When advancing summer season and long-awaited summer holidays, the most common way of relaxation for a Russian person is to cook for fresh air kebabs and barbecues. But this cannot be done without good barbecue. You don’t have to spend money and buy it: you can make an original grill from car rims with your own hands.
Features of the homemade version
If you want to purchase a ready-made grill, then you need to prepare to spend quite big money. However, all these costs can be easily avoided if you build this recreational tool yourself. To make a barbecue with your own hands, you can use ordinary car wheels, as well as standard tools.
The main advantage self-made is that a person can create a design that is convenient for himself. The fact is that standard store options have approximately the same height. And since each person’s height is different, not everyone will be comfortable constantly bending over to twist a skewer with meat threaded on it.
Few people know how to make a grill from car discs. But there is nothing complicated about it, you just have to follow the instructions.
Assembly materials
Any motorist will have old metal wheels in his garage that have not been used for a long time, and they simply take up free place in room. It is enough to find two disks to make a good grill.
The following tools and supplies will be needed:
It is worth noting that owners of a private house or summer cottage will not be faced with purchasing these items, since usually all this is already available in household. Consumables easily purchased at specialized construction stores.
Making a barbecue from rims
Of course, you can only use one car disk. Making a brazier from one wheel disc with your own hands is much faster than from two components. Such a stove will only need to be equipped with legs, and also to cut off the top part. But the unit will not be as effective and complete as from two disks.
The process of assembling a barbecue from car rims:
Making a firebox door
Making the door is the most painstaking stage of the entire assembly process, which requires great care. First, you need to make precise markings so that the bottom edge of the door is 4 or 5 cm above the stove.
Most suitable option for the door - 20 by 13 cm. The number 20 indicates the width, and 13 the height. The manufacturing process is as follows:
Don't forget to make a handle for the door. To do this, use another bolt and weld it into Right place. To avoid burns when frying barbecue, this element must be wrapped in a special non-flammable insulation.
Proper manufacturing of supports
The manufacture of legs also needs to be approached responsibly. Otherwise, the assembled unit may not withstand the load on it and break.
The order of execution is as follows:
- We take the profile tube that we prepared in advance. Using a grinder, cut it into three or four parts. This way you get good supports that will need to be attached to the grill later.
- It is advisable to make four legs, since this design will have greater stability. We mark an equal distance and weld the supports to the bottom of the grill at the same angle. Care should be taken to ensure that the welding is of high quality and that the entire structure does not tip over.
If you don’t want to make a barbecue on legs, then you should attach it to the resulting vat good chain. But in this case, you will have to look for a more reliable place for installation. You will need a support that will support the weight of the barbecue.
Handles for convenience
To comfortably transport and carry the barbecue, it is best to also make handles. For this purpose, metal wire is used. It will need to be given a U-shape. Using a grinder, a small cut is made at the bend points or the wire is heated by welding. After this, the material is bent. In the first case, the sawn material will need to be strengthened by welding. It is enough to apply a few drops to the bend areas. The resulting parts must be welded to the body in opposite directions from each other.
After finishing the work, you will need to properly calcinate the products. In this way, the remaining oil and gasoline that got onto the discs during operation of the vehicle will be removed from the surface of the grill.
After the calcination is completed, you need to use spray paint and cover the grill with it. This is how an aesthetic is created appearance devices. It is necessary to purchase only heat-resistant paint, since ordinary paint simply will not withstand high temperatures. Any shade can be chosen. It's a matter of taste.
Safety precautions at work
When making a barbecue, quite dangerous electrical appliances will be used. Therefore, you must handle all tools with extreme caution so as not to harm yourself and others.
Rules for using tools:
Creative people who know how to use welding machine, often decorate the grill using welding. Electrodes can be applied to various designs and patterns. It is not necessary to follow the instructions exactly and make the handles exactly as indicated. If you have the skills artistic forging, then it is quite possible to build more beautiful handles that will have beautiful sinuous shapes. At decorative decoration You should rely solely on your capabilities and imagination.
When making a barbecue from disks, you just need to follow the instructions for proper assembly. There is absolutely nothing complicated about this. Anyone who has worked with these tools at least once in their life can handle it.
The barbecues made from car wheels have a number of distinctive features before other types of homemade barbecues:
- Availability and low price material. If you already have a car, then getting an old wheel rim will not be difficult. If you are not a car owner, then any auto repair shop will give you a pair of unusable wheels for a small price or even free of charge.
