How to Build a Micro Sized Outdoor Fireplace from Recycled Materials
Using a permanent marker, make two marks on opposite sides of the bottom rim of one can., Using your tin cutters (very strong scissors might work here) cut out the rectangular area you marked in the previous step., Cut around the inner edge of the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Using a permanent marker
Extend these up to about a little more than an inch from the top of the can and across to form a rectangle. -
Step 2: make two marks on opposite sides of the bottom rim of one can.
Use tape to cover the freshly cut edges or smooth them with a metal file to prevent injury.
Gently bend the bottom of the cut area out to form a wider opening.
Save the cut-out piece for a later step. , (See diagram) , (See diagram) , Using a drill bit just larger than the rivets you plan to use, drill a hole in the tin at this mark. (See diagram) , Line up and straighten the can to your liking so that the opening of the can faces the folded-out side of the sardine tin and there is a small gap between the can and sardine tin on either side. , Remove the can from the sardine tin, clamp it down, and drill a hole of the same diameter as before. , Double check how they line up before riveting the two together. -
Step 3: Using your tin cutters (very strong scissors might work here) cut out the rectangular area you marked in the previous step.
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Step 4: Cut around the inner edge of the sardine tin so you have a small metal tray.
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Step 5: Make two cuts on one of the longer sides of the sardine tin from the top to the bottom of the tin
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Step 6: and fold this panel out to form an extension of the bottom of the tin.
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Step 7: Make a mark in the middle of the other side of the tin
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Step 8: between a quarter and a half inch up from the bottom.
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Step 9: Place the cut out and widened steel can in the sardine tin with the back of the can up against the side where you drilled the hole.
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Step 10: Push the marker through the hole in the sardine tin and mark the can.
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Step 11: Put the can back in the sardine tin
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Step 12: line up the holes
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Step 13: and push the rivet through.
Detailed Guide
Extend these up to about a little more than an inch from the top of the can and across to form a rectangle.
Use tape to cover the freshly cut edges or smooth them with a metal file to prevent injury.
Gently bend the bottom of the cut area out to form a wider opening.
Save the cut-out piece for a later step. , (See diagram) , (See diagram) , Using a drill bit just larger than the rivets you plan to use, drill a hole in the tin at this mark. (See diagram) , Line up and straighten the can to your liking so that the opening of the can faces the folded-out side of the sardine tin and there is a small gap between the can and sardine tin on either side. , Remove the can from the sardine tin, clamp it down, and drill a hole of the same diameter as before. , Double check how they line up before riveting the two together.
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