Schemes for the manufacture of coasters for barbecue

Every country house must have a barbecue. Most often it is used only when guests arrive for cooking meat, less often for other dishes. But one thing is for sure: the brazier is a stationary structure. When manufactured, this design can turn out to be grandiose, it all depends on your decisions.

Before describing the process of making braziers, you should pay attention to the fact that the brazier itself almost never lies on the ground, as it is inconvenient. It must have a stand. The design can be completely simple and consist of four supports, and the stands can be more functional: have shelves for utensils or skewers. Also, some products can serve as an element of decor: ornate forged patterns will decorate any area.

When carrying out work on the manufacture of a stand or a joint structure of a barbecue and a stand, you must have:

• welding machine, electrodes and mask;
• electric screwdriver (battery is better);
• grinder and cutting wheels;
• square;
• roulette;
• a sheet of metal, an old barrel or cylinder;
• corners 20x20 mm;
• pens;
• loops;
• hardware and fasteners;
• pipe.

The type and shape of the coasters depends on the design of the barbecue itself. In some cases, these will be strong racks, but often in stationary barbecues, the stands are distinguished by a complex structure and the presence of additional functionality.

Not too difficult to manufacture is a barbecue stand from a barrel. Either the whole barrel or half of it is used as a brazier. The most difficult thing in the process of creating such a stand is to make the correct semicircles for the dimensions of the barrel, and the rest of the parts are easily attached to each other by welding.

Barbecues are often made with minimal use of welding and with easy-to-install legs. This type of construction does not have any special aesthetic properties, but it copes with its main task perfectly.

The manufacturing process has a certain consistency.

• It all starts with the search for a large sheet of metal on which the entire layout of the barbecue will fit. After that, all sizes are drawn and with the help of a grinder, one whole piece is cut out, since it is long and very difficult to cut thick metal with a hacksaw.
• Next, you need to carefully use a grinder to make grooves in the folds (it will be almost impossible to bend sheet metal without them).

• Then you need to weld the corners. After this stage, a box is obtained, this is the brazier itself. Small pins are welded to the bottom plane at four points. They are selected based on what the legs of the structure will be.
• The legs are usually round or square metal tubes. They can be easily made to the desired length and adjusted to suit the landscape. Also, these legs are removable - you can easily replace them with others if necessary with your own hands.

For the manufacture of more complex and beautiful structures, forging skills and a high level of proficiency in the welding machine are required. And it must be remembered that metal is susceptible to corrosion and the formation of rust on the surface. Otherwise, all your work will be quickly nullified.Basically, heat-resistant paints and enamels are used for such purposes, since they will not "fly around" at high temperatures. Also, such funds will save from humid air and exposure to oxygen.

If you have free time, you can carry out a process such as bluing. After that, the metal surface is covered with a dark heat-resistant film. First, you need to free the entire surface from dust and dirt, after which the part should be placed in a container with sodium hydroxide solution. It is necessary to keep the part in it for two hours and at a temperature of 120-140 degrees.

The choice of barbecue stands is very diverse. You can take the simplest option or approach this business with creativity. If the first time something does not work out, do not be upset: the second time it will be much easier to choose a stand for the barbecue.

For information on how to make a brazier with your own hands, see the next video.