Uploaded July 2016 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
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How to make a BBQ
Summer is here and we were heading off to a little hidden beach that we like in Cornwall and we needed a BBQ that we could carry in.
I had kept our old gas boiler when it had been replaced and had found a flat expansion tank at the back...perfect for a BBQ tray.
Cut the expansion tank around the seam and prise apart.
Inside there is a rubber diaphragm that needs removing, no way to avoid black hands!
I decided to use both parts, one for the coals that would have air holes drilled into, the second one set below as a heat guard to avoid campsite grass getting scorched and to catch any ash.
I wanted a good stable foot...an old frying pan would be perfect.
Mark out with tape for three feet and cut out the shape.
I wanted a fully adjustable height for the cooking and came up with the idea of having a central threaded rod with the tray attached to it, spin it around to raise or lower the food.
Bolt the trays and foot together with some threaded bar and nuts and add a locking nut that only tightens half way down its thread.
This allows an additional threaded rod to be hand tightened into it to carry the wire tray.
This can be removed for easy carrying and to use the BBQ for a wood fire.
Wire some old wire trays together and bolt on a threaded bracket, often used for cabinet height adjustment feet.
Add a carrying handle.
Nearly done.
The expansion tank comes with a bicycle air valve for pressurising the tank.
To good not to use!
I took some micro copper tube and flanged out one end.
Bent to form a circle within the fire area and crimped the other end closed. Drill some air holes along the pipe.
Adapt a washer and attach all with bolts and some fire cement to the BBQ tray.
Now if the fire needs some more oxygen, screw on a bicycle pump and pump in some air to where it is needed.
All done.
Grab some coals and head of to a beautiful place for a great BBQ.
Please remember to leave a beautiful place as you found it...beautiful!
'Its a Rubbish Challenge' is a challenge that I set myself to give the things that we throw away a new life, to make them useful or adapt them to save buying in new 'stuff'.
I aim to upload a new video every few weeks and undoubtedly they will all be different. Some of the rubbish will be adapted with electronics, some are instruments and others are just simple.
I hope they may inspire you to give it a go, take a look at your rubbish bin and make yourself something great from it.
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How to make a BBQ
Summer is here and we were heading off to a little hidden beach that we like in Cornwall and we needed a BBQ that we could carry in.
I had kept our old gas boiler when it had been replaced and had found a flat expansion tank at the back...perfect for a BBQ tray.
Cut the expansion tank around the seam and prise apart.
Inside there is a rubber diaphragm that needs removing, no way to avoid black hands!
I decided to use both parts, one for the coals that would have air holes drilled into, the second one set below as a heat guard to avoid campsite grass getting scorched and to catch any ash.
I wanted a good stable foot...an old frying pan would be perfect.
Mark out with tape for three feet and cut out the shape.
I wanted a fully adjustable height for the cooking and came up with the idea of having a central threaded rod with the tray attached to it, spin it around to raise or lower the food.
Bolt the trays and foot together with some threaded bar and nuts and add a locking nut that only tightens half way down its thread.
This allows an additional threaded rod to be hand tightened into it to carry the wire tray.
This can be removed for easy carrying and to use the BBQ for a wood fire.
Wire some old wire trays together and bolt on a threaded bracket, often used for cabinet height adjustment feet.
Add a carrying handle.
Nearly done.
The expansion tank comes with a bicycle air valve for pressurising the tank.
To good not to use!
I took some micro copper tube and flanged out one end.
Bent to form a circle within the fire area and crimped the other end closed. Drill some air holes along the pipe.
Adapt a washer and attach all with bolts and some fire cement to the BBQ tray.
Now if the fire needs some more oxygen, screw on a bicycle pump and pump in some air to where it is needed.
All done.
Grab some coals and head of to a beautiful place for a great BBQ.
Please remember to leave a beautiful place as you found it...beautiful!
'Its a Rubbish Challenge' is a challenge that I set myself to give the things that we throw away a new life, to make them useful or adapt them to save buying in new 'stuff'.
I aim to upload a new video every few weeks and undoubtedly they will all be different. Some of the rubbish will be adapted with electronics, some are instruments and others are just simple.
I hope they may inspire you to give it a go, take a look at your rubbish bin and make yourself something great from it.
Why not subscribe to catch all of the videos as soon as they are uploaded : youtube.com/channel/UCL2soflHdZyT0PgrVxakxWA?sub_confirmation=1
Visit my website to see what I am creating at pricklysauce.com
Or Like my Facebook page : facebook.com/pricklysauce
Follow me on Twitter : twitter.com/Pricklysauce
Hot news! I am now on Instructables : instructables.com/member/pricklysauce
Thanks for watching and please come back to watch some more.
