Portable Barrel BBQ Grill - bbq grill

My first note :) this will detail how I can build a portable BBQ with a bucket.It took about 3 months in total as I was only able to work on weekends and not on every weekend.Bought this slightly smaller bucket from a place selling old barrels.In my country, Sri Lanka, it is difficult to find food grade barrels.The barrel contains some chemicals used to make candles.It's also hard to find a bucket without dents.I ended up cleaning the inside part of the bucket with a chemical paint remover, cleaning it with electricity, and then burning it out.So the first step after getting the bucket is to mark and cut the open flap with an angle grinder.The purpose is to make a portable grill that I can put in the back of the truck when it needs to go out.So getting things solid is part of my briefing on myself.I used 80 sandpaper to smooth the edges of the cut and reinforced it with a 3/4 metal mixer..I will weld these rods on the hinges later, so they need to be able to withstand the weight of the top cover.I have a small AC Rod welding device so these rods are only welded to the barrel rim.Since my stick welder is unable to weld thinner gauge sheet metal, I use pop rivets to secure sheet metal parts of the barrel.Only two rivets on the center rib of the barrel do this, the lid also has a steel housing, and the cut-out part of the barrel will pop up, re-place two wooden blocks and a 3-pound hammer to bend the semi-circular bit into shape.It took some time, but I really enjoyed the process.Let them match the curvature of the barrel so that the cut-out lid can be folded in place perfectly...It can be placed on this bracket.I bent the sharp edge of this "L" iron bracket with a grinder, finished hand sanding with 80 sandpaper and the lid was completely closed :) I wanted to be in the barrel body, so it was easier to drag.I want to double the same handle.Stand as slideOn the side desktop.Things need to be accurate from now on, so take out my set of simple tools.The first part of the work here is to level the barrel body so that the top of the grill and the handle are completely parallel at the end of all the work.Every working day, I use the mental level to make sure that everything is flat before cutting, welding or welding anything in place, I used a sharp "concrete nail" on the bench grinder as a metal scribe.This material is very well supported and far superior to the cheap dedicated scribe tool I have.My chop saw is broken so angle grinder can only be used in all cutting jobs.The handle is made of 1 "square pipe and cut with a grinder.I had to fill in the cutting error when welding.I am also a person who doesn't need to weld at all, please don't bash me for bad welding :) I don't want firebox to "sit" on the surface of the barrel, so the use of 1 adds a metal strip with an internal rib of 3/4.These are on the barrel.The grill can be placed between two "L" bars.These are welded to the internal rib and also to the front "lip" I made for the top cover, once the cover is closed I weld the 1/2 steel bar to both sides, so that the weight of its grill does not bend the internal ribs.I have 8mm diameter stainless steel bars that can be used to make a grill.The pros and cons of using SS have been read, but not many other options are bothered by SS.I found that the stick welding SS is much easier to work with than the usual soft steel.Although the photos are not shown, I also added two lifting handles to the grill.I made the bracket with 1.5" square pipe.Use two SS bolts with SS washers to secure the two pieces in place.I would like the top of the grill to be 36 "high from the ground.Therefore, the coconut shell rope is used to correct the position of the two legs before the center locking bracket is welded.I used two g-once the angle was correct-Fix the center bracket in place and weld the fixture in place.The bracket folds back, so my truck won't take up much space in transit as it uses three hinges to support the top cover and weld them in place.The lifting handle was added to the top of the grill and the paint was stripped using a chemical stripping device.I bought some rubber plug-ins from a furniture store and hung them on the bottom of the stand leg.In this way, the steel frame will not sit on the ground made of L iron, steel bars and steel bars.The bottom L iron frame is slightly larger than the coal loading area.I'm going to do a review on a piece of metal sheet covering the bottom, so when it's done, it's going to work as a ash pan.I don't want the ash to fall into the bucket, I weld with a small ring to hold a small SS water pan and keep things moist while cooking. A lid handle was added and painted with insulation paint.I made a template for the vent on adobe illustrator and printed it as a guide.Cut the hole out with a 40mm hole saw.These vents are available on both sides of the barrel to control the airflow. I made two brackets with 1 "metal strips and turned them over to one of the covers and side plates.These two will serve as anchor points for the chain I am going to add, keeping the lid in place when the lid is fully open.I carried a new dog collar chain with me so ended up cutting it into size and welding the two bolts to both ends of it.These bolts hold the chain on the bracket.I don't want to weld the chain directly to the bracket because if the chain needs to be replaced it's just a matter of removing the two nuts :) the steel work is done.Turn to the block.Use the wooden router for the first time, so that the work will not be as sharp as it was.Buy mahogany wood to make Shell for steel cover handle and slideOn the wooden table top.Also made two triangular epoxy resin on the vent disc.Go through the wood with a round saw, a clamp saw and a mitre saw and finish things with a pad Sander.I went through 100, 200 and 320 sandpaper before applying wood stains and matte varnish.After finishing all the blocks I used two parts of epoxy to glue things in place.The lid handle on the top must be made of 4 pieces.Hold it with glue at night.I took the completed grill on a trip to the mountain and the 9 of us had a great time drinking chilled beer and delicious meat.It was a late night barbecue after walking up the hill, so no "action shots" could be taken ". I plan to add a felt washer to the large green egg to make sure the lid is well sealed to the bottom of the barrel.