Make a washing machine drum firepit

In this video I describe how you can recycle a washing machine that is beyond its useful life to get a shiny drum to make a firepit.
You will need some tools for this job, (see below) but if the washing machine is going to be scrapped you don't need to use too delicate a hand to emancipate the drum!
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[@Truthseeker21000]

Cheers brother. I stripped it down to the drum inside the plastic casing and wasn't sure of the best way to proceed, I think I'll bring it in the workshop and angle grind it all the way round.

[@neil9242]

I did this last night to our old washing machine that i bought mum well over ten year's ago the washing machine still worked but it would come up with an error etc sometimes, My brother got mum another washing machine from someone it was only about two year's old & he installed it yesterday while i was out with our dog's down the park, The plastic around the drum on our old washing machine was a lot heavier & thicker then the one in this video, I now have the washing machine drum in the garden ready to be used as an incinerator i just need to support it on some bricks.

[@waahtunes]

Cheers man! stripped one apart this morn in no time. Keep the fires burning!

[@vacuum_collector26]

That's cool you could also re-use it as a laundry basket too or to store stuff in

[@bootsowen]

You could

[@PaperEngineer1-1]

You could but the tiny holes get VERY sharp , when i was making one must of cut myself about 4 times and didnt even notice , youd have to sand down ALL the holes which would take forever

[@wellnecessityoflife3744]

Thank you I've now been able to do this canni wait to get it set up to light 🤜💫🤛

[@vincentgonzales8917]

Use a top loader so much easier.

[@jordanstrains618]

Nice amazing super drum mate cool I like how you broken that to bits of part cool man

[@PiliPala99]

Brilliant, thanks for the video. About to try and help my brother take apart his knackered machine and get the drum out. You can also use the glass door windows as casserole dishes! I'm not sure the safety standard of the glass but I baked in ours for years.

[@bootsowen]

That's a cool idea. I use them as wash up bowls. I have posted a playlist of removing the drums from other washing machines using some more tender methods than this!

[@PiliPala99]

@@bootsowen ha, sometimes nothing does the job quite like a crowbar!

[@epiphgd4302]

Lol

[@ronanobrieno]

Fair play, I like the way you smashed it apart!

[@WHYnotCOD1]

Cool man.. Doing it right now, hope my machine isnt an awkward one 😂✌🏻️

[@bootsowen]

No worries, wear gloves!

[@lindsayglover4246]

Thanks. Great help. 🤞👍

[@benwest7924]

Did this today Thanks

[@tipptop9]

Nice job!

[@eamonlong]

Just got myself a drum in a sealed casing gonna have some fun with it later.

[@MrKaido93]

Awesome unique "Creative" "Recycling" rarely seen nowadays! Outstanding intricate creative thought put into reality. I've thought of different possible uses of expired Washing Machine Stainless Steel Tubs as well. I came up with the following thoughts; Various uses such as perfect for an "Apocalypse " Hand crank Washing Machine tub. For Clothing, Food for the gardener or farmer as as a Big "Colander" or make a crank washing machine tub to hold and strain clean food. Like Fruits& Vegetables , potatoes carrots. Or for even Game animals Sea Food etc. For Ammunition Reloaders of Metallic Cartridges to clean the used fired Metallic Cartridges. ( Note once used for cleaning metallic cartridges which fired Lead Bullets such it should not be anymore used for cleaning food clothing etc). Or for the Winemaker as a Grape Press to make Wine. For pet owners a safety holding vessel for your unique pets to keep them safe and under watchful eye. Or for the Sportsperson / Survivalist for use as a Holding area for Aquafood or make an Eel, Crab/ Crustacean Trap. Or as a Cooker Hot Smoker combo. Way to go! Keep up the awesome ingenutive creative recycling. Safe Journeys.

[@FrankWoodPhotography]

Leave the base on. Attach the pulley upside down as a stand.

[@DrNickBailey]

Just made my own one - my washing machine had failed in a similar manner, but did need the angle grinder to cut through the plastic outer drum.

