Comfort on a hike: do-it-yourself collapsible brazier

Advantages of collapsible models

Portable metal barbecues are the most popular, and there are a number of reasons for this:

1. The product is easy to operate. It is simply cleaned and washable from dust, and if necessary, it can be easily folded.
2. Food is prepared quickly. Metal holds heat better than most materials, so food fries evenly and quickly.
3. Camping grill is fireproof. Even if the hearth flares up strongly, it will not be able to spread - the metal will keep the fire.
4. Budget solution. Metal is one of the most affordable materials on the market today. Its price is much lower than that of its closest competitors - brick, stone and other materials.
5. The speed of product creation. If the owner has welding, then in a couple of hours he will receive a finished product suitable for use. Whereas a brazier made of refractory bricks can be made in about a month, and you can use it a few days after the end of the work.
6. Easy to transport. The product can be easily rearranged to any room where it can be stored or operated. In any case, atmospheric phenomena will not be able to negatively affect it.

If you properly care for the barbecue, then it can serve the owner for many years.

Video "Homemade collapsible brazier"

This video presents a detailed master class on making a collapsible brazier for a summer residence.

Manufacturing process

At the initial stage, you should create a drawing and determine the dimensions of the product. On average, the grill should fit from 6 to 10 skewers with meat. But you do not need to make the brazier too long, because then the structure will turn out to be cumbersome, and it will be difficult to transfer it.

The width of the product should be such that the meat does not touch each other and the walls. The permissible height of the structure is 15–20 cm. These are the optimal parameters that allow you to put firewood on the bottom of the bowl, skewers with meat on top, while they will not come into contact.

The folding brazier consists of the following parts:

• 2 side walls;
• 2 walls with legs;
• bottom.

For manufacturing, you will need the following materials:

• several sheets of steel with a thickness of 3 mm;
• grinder or hacksaw;
• tape measure, ruler;
• corners and nuts;
• drill.

To create a conventional collapsible barbecue, you should follow these steps:

1. Mark the dimensions of the walls and bottom of the product on a sheet of metal.
2. Cut the sheet with a grinder or hacksaw.
3. Create grooves in the walls so that all parts of the barbecue fit tightly.
4. On the long walls we create several holes with a diameter of 1–1.5 cm.
5. At the end, you need to connect all the parts together.

Foldable brazier

Brazier suitcase is done like this:

1. A bottom is created: a cut is made of steel according to the drawing, then shelves several centimeters long are bent from all sides of the bottom.
2. In the same way, the sides of the folding barbecue are created, only in them the shelves bend around the bottom and sides, and a number of vertical slots are made on top.
3. The walls are connected to the bottom shelves by means of hinges. When folded, they are stacked on top of each other, and in normal position they are placed at right angles to the bottom.
4. In the same way, end walls are created, only the shelves in them are provided on the sides, and during transportation, the walls are stacked inside.
5. At the final stage, do not forget about the legs, which can be screwed to the bottom with nuts, and the handle, without which it will be difficult to transfer the grill.

Prefabricated structure

Before you start cutting out the structure with a grinder, you need to decide on the mounts for the barbecue. They are divided into two types: metal corners or canopies that are welded to the bottom.

The second option can be realized even if there is no welding machine nearby. In this case, a system of grooves is created that will help create a solid structure. But for this, even in the drawings, several protrusions with dimensions of 1.5x3 cm, reminiscent of the letter "G", should be provided. In addition to this, it is necessary to indicate the places of vertical cuts into which the fasteners will be inserted. Only after that it will be possible to cut out the details from the metal.

When all the details are created, all sections must be sanded. At the ends of the structure, it is better to immediately make holes for the handles. The final stage should be painting the product.

As you can see, assembling a brazier with your own hands is a feasible task. You just need to accurately calculate the parameters of the product and have the skills to work with metal. Observing simple rules, you can create the thing you need in the household.