofittipaldi3303]

goog idea congratulations from Argentina greetins

[@francobonicelli4825]

Unghie incarnite

[@dabberty]

andres bruno fittipaldi Thank you !

[@jdsrcs8061]

I made one of these. It works great.

[@Soldier53flyer]

You are very good! Great job!!

[@dabberty]

Soldier53flyer Thank you !

[@hhabana]

Great job!

[@dabberty]

Thanks !

[@Fildefer6065]

Very very Nice idea

[@dabberty]

Thank you

[@marceloarreggui545]

Ok

[@radgbar9323]

Good idea

[@dabberty]

Thank you!

[@ellemarta]

I buy one of this fire pit drum today and cost me a £30 pound :^))

[@adon2424]

Great job repurposing! How about a grate to put the firewood on so it doesn't burn through as quickly....

[@dabberty]

Adon Lando Good idea, but so far after almost 1.5 year it didn’t burn through yet, and it’s 24/7 outside. Those old washing machines where made of proper stuff.

[@perrosymasperros8516]

cool video greetings from argentina

[@danielmartinez-cj5di]

I wanted to use my powerarc to make a fire pit from my last washing machine but I found it was coated on both sides with some kind of really hard coating.

[@dabberty]

Which brand was the washing machine?

[@waynep343]

now i want to find that exact drum.. so i can mount it at an angle running in a tray of degreaser with tumbling stones in in for washing engine fasteners.

[@dabberty]

wayne p I hope you'll succeed

[@rigobertomartinez9182]

Bien practica la estufa. También podes usar carbón. Saludos desde Granada, Nicaragua

[@dabberty]

Thanks you!

[@jimstout6934]

Best fire pit I own...

[@dabberty]

Jim Stout Agree :-)

[@johnpenoncello399]

Made one of these burn wonderful

[@rayandgina6468]

Great video!

[@dabberty]

Ray Mott Thanks

[@lilliammora9628]

Me encantó are mi lavadora vieja .saludos

[@dabberty]

Gracias !

[@livingladolcevita7318]

sorry for being fussy but not sure you needed to cut out the top, the hole looked just the right size for a pan, and the grill would still work due to heat transfer, good idea though

[@dabberty]

mark williams Hi, i cut the rim down so it would be easier to fill it up with wood in case inwould be used as a fire put only. I left a small edge just so it could function as well as a bbq. I gave it away to a friend who now uses it actually only as a firepit. If the main use would be bbq’ing, you’re absolutly right.

[@marcelopazmino4861]

Gracias por compartir tu vídeo, felicitaciones.

[@dabberty]

Thanks!

[@asela143]

Where did you find the legs

[@juanamarin7731]

Spectacular brother. massing

[@dabberty]

Juana Marin Thanks man

[@shanesims2864]

GREAT JOB !!!

[@debozwi]

Leuk gemaakt! Handig en makkelijk zelf te doen. Ik begrijp alleen het deurtje niet zo goed. Je kunt de blokken er toch ook bovenin gooien?

[@dabberty]

Dank je. Het deurtje is een beetje overkill maar was bedoeld om hout er in te doen ala het rooster er op ligt met eten er op, dus dat je er jiet alles weer af hoeft te halen.

[@debozwi]

@@dabberty Ah okee.

[@BennieKuip]

nice.. wil er zelf nog eens eentje maken van 2 oude velgen (voor thuis dan, zal wel wat zwaarder zijn dan deze xxl stove).

[@dabberty]

Benduino als je er niet mee hoeft rond te zeulen dan zijn velgen een prima en veel duurzamere oplossing, wanneer ga je hem maken?

[@SafeRider0]

Great job

[@valdiraranha7445]

Abbas , ui

[@timbarnett3898]

mine has bullet holes from being dumped on our rd an used for target practice. then neighbor liked mine, but his had to be better with wheels!

[@heribertomarquez730]

Buenas noches Veo que no desperdicias nada de las lavadoras la pregunta es el soldador es diferente a los otros

[@dabberty]

Geen idee what je schrijft.

[@robbertou]

vet hoor, mooi gemaakt

[@shugquinn3188]

Good job !!

