There are a few things that you can enjoy forever. One of them - living flame. Watch him play, admire the colorful language, watch the fireworks - a real pleasure, in which there is something primitive. It is for this reason that many are still set in their homes fireplaces. Living fire adorn the garden, using decorative designs, which can be safely diluted flames. How to do it - we told YouTube-channel authors "Master Sergeitch".
Good afternoon! One day my husband and I were resting in Bali at a hotel, and in the evening at the pavilions there lit a fire in the living stone bowls. It was very beautiful and incredibly romantic. I admired this decor, and all the time thinking about how to use this idea in his garden in the country. In fact, it is not difficult to catch only, where to get a stone bowl. Order of natural stone - is very expensive. And I decided to use concrete.
For the manufacture of a bowl I just took a couple of days off
The casting of the bowl-shaped
For a form, I took a large plastic pots, broad, with sculpted walls. Just what I needed.
Holes for water drainage in the bottom of the pots I seal with tape to the pouring of concrete will not escape from themInner liner to form was a small round bowl. Both parts I smeared greasy cream that concrete does not stick to the walls by pouringFor concrete production, 3 parts sand I took 1 part cement, added water and a few drops of dishwashing detergent as a plasticizerNo need to fill out the form to the brim when you immerse the inner part of the form, it will replace the concrete. Enough about two-thirds of the total volumeThe inside of the mold must be placed exactly in the center and gently immerse into the fill. Displaced over the edge of the concrete must be removedThe inner part does not pop up, it is necessary to fill a heavy load, but so that it is fully lowered to the bottom, and its edges were flush with the edges of the outer shapeAfter 24 hours, I learned from a frozen cup shape. She still pick up strength, but work on it is already possible with her
bowl decoration
By itself, the concrete bowl is already looking pretty good, but I wanted to give it a more sophisticated look.
At the edges of the bowl and were some flaws fillAll irregularities, I clean up conventional sandpaper. I walked around the edges trimmed interior, a little spent on external reliefEverything for a live-fire took me here such a metal mesh with fine meshI'm a little cropped corners to grill was placed in the bowl, but do not fall into the bottomBowl itself inside and out, I dyed acrylic paint in black. In principle, it is possible to use any other version of the dressing, for example, lay a mosaic pattern or drawThe second layer in my embodiment - bronze paint strokes. Now, my design has acquired a special "antique" look. Even small irregularities on the edges emphasized this ideaTo fix the paint I used paint in the can. Acquiring light shine bowl looked like the product of metal.
Assembling the living fire design
Now - the device itself to maintain the flame. The fire will be powered by liquid fuel, so it is necessary to prepare a suitable container for it.
For this purpose I used tin tin of sprats. On the banks of the circle at the edge, I made a number of holes with equal spacingTo stand, I used another bank, but then, even during operation of the device, I just filled the cup a third sand, so reliable. Above the capacity installed a metal grid. The grid is not in direct contact with a can of fuel, there is a small distance between them.On the bars laid stones that collected directly on site. You can use the river pebbles, only pebbles would not fall through the grid cell. It is undesirable to use the stones cracked, they may break from the heatAs the fuel, an alcohol or biofuel for fireplaces. I bought ant alcohol in the pharmacy, and then my husband bought industrial alcohol. Oily liquid is better not to use, soot settles on the rocks and the bowlIt remains only to put a lighted match to the tank with fuel, hidden behind the rocksNow here is a decor creates a special atmosphere in my garden. I've done three of these bowls, and sometimes we are lighting them in the evening. Guests enjoy
If desired, these bowls can be raised on supports or pedestals so that they are higher. The fire is not dangerous, and the bank have enough fuel for the whole evening. I would be very happy if my experience is useful to someone!
Thank you, Svetlana, for an interesting story! Such original bowl with a live fire may well be a special decoration. If desired, a cup can be installed in the building as a makeshift fireplace. Biofuel does not smoke and does not leave traces. But in any case, should strictly observe fire safety measures and to always have at hand the means to extinguish. And as a supplement, we offer here an interesting video about how to make a small Bio-fireplace, which can be put on the table:
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