[@bootsowen]

excellent! You probably approached it in a more elegant fashion!

[@DrNickBailey]

@@bootsowen it was anything but elegant! Melted and congealed plastic everywhere

[@valoriant]

That is a Covid beard before Covid was a thing! Nice work on the fire pit. I see a lot around where I live that are attached on old lawn mowers so you can wheel them around.

[@bootsowen]

That is a sweet idea.

[@Dustymes]

Thats what we do out where I live too, makes em much easier to tuck out of the way when not in use

[@jonlewislive]

Thank you!

[@millennium8824]

Nice!

[@bootsowen]

Thanks!

[@clairegibbs2478]

Thanks

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

Actually these make some really nice firepits since they have very good ventilation. Last one burned to death, don't use a blower beneath it, the coal can get so hot that they melt through for some reason. Didn't expect that to happen! :D

[@bootsowen]

a few bricks or a bit of clay in the bottom would stop it burning through.

[@PiliPala99]

We've got a piece of curved sheet metal to clip on one side, really helps direct the heat when using it.

[@Need-1M-Subscribers]

I already

[@rosa-id5xc]

Hi boot

[@andyroosterag]

Why do ppl smash that bottom piece up? All you have to do is turn the belt wheel upside down and you have a stand

[@timsmith1291]

If the pulley is plastic, it'll melt. If it's aluminium, just reverse the pulley and as you say, there's a stand!

[@dixienormous49]

You want a washing machine firepit.... hold my beer.

[@nyancatmaker4783]

what whirlpool its this

[@nightscrapperuk13]

hello boots Owen subbed u.i like smashing washing machines to bits.i also strip them down for the copper/brass /circuit board/cast alloy. I took the spider of the drum thew days ago .now the shaft what's in the centre of the spider is pressed in .I hadn't took the drum out of a washing machine for a couple of years .got the grinder on the shaft.i was going to make a fire pit but I cut in to the drum .I got more .cool idea though. I'll watch your other videos. I have a channel but I've only just started out .great video thumbs up

[@bootsowen]

Sometimes my scrap yard gives me cast ally for the spider with the steel in and sometimes irony. I cut one out with a hacsaw once but it is too much hassle. It is a hassle to get the drum out but if a mate wants one then I do it. People think theyre stainless but they're magnetic so the scarp yard only gives light iron on them. I reckon copper, cables, brass and big batteries are the best for scrap value but somehow in this washing machine destruction video business I wind up with a few really dead washers. Washing machines are a funny one to bring to the scrap yard, because most of the weight is concrete counterweights, but they don't seem to care!

[@nightscrapperuk13]

I took one in before the first lock down in filled the drum with shred.the guy in the scrap yard said that's the heaviest washing machine we have had .yeah the concrete counter weights give most of the weight to a washing machine. I have some fun when I take them apart my cat jumps in the drum of the washer while am taking the top wiring out 👍

[@nightscrapperuk13]

yeah I will be taking the spiders in as dirty alloy .my yard takes them .not tried hacksawing the spider lol

[@reetville]

Can you imagine this guy as a surgeon?

[@PatiencesMom]

Wonder if you can bring the shine back to a burned drum?

[@BurtReynoldstash]

Steel toecap Safety slippers 😂

[@jj.7291]

Would it be possible to do this with a top loading machine instead of a front loading one? I have a top loading machine with one of those plastic tubes in the center and imagining myself taking it apart like this only to find that there's a big hole in what is to be the base of the fire pit.

[@bootsowen]

you could do it, just put a bit of metal or stone in the bottom if it has a hole.

[@smiley235]

I got good half life vibes from this.

[@everlastinggrass]

Uh! You might be crazy! Jahahaahaa! Hillarious! I dont wanna be your neighbor or maybe i do!?!

[@notthesame1103]

My neighbor has one of these fire pits I always wondered why they had an washing machine drum.

[@Dustymes]

They work great and if you have a dead lawnmower throw the drum on the base with the wheels and handle and boom you have a portable fire pit

[@coolkid8865]

So where’s the fire pit?

