Mario had a big arse oak tree cut down so I was able to scavenge some nice firewood for the winter. The only problem is Idon't have a proper firewood crib to stack the wood in so that it will dry adequately to burn well by winter, and so that the pile won't topple over atop myself, or any innocent bystander. I have therefore decided to make a firewood crib from some 2x4's and a bed frame that I salvaged. I have just a rough picture in my head of how this project will come together, but I've already started cutting steel so hopefully it comes
My coworker together alright. So far I've cut up the bed frame and removed the casters and such by drilling
out the rivets that hold them on. It was a bit of a PITA to do so because my drill bits are apparently crap. That, and the automatic center runch that I got from Metro Tool flattened its point after the first two blows. Oh and "runch" was not a typo. That's actually what the cheap Chinese tool said on the package. That's how you know that it's a quality tool. I've also cut the arms that will connect the two angle iron beams together to form the base of the crib. It would be really nice if I had a cut-off saw to do this, or even if the battery was charged in my sawzall. Alas, neither was the case so the situation required the trusty ol' hacksaw. There are brackets already attached to one end of each of the beams on which the headboard would normally be fastened. This will be a handy way of attaching the 2x4's to one end of the base. The other end will require that I fabricate and weld a bracket on for the same purpose. For the bracket I'll just use the angle iron that I cut from the cross beams earlier. That's all for part one. Stay tuned for part 2 where I discuss the perils of drilling without properly fixturing the workpiece, and how much it hurts to be hit in the testicles by a rapidly spinning piece of angle iron.
My coworker together alright. So far I've cut up the bed frame and removed the casters and such by drilling
out the rivets that hold them on. It was a bit of a PITA to do so because my drill bits are apparently crap. That, and the automatic center runch that I got from Metro Tool flattened its point after the first two blows. Oh and "runch" was not a typo. That's actually what the cheap Chinese tool said on the package. That's how you know that it's a quality tool. I've also cut the arms that will connect the two angle iron beams together to form the base of the crib. It would be really nice if I had a cut-off saw to do this, or even if the battery was charged in my sawzall. Alas, neither was the case so the situation required the trusty ol' hacksaw. There are brackets already attached to one end of each of the beams on which the headboard would normally be fastened. This will be a handy way of attaching the 2x4's to one end of the base. The other end will require that I fabricate and weld a bracket on for the same purpose. For the bracket I'll just use the angle iron that I cut from the cross beams earlier. That's all for part one. Stay tuned for part 2 where I discuss the perils of drilling without properly fixturing the workpiece, and how much it hurts to be hit in the testicles by a rapidly spinning piece of angle iron.
