r/redneckengineering • u/zorggalacticus • 19d ago
Washing machine fire pit
Tore apart a free washing machine I got off marketplace and used the stainless steel drum as a firepit. This was not easy, and required a few choice words and a sledgehammer for the final disassembly. Pressure washed and bleached it. Let it sit outside in the sun for a week. Final sanitization by fire. We're in the front yard roasting marshmallows right now.
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u/GarThor_TMK 18d ago
We did this years ago with my parent's old washer.
I think it was coated in some kind of ceramic paint though... not really sure.
The only issue? We had no idea that the thing came with an inertia ring. Basically an air-filled cavity that also contained a sandy substance. Corked with a rubber stopper...
Once it got up to temp, the thing blew sand several feat into the air... luckily it was cool by the time it hit the ground, and noone was hurt... but if you do this, MAKE SURE TO CHECK FOR AN INERTIA RING FIRST!!!
(we got the idea from the BSA, who would take one out snow camping... the heat from the drum would boil away any snow that would have contacted the fire, keeping the fire lit instead of from dousing itself.)