[@bootsowen]

Oh. You must be disappointed.

[@CL4SSiCS]

At the end of the vid Bootsowen got arrested for washer abuse

[@DavidLopez-bz4rj]

Hi, some people told me it wont last longer as a fire pit because of its thickness, how about yours? Does it last when it is burnt? Thanks, good videos

[@bootsowen]

Yes it lasts, it guess it depends on what is burnt in it, and how hot, and then if you leave it out in the rain? They last forever, how long is that?

[@DavidLopez-bz4rj]

@@bootsowen Thanks, I will give it a try!

[@DavidLopez-bz4rj]

@@bootsowen Please, make an ebike or similar with washing machine motors, that kind of video would be great, I have seen one made of two motors of that kind.

[@cirovideo1]

💪💪

[@cftKlima]

whirlpool

[@nathangrosvenor7664]

Does a washer drum spin with out a pully ??

[@whirlpool_addict_]

Nathan Grosvenor yes, but the drum will not rotate automatically as there is nothing to spin it

[@nathangrosvenor7664]

@@whirlpool_addict_ thx

[@whirlpool_addict_]

Nathan Grosvenor np (no problem)

[@nathangrosvenor7664]

@@whirlpool_addict_ :)

[@BJ-th7hj]

It looks like the back spider is made of concrete.

[@bigearedmouse17]

That's not a Washing machine Drum Fire Pit, Its a Washing Machine Drum ?

[@bootsowen]

this is a washing machine drum firepit! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ-cimuOj9djnLs

[@JM-nh8yp]

You are correct. It's a washing machine drum, not a fire pit. . He didn't get to the actual fire pit in this video as it was described in the title. Not documented here.

[@Mathuna1]

Alright lads chill out...mogs

[@ludwigvonmiseswasright4380]

@@bootsowen lol. rediculus

[@booldawg]

Throw some wood in it. Light wood. THEN its a fire pit.

[@eliasalmeidaalmeida6451]

usa chaves seu preguisozo

[@dixienormous49]

I like your style... crowbar the fuck out of it!... I'm gonna do this too!

[@bootsowen]

Otherwise I spend the time going in and out of the garage trying to find the correct screwdrivers and wrenches. and if you smash it the parts fit in the trash easier.

[@sebastjansslavitis3898]

is it stainless steel?

[@bootsowen]

They are some kind of magnetic stainless. Not true stainless but won’t rust.

[@user-or2eo5jv8t]

What broken?

[@bootsowen]

Broken spider on this one, and when I found it it had no belt, pulley or motor, so no good for brick!

[@user-or2eo5jv8t]

bootsowen You repair mashine its not destruction?

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

LOL, just take a sawzall and cut into it

[@ThunderboltWisdom]

I thought this vid was about making a fire pit, not a washing machine tear down.

[@bootsowen]

How would you make the fire pit in the thumbnail?

[@georgeb7332]

So, the machine can't be repaired then? 🤣

[@bootsowen]

lol!

[@jimed5174]

i guess i missed the part where he makes a fire pit!

[@bootsowen]

What's the issue buddy? You get the drum out of the machine, then you have a drum. You light a fire in it. Looking for something more complicated?

[@jimed5174]

@@bootsowen your title is misleading. it should be how to remove a washing drum. there is nothing here about making a fire pit. yes there is a little more to it.

[@miketravis6149]

Sorry I have to agree with jim ed. This just shows you wrecking a washing machine. Others have shown them encased in concrete as a feature.

[@PiliPala99]

I think you folks were looking for the How To Light a Fire video. You just use the drum as a fire pit there are no further instructions you pair of pencils 😂

[@Ntsdjo]

Is this guy Gordon Freeman?