[@dabberty]

Shug Quinn Thank you

[@user-xc5ns2vu1x]

Good job frind

[@dabberty]

حداق 911 ابونواف الشرقي Thank you !

[@kathrynkenyon785]

AWESOME! GREAT VIDEO TOO! THANKS FOR POSTING!

[@MrKaido93]

Awesome practical creativity! For a very useful item! What are the legs made from? Not only does this Cooker function it is also aesthetically pleasingly. Way to go. Maybe you could start your own custom busineess selling such cookers! Keep up the unique creative work!

[@dabberty]

Hi, the legs i bought in Hornbach, they are small table legs. Thanks!

[@MrKaido93]

@@dabberty Got you as they look like factory made legs just perfect for the Washing machine tub as a BBQ Cooker. Are the legs stainless Steel? How was the price on the legs? I am thinking about many possible uses for mine today I am disasembling my old expired Washing machine and using the Drum either for a Cooker/ Smoker or Washing Bin ( Large Colander) for Fruits Vegetables great for a gardener or as a Holding tank for Sea/ Aquafood.

[@dabberty]

@@MrKaido93 i dont remember exaxtly, but i think something like 3 euro per piece.. Good luck with yours, i'm curious about the end result :-)

[@MrAlazrai]

why did you open the side ? any way you made an effort , good for you

[@dabberty]

Just in case you want to add wood when the grill is there with food or pots on it, so you dont need to remove it to feed the fire.

[@brigittepeyraga3409]

Tres ingénieux BRAVOOOOO

[@dabberty]

Dank je wel !

[@BulatsSchmiede]

Nice work man! !👍👍👍Good job👍

[@dabberty]

Bulats Schmiede Thanks !

[@mikesmalls8260]

does this only work with the stainless steel drums? cause my washer died but its porcelain coated on the inside.

[@beatrizvasquez3752]

me encanto todo px soy cocinera y amo el aire libre es lo mejor

[@paulamaulen6540]

que buen trabajo me enanto

[@ladycolmenares713]

VERY NICE JOB. IT BE USEFULL

[@dabberty]

Thank you :-)

[@larrydallas3720]

Very cool

[@dabberty]

Larry Dallas Thank you !

[@alieng364]

Great idea

[@dabberty]

Ali Eng Thank you!

[@savamedic9744]

svaka cast majstore

[@leonajwan889]

Does they get rusty during winter or the drum made out of steel

[@dabberty]

This was from some sort of stainless steel, but it has been all the time outside and after the first winter it got sort of slightly rusty. But still usable though.

[@C...G...]

brilliant idea! :-)

[@pter7531]

goed idee en mooi gedaan!

[@dabberty]

Pete Air Dank u

[@dragostrnisnik1913]

Lubenica

[@Swerve744]

Great idea.

[@dabberty]

Thank you

[@caver6292]

Nice idea and video, have you ever thought about using eye protection when you're using the grinder?...

[@dabberty]

caver6 thank you, and yes, occasionally i use it.

[@edinaldojustino33]

Lindo lindo!

[@jankobenzia9887]

Dobre in praktične ideje za hišnega mojstra

[@BoGoulet]

Any hints where I can get some quick and easy legs like those?

[@dabberty]

Hi, i bought thrm at a home improvement shop, here in europe for example Hornbach, Bauhaus, Baumax, etc.

[@xxxvalerius007xxx]

Gehörschutz da aber keine Schutzbrille klasse

[@dabberty]

Valerius Schewalje Danke !

[@memphisreines4058]

Simple! Right...

[@akbychoice]

Less smoke if you build the fire on top of the stacked wood.

[@dabberty]

Which smoke...

[@gunayoruzlu]

Great idea. I will definitely do it. However the depth of the pit is too much, needs elevation.

[@dabberty]

Günay SÜLEYMANOĞLU For me it was fine, i usually use very low chairs, but feel free to make it any height you want. But if it is too high, it might become unstable with legs like i used.

[@cocoyeh4979]

oh! buy one!

[@StuartSuper79]

We’re’s the fun in that when you can easily just make one yourself 😊