- Great strength– the thickness of the metal increases the resistance to scratches and dents on the disc, which extends its service life.
- Fast production– assembling a device for preparing barbecue or other types of fried meat It will literally take a couple of hours.
- Heat resistance– the metal from which the future barbecue of disks will consist holds heat well, not inferior to barbecues of famous brands.
- Versatility– grill from rims Can easily be converted into a camp stove or kitchen. This will significantly expand the range of dishes that can be cooked on it.
Coal or firewood is loaded at the bottom of the structure, barbecue grates or skewers are loaded at the top. If a dish is prepared in its own container (for example, pilaf or ukha), then the dishes are placed on a grate or wheel (provided that the diameter allows it to be placed). The heat from burning wood or smoldering coal warms the air inside the chamber, which makes cooking conditions as close as possible to conventional barbecues.
If you want to use a barbecue made from wheel rims as a smokehouse, then the upper air outlets are closed, and instead of firewood or coal, wood chips or sawdust are used.Forms of execution
The barbecue, made from a wheel disk, has several varieties adapted for different types cooking:
- Simple barbecue– coal or firewood is placed in the wheel, and skewers are placed on top. The simplest option, requiring a minimum of additional preparations.
- Double barbecue— made of two wheels. This design is higher than the previous one. It can be used for stewing dishes, is suitable as an oven and has the ability to install a cauldron for pilaf.
- Closed oven – closed design can be used as a smokehouse. The smoke collects inside the device and comes out in portions through small holes.
DIY barbecue made from wheel rims
You can build a barbecue with your own hands from one disk from a car wheel. This will turn out quite simply and quickly, but such a grill will have low efficiency.
Therefore, first we will consider a device assembled from two disks.
The sequence of steps for making a barbecue from two rims is as follows:
- Connect two drives together. To do this, you can use a grinder or - if you know how to use it - electric arc welding. Excess metal is removed from the touching edges so that the discs fit into each other better. This way the oven will have a common internal space.
- To prevent smoke from coming out everywhere, arc welding independently or with the help of a specialist who knows how to handle it, we seal the cracks and joints of the two disks. Without proper experience, you can burn through metal.
- The lower plane will play the role of a grate. To do this, you need to make a hole where the ash will be poured. It will also serve as a ash pit, which supplies the oxygen necessary for combustion.
- A cauldron can be placed on the upper surface. If you cut out the plane well so that it can be removed and put on, then you can also put skewers or a grill in its place.
Making a simple barbecue from car disks
- A plane is cut out on one side of the disk using a grinder. The resulting design resembles a small pot with holes in the bottom.
- If the holes are too large or their number is large, you need to install a second grate. This way the coals will not fall out of the grill, and the draft will be less.
- Three or four pieces of metal rod or pipe 45-50 cm long are used as legs.
- The resulting sections of pipe or metal rod are welded to the bottom of the grill. For greater stability, you can also do additional holes for bolts.
Smokehouse made from car disks
To make a smokehouse from car wheels, you will need at least two disks.
- Two disks are connected to each other, as in the method described above (see brazier of two disks)
- Then you need to make a hole to remove the smoke. The upper plane of the disk is quite suitable for this. It must be carefully cut off so that you can then put it on top and use it as, for example, a hob.
- The legs need to be welded to the bottom surface for greater stability.
- In the middle of the cylinder formed by connecting the disks, a rectangle is cut out using a grinder. Then bolts are welded to the separated rectangle, and nuts are welded next to the cut edge. This creates a door that opens and closes.
Carrying handles
- To make carrying handles, wire with a diameter of 8-10 millimeters is suitable.
- To give the wire the desired shape, a vice and a hammer are useful.
- Using nuts, the wire is attached to the body.
Base for barbecue without welding
- Bars measuring 100x100 mm are connected and cut to form a square.
- Using a drill or drilling machine holes are drilled in the corners.
- Threaded rods are passed through the holes, then the base is ground.
- Gaskets and washers are placed on the threaded rods, and excess parts of the rods are removed using a grinder.
- Prepare an installation hole and, if necessary, wheels.
- The base is covered with impregnation.
Assembling a finished barbecue from disks
- Using bolts with a smooth head, the stand is attached directly to the grill.
- The bolt heads should touch the center rim.
- It is better to install a plug between the stand and the grill to prevent ash from getting inside the stand. Both the plug and the stand (at least its upper part) must be coated with heat-resistant paint.