[@paulknowles9727]

I'm getting some stick on Fece bokk for asking for £15 as a Firepit. I claimed it too me an hour, but they're saying it should only take 10 minutes. Even a lady with NO TOOls or Skills (according to her) managed to do this in less than half an hour. How the feck she took all the bolts out with no tools? I'm a trades man of many years as a Carpenter. I know my way around most things mechanical too. These idiots fail to think in terms of Time vs Cost as a self Employed Person. I had to pick it up in the first place, dismantle it and my drum was heat fused inside the plastic casing. It has no release catches. Tt had to be cut out. When it was free, all the junk needed to be taken to the tip. I'm fecking robbing myself asking £15 for it. I won't be doing it again. :D How long do you reckon this entire job took you including getting rid? I easily spent an hour just dismanlting it and putting the rubbish in the van.

[@bootsowen]

You have to laugh it off. I don’t sell on fence box but I have used GTree in the past and love the deep cut haggling tactics of some. I get about 20 for them but I haven’t sold one in a while. Whether it’s worth it or not is up to you. I have a self employed neighbour who has made the time cost argument to me about stuff before. There’s two other things to it. One is enjoyment. If you take pleasure from taking stuff apart you are on to a winner. And pleasure from going one step further in the recycling of stuff. The other is sustainability. Whether you enjoy it or not it is good to get a bit more reuse out of something. And just occasionally you get to meet someone interesting

[@paulknowles9727]

@@bootsowen Very wise words pal. Yes I absolutely giving new life or purpose to old things. I've been recently collecting the copper from old motors and wires to melt down into solid blocks. Not sure why yet. I just like the idea of a solid block of Copper. :D I've been a lot of things in my years, but making furniture and recycling interesting items is a bit of a hobby/passion. Going to the Tip these days breaks my heart. It's almost unbearable.

[@bootsowen]

@@paulknowles9727 Yes indeed, I have built a gas bottle furnace to melt metals, but that is as far as I got, Furnace, burner, but no melting yet. I have put videos of it on my channel. I stopped worrying about the tip, it breaks my heart too, a couple of years ago I started looking in skips and intercepting treasure. I have posted a street scrapping series on this. In a big city/residential suburbia there is treasure everywhere!

[@davidm4160]

Pretty sure that's a dryer.

[@bootsowen]

Yeah. You’re probably right. No vent. Water valves. Water heater. Soap drawer. Most likely a dryer. Pretty sure you’re a merican.

[@davidm4160]

@@bootsowen Not mention I own a tool and die shop and we build tooling for a lot of Whirlpool parts. But mostly right now we are closed down because of the coronovirus.

[@bootsowen]

?

[@whirlpool_addict_]

it is a washer

[@whirlpool_addict_]

@@bootsowen they closed due to covid-19

[@markgardiner1767]

That's a dryer ol mate

[@bootsowen]

It’s a toaster buddy

[@eanross6374]

🤣🤣🤣

[@simonsmith6282]

b.o.b

[@WayneLyons]

Just a word of criticism. How much more difficult would it have been to actually show it being used as a fire pit? What you have done here is demonstrate how to remove a washing machine drum and nothing more. After watching this video from start to finish, I now feel disappointed and unsatisfied in my desire to see a working fire pit.

[@bootsowen]

bite me: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ-cimuOj9djnLs

[@sme4969]

why the hell is it titled making fire pit ? it should be called how to strip a washing machine pmsl

[@bootsowen]

how would you do it?

[@sme4969]

@@bootsowen should be titled how to strip washing machine for a firepit. you titled it making a firepit... when you haven't. all you have done is strip put the drum and give point info for each parts operation.. I was want to see the firepit made as in the title...

[@bootsowen]

@@sme4969 The drum, by itself, is a firepit. If you want to see me place it on 3 bricks or a patio and say voila then you should be very disappointed!

[@BJ-th7hj]

Really? All that hard work for a $300 fire pit? It's cool but not worth it.

[@bootsowen]

Ah... the relative spectrum of effort.

[@JM-nh8yp]

For people that make less than $300 an hour, it's well worth it.

[@se7265]

What are you talking about hahaha 😂 people are not gonna by a washing machine purely to make a fire pit out of it. Can pick a battered washing machine up for very little money or for free!