Do-it-yourself stand for a cauldron: how to make a grill from a pipe?

To cook food on the grill using a cauldron, you definitely need a special holder. It can be purchased from a specialist store.

Or you can do it yourself. In this case, improvised objects, old buckets, pipes or remnants of fittings can become tools and materials.

Types of coasters for cauldrons

Cauldrons for cooking are most often presented in the form of cast-iron dishes in the form of a hemisphere.

Due to their structure, they are inconvenient to install on an open fire. Therefore, special coasters were invented. They are of several types.

Tagan on three legs

Tagan is a metal structure that consists of a small ring and three long legs.

The tagan is installed in such a way that the legs rest firmly on the ground at an angle, and the cauldron itself is above the fire in a ring.

Tagan on four legs

Tagan on four legs has a similar structure and working mechanism. This design can be produced disassembled. Thus, you can adjust the length of the legs, and even the ring itself for holding cauldrons of different sizes.

Table or plate carriers

A ring with small legs (about 30-50 cm) is called a binder. It is mainly used to hold a semicircular cookware over a conventional burner.

Support and hook construction

Three long legs connected to each other are firmly installed in the ground, and at the place of their intersection there is a hook - this is how the simple design of this holder for a cauldron looks like.

But it will only work if the dishes have an additional handle, for which you can hang it where the brazier is located.

How to choose a stand for a cauldron

The choice of a stand for a cauldron depends on several factors:

1. the environment where cooking will take place;
2. stand material;
3. the volume of the ring.

So, for example, coasters made of cast iron, although they keep the temperature of the fire well, are very heavy. Therefore, they are more suitable for stationary use.

The best option for lovers of picnics in nature are steel and aluminum stands. They are much lighter than cast iron and are not inferior to them in terms of reliability. Therefore, they are more convenient to transport.

How to make a stove from a pipe

You can make such a stand with your own hands from a metal pipe. Due to the fact that its design is quite simple. The cauldron stove consists of a long cylinder, at the bottom of which there is a grate, two holes for supplying firewood and at the very top several petals for holding the cauldron.

It is made in such a way that all the heat emanating from the fire is concentrated inside the walls of the stove cylinder. And from it the cauldron with food itself heated up faster.

Materials and tools

Materials (edit)

1. A section of thick-walled pipe for the cylindrical part of the furnace. Approximately 100 cm.
2. Narrower chimney pipe. Approximately 12-13 cm.
3. Metal corners for handles and legs of the structure. There is no specific size. It all depends on the convenience.
4. Metal grill.

   Bulgarian.

Tools

1. Bulgarian;
2. drill;
3. welding machine;
4. a hammer;
5. building level.

   Welding machine.

Project creation

The process of creating a stand for a cauldron with your own hands in the form of a furnace comes down to three main stages:

1. preparatory part;
2. creation of a design drawing;
3. assembly of all parts.

When creating a drawing, it is necessary to accurately indicate the length and amount of the grate for the bottom of the stove, as well as calculate the size of such additional elements as handles, legs, the size of the window for the furnace, etc.

Drawing of a stove from a pipe.

DIY assembly

When all the elements of the furnace are assembled and prepared, the stage of assembling the product begins. To do this, according to the drawing, you must first mark on the pipe all the holes that will be cut with the grinder, as well as the petals for installing the pot.

The following actions are carried out using a welding machine. With its help, the chimney is welded. It should be installed at a 45 degree angle. Next, a door is made for the hole, where the coals will be poured, and additional elements in the form of legs and handles are mounted.

In the end, if the structure has successfully passed the first baptism of fire, namely the firebox, then it can be covered with fire-resistant paint and left to dry.

Possible difficulties

At the build stage, some difficulties may arise that were not taken into account at the time of the project creation, namely:

1. quality of materials;
2. is the pipe metal suitable for welding;
3. weight of the structure;
4. distortion of the shape of structures under the influence of high temperatures, etc.

   It is imperative to test the oven.

All of them can be eliminated using a preliminary test of all metal structures. Several options for pipes are taken, made from different materials (cast iron, aluminum or steel) and each of them is checked using a welding machine. The material that retains heat best and is not very heavy will be chosen as the basis.

If none of the metals passed the test, then perhaps the problem lies in the welding machine itself and its current strength.

Conclusion

There are many options for how to make a stand for a cauldron on a brazier with your own hands. Conditionally, they can be divided into two types: for barbecue and open fire, as well as closed large independent stoves.

Both versions of the cauldron stands can be used outdoors or even made by hand.

This requires a regular welding kit and some metal parts. However, in all cases, it is necessary to take into account the properties of certain metals, as well as safety precautions.

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