- Using flanges, the stand is attached to the base and barbecue. It is also better to paint the flanges.
Final preparations
- Since the structure is quite heavy, it is quite difficult to move it, especially when it is already cooling down after cooking. To do this, it is better to attach wheels to the base.
- A carabiner can be attached to the handles for hanging auxiliary tools.
- For the grill you will need two grates: the lower one is compact and narrow to hold the coal on it, and the upper one is wider to hold the food. You can also place coal on the bottom surface, but this is not suitable for all materials.
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Painting
It is better to coat all parts in two layers of heat-resistant spray paint(or any other heat-resistant paint). There are three main types of fire retardant dyes:
- Organosilicon- withstands up to 600 degrees. Despite the heat resistance, they are more suitable for painting parts that are not in direct contact with the flame.
- Acrylic- have good contact with the metal and adhere to it. Withstands surface temperatures up to 900 degrees, suitable for application to surfaces in contact with flames or heated to high temperatures. Most convenient in aerosol form.
- Dry mixes- paints on silicone based. Difficult to apply, more suitable for industry.
Let's look at the process of painting with acrylic dye:
- clean the grill from rust or other deposits on the surface (for example, soot);
- shake the paint can for about two minutes;
- from a distance of approximately 20 cm, spray paint onto the surface in one or several layers (each layer dries for approximately 30 minutes);
- After the paint has completely dried, heat the grill for a quarter of an hour.
Some tips:
- It is better to paint the grill when there is no wind.
- Mainly to be painted outer side barbecue
- It is better to wash and dry the surface after cleaning.
The thick and durable steel of the disc is suitable for the most different products, but the best models are stove models. A stove made from car rims, created with your own hands, is a source of pride for the craftsman. The availability of this high quality material also plays a role important role- a heater or barbecue made from disks will cost very little, but will last a long time. All that remains is to turn on your imagination and start interesting and useful work.
Rules for working with disks
It is easy to verify that the discs are suitable for ovens using simple experience . To do this, you need to heat a piece of one of them, for example, blowtorch. Hot metal does not emit any odors and can withstand temperatures up to 900 degrees.
It is important to know! Combustion furnaces can be constructed from car rims for use solid fuel. And no others!
When machine disks are stamped in factories, they do not expect that any additional details, therefore, when working, you must adhere to certain rules:
- When using welding, make sure the seam is of high quality! There should be no visible defects.
- At one time, you can weld only two parts, and not the entire structure.
- After each stage of welding, the metal must be given time during which the internal stress will subside - 3 minutes for every kilogram of mass of two welded parts. Simply put, you can continue welding if touching the seam does not burn you.
- The finished oven is kept for a day and then tested for full power within 3 hours.
If during the test run and firing minor defects in the welding seam are discovered, they are eliminated after the furnace has completely cooled, and the run is repeated every other day.
Potbelly stove for a bath
This oven is suitable for use in small rooms, for example, in a bathhouse or garage. To make it you need discs from truck type KrAZ-255B. You can use wheels from UAZ or GAZelle.
A stove made from car disks performs its function perfectly sauna stove and will be portable. To make it you will need:
- a metal sheet;
- disks;
- pipes with a diameter from 100 to 150 mm;
- a short pipe with a diameter of 76 mm.
The hardest part is removing the inside. The metal of the disk is quite thick, so it is better to use a gas cutter. You can do this with an angle grinder, but the work will take longer.
The discs are hermetically joined and welded together with a strong seam. The back of the resulting body is closed sheet metal, the chimney pipe is welded to it. A damper is installed inside the pipe to regulate draft.
If the stove has air supply regulation, then a damper in the chimney is not necessary. Simply insert a pipe with a damper into the door. The damper axis is spring-loaded.
A plate is placed inside the firebox, which will divide the space into two parts. The secondary chamber with a welded chimney pipe will be located on top.
Such a furnace can be of any diameter and length. Orientation in space - vertical or horizontal. The Buleryan design is taken as a basis.
Design for a cauldron
Another product made from car wheels, easy to make. The bottom is made of a metal sheet or a cast iron insert for a conventional stove. If desired, you can weld the legs.
For the design, two disks are used, welded together. The firebox door is cut out of the body. The cauldron is placed on top. None unnecessary details and great functionality. Everything ingenious is simple!
The same oven can be used as a grill if a mesh or grate is installed on top.
Barbecue for the dacha
This product deserves attention Special attention. It’s simply impossible to imagine a dacha without a barbecue, and a barbecue made from car wheels is a strong, durable, functional, inexpensive and quite attractive design element.
