making fire pit in my back yard and was wonder what kind

>>957191
A literal pit in the ground with some rocks around the edge to rest grills and shit on.

The one in OP's pic is nice too.

>>957191
What no tuyeres? /diy/ likes a fire pit that can double as a forge.

>>957191
dig a hole, make fire in hole

>>957191
If you use bricks, be sure to use fire bricks unless you like exploding bricks that shoot shrapnel all over the place.

>>957191
cant find a bigger picture than isnt made for bacteria?

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>>957308
it was a diy in a diy

>>957225
Most of these designs use fire bricks on the inside and exterior bricks on the outside

>>957191

Get an old transport truck wheel. The bud wheel style. The holes in the wheel allow air circulation from underneath.

>>957308
>a bigger picture than isn't made for bacteria
I'm just glad he isn't like that faggot that uploaded a 3k x 5.5k 4mb picture of a fucking starbucks cup.

>>957617
You're still going on about that?...lol..jk..

>>957327
>>957225
It really doesn't matter what type of brick you use. Fire bricks are meant to be used indoors in places that are not getting wet. A wet fire brick will still crack or even explode. They get wet from contact with the ground and of course from rain.

If you use a 2-layer methods around the fire ring, you can use brick on the outer layer and 4 inch thick sand layer in the inner layer, sandwiched between the fire ring and the bricks. This protects the bricks.

>>957617
>5.5k

Largest you can upload is 5kx5k res on /diy/.

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>>957191
Washing machine drums work very well.

>>957318
Why the metal ring ?

>>957712
but the metall from ops pic will oxidize and rust to shit because the zink will vaporize in the fire

>>958634
It is going to do that anyway.

>>957617
lol

>>957617
You, yourself, have uploaded more than 4MB of whinging about said cup.
>>958634
Burning zinc is extremely bad for you. It would be a very bad idea to use galvanised anything in a firepit.

>>958695
>Burning zinc is extremely bad for you. It would be a very bad idea to use galvanised anything in a firepit.

This, what mouth-breathing retard uses something zinc-coated as a fire ring? It's like those ghetto BBQs that use the chromed-plated or zinc-plated shopping carts as the grill.

>>958695
>>959074

All you need is a big ass fire to burn off all the zinc in one go.

If your gonna drop the money on good thick stone you dont need a ring, and line the bottom with sand, but if your gonna drop the money might as well buy a good cast iron or steel grate. Or scavenge it from an old bbq or 7.

>>957617
>DUDE MY BANDWIDTH. MOMS GONNA FREAK

>>959451
It doesn't work that way unfortunately.

>>959451
Why even have a steel ring? Bricks are a perfectly fine material to have a fire in.

>>959596
Smartest guy in the house.

>>959596
Not for places where the brick gets wet. They crack easily and deteriorate in no time. They may last until your nomad ass moves to a new house in 2 years, but they will not last as long as they should.

>>959657
Well, yeah, if you use house bricks instead of fire bricks. Your cheap ass was probably just going to nick some bricks form the neighbour's skip though eh?

>>958080
yep those are the best thing ever

>>959657
use clinker bricks

>>957191
I've used stacked cinder blocks for years with no issues

Where has this meme of not getting bricks wet came form?

Or is everyone assuming op is going to make his own bricks out of adobe?

>>959676
if u use regular bricks and you live in an area where it gets below 0 °C in the winter your bricks will deteriorate since regular bricks take in water.

you will not have that problem with clinker bricks tho.

>>959676
If you use regular bricks in a firepit, and the soak up water, trapped pockets of water can turn to steam when they bricks heat up causing them to fracture.

>>959688
Define regular bricks?

Because here in the UK the class B engineering brick is the most abundant, they cost between 40-60p a brick.
They have a water absorption rating of 0.07 and durability of F2 so are fine against frost attack.

>>959699
well i dont really know the technical terms since english isnt my first language.

what i refer to as regular bricks is the kind that gets baked or w/e at 900-1000 °C
they still take up water and arent as strong as clinker. if you use the for anything outside and want it too last you have to make sure they wont be able to take up water e.g. plaster what you build with em

clinker on the other hand is of the same material as those bricks they just get heated up to 1100°C
these wont take up water and are stronger than the regular bricks,

>>959688
>>959693
>>959676
>>959699
Even Fire bricks when wet can crack when heated by a fire. I've seen it happen time and time again, in person.

You are supposed to use Fire bricks indoors or out of the weather where they will not be getting rained on or soak up moisture from the ground.

Yes, all bricks DO take up water.

>>959709
my bad, turns out my schoolbook is lying again ...

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>>959709
ftfy
>Yes, all bricks DO take up water but its OK to get them wet as they are designed to be use outside.

>>959716
It must be because every mason knows this. Bricks are porous.

>>959727
Exactly. They are not made to be heated to above 100C when saturated with water.

>>959757
Why would anyone try to enjoy a firepit when their garden is flooded?

>>959757
Considering these bricks aren't supporting any weight, are small cracks really any concern? I mean, if it starts to fall apart after a few years, so what? The steel would have rusted to shit over a few years anyway.

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>>959716
>>959727
4chan needs an IQ test before allowing people to post.

>>959757
Exactly, so why is there a meme going around stating you can't get bricks wet?

People are making out like all the houses in England dissolve every time it rains.

>>959790
We are talking about using wet bricks for a fire ring. High heat + wet brick = cracked brick. This is why you use a piece of steel for the the inside of s fire ring where the bricks will get wet.

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>>959790
WATER CANT WET BRICKS

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>>957617

spotted the aussie!

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>>959596
I bought one with a grill on it, absolutely worth it

>>957352
This. Not very expensive either if you find one that is broken. Most junkyards will want scrap Valle for it, and since it is steel, they are cheap and sturdy.

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>>957191
Old washing machine tub welded to an old wheel with paving bricks underneath. Easy to make, and portable if you care to use it whille camping. Pic related.

>>957617
sauce.

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>>957191
manhole grade ring I found in a dirt pile

ignore crap paint on building