The advantages of such a barbecue include:
In essence, an auto-disc grill is a universal hearth for cooking. The principle of its operation is very simple: coals or firewood are loaded into the firebox, and food is cooked on top.
Wood chips are used for smoking, and the top exit is closed. Meat and fish are hot smoked.
The design can be individual, but the principles of its manufacture are common to everyone.
Product models
In the manufacture of barbecues they use simple and complex shapes. You can make it in the form of such models:
- Simple grill. Coal container - wheel. A fire is lit inside and skewers or a grill are placed on top.
- Double model. Consists of two wheels. Higher than the first option, you can place a cauldron on top.
- Closed oven. It is distinguished by the presence of a door that is tightly closed when smoking products.
- Universal model. Combines all possible functions. Additionally, a chimney can be installed.
The grill can be with or without legs. A simple grill needs a stand, but in double and triple designs, this function is assigned to the lower disk.
The procedure for making a simple grill:
IN in capable hands It will turn out to be a useful and cute thing. If you have welding skills, you can make any stove model from old, useless disks. As they say, cheap and cheerful.
There is very little left until the summer season, and owners of land plots will spend a lot of time on them. Food cooked in the fresh air tastes much better. Therefore, in this article we will look at how you can make a barbecue structure from old car wheels with your own hands. Such a structure has great advantages, which can be exploited long time, as a barbecue.
It should also be noted that such equipment will be safe and very convenient. Manufacturing should not cause complications, so anyone can handle the task. You can simply cook not only barbecue on it, but also set up a cauldron.
How to make a barbecue from car rims (Lada or ZIL)
To make a metal barbecue, it is recommended to use old rims from a Zhiguli car. However, they must not be made from aluminum alloy, but made of solid steel. If you don’t have any wheels in your garage, you can contact any tire service center. If they are not given away for free, then you need to pay a symbolic amount.
To manufacture the structure, you need to prepare the following tools and materials:
- 1 m of wire with a diameter of 8 mm.
- 3 bolts with nuts.
- 4 nuts with a diameter of 10 mm.
- Profile metal pipe no less than 1 m long.
- Two car wheels of the same size.
- Welding machine.
- Bulgarian.
Cut out the partition on one of the disks. To do this, you can make notches using grinding machine, and then break it out with a heavy hammer. If you have a gas cutter, it is more convenient to use it.
Then the disks need to be welded to each other around the perimeter using a welding machine. Thus, the partition of the second disk will serve as the bottom of a metal container.
To use the grill for cooking in a cauldron, you need to make a small door. In this case, there is no need to remove the dish to add wood fuel. This manufacturing stage is the most difficult.
To do this, you need to mark a rectangle, the lower part of which should be at a height of several centimeters from the bottom. There will be a seam left by the welding machine in the middle of the door.
Cut out a rectangle with a grinder, then sand all the edges to get rid of burrs. Weld the bolt heads on this side. Weld nuts onto the cut out part. So we made homemade loops. On the other side of the cut fragment you need to make a hole and screw in a bolt. It will act as a handle.
On next stage, you need to weld the bottom of the future grill metal sheet so that the coals do not fall. You just need to leave small holes to increase traction. Some experts recommend installing a thick wire mesh at the bottom.
After this prepare 3 profile pipe, up to 80 cm high. However, this is all individual, since it all depends on the height of the person who will be cooking. Metal pipes weld to the bottom of the structure at equal distances. As a result, the grill will stand securely on the surface.
For safety and comfortable use of the structure, you need to make handles. To do this, you need to visually divide the disk in half, and on opposite sides, a few centimeters from the top, you need to weld two nuts. Then thread the bent wire through them. 
To improve the appearance of a manufactured barbecue, it needs to be calcined and then covered with dark heat-resistant paint. The design is quite light and mobile, so you can take it with you not only to country cottage area, but also for outdoor recreation.
Drawing, photo and video of a barbecue made from disks for self-production
Since old rims have same sizes, then the development of a diagram or drawing is not required. Everything is quite simple, as one could understand from the instructions for manufacturing the structure described above. You just need to decide on the height of the legs to make cooking comfortable.
Below you can find out how to do it in the video metal grill from one car disk. All work takes no more than one hour, subject to availability necessary materials and welding machine.
If you show your creative imagination, you can make a beautiful and functional barbecue. The photo shows the results of the masters.