Fire Pit Metal Insert

[TNhobbyfarmer]

I built a fire pit and now need a metal insert for holding the wood while it burns. I have a plan for the insert but have a question about painting it. I looked at high temperature Rustoleum and the directions on the can says that the paint should not come in direct contact with a flame. Well that's no good because that's exactly what will happen. Anyone ever used a high temperature paint for a similar application? Is there any other kind of paint that will work. I think it needs to be painted otherwise it will just rust away in the outside environment it will be in.

 

[JoeL4330]

stainless

 

[forgeblast]

I am lucky my FIL works for a company that makes perferated metal products, i have stainless ones for cooking on, I also have just regular ones for burning and keeping the sparks down. I think cabelas sells fire ring inserts.
Just to clear your talking about inserts for the sides not for grilling and cooking on?
Amazon.com : Steel Fire Pit Ring Liner Insert 36" x 14" : Fire Bowl : Patio, Lawn & Garden

 

[Tig]

Paint will not work. Around here the materials of choice are a section of heavy steel pipe or a truck rim.
The idea being that the heavier steel of these items will make them last.

 

[jrdepew]

Up here people will go to a machine shop with a large slip roller and have one rolled out of some thick steel...how thick depends on the shop and how tall you want the ring. I know of one that is probably 3/16" steel, 8-10" tall, rolled by a local amish shop...

Heavy pipe is a great option also...

Joe

 

[Egon]

I built a fire pit and now need a metal insert for holding the wood while it burns. I have a plan for the insert but have a question about painting it. I looked at high temperature Rustoleum and the directions on the can says that the paint should not come in direct contact with a flame. Well that's no good because that's exactly what will happen. Anyone ever used a high temperature paint for a similar application? Is there any other kind of paint that will work. I think it needs to be painted otherwise it will just rust away in the outside environment it will be in.

On plain steel the fire will soon remove paint.

 

[Looking4new]

Just throw a big truck rim in the hole and be done with it. No paint needed. Any freight company or big truck tire shop would have one or two scrap rims laying around that you could probably get for a song.

 

[CNC Dan]

Ceramic coating from a place called "jet hot". They apply coatings to exhaust headers.

http://www.jet-hot.com/

 

[mwoliver]

Just throw a big truck rim in the hole and be done with it. No paint needed. Any freight company or big truck tire shop would have one or two scrap rims laying around that you could probably get for a song.

Agreed. I have something similar to this:



The one I have is 38" in diameter and has several spiral flutes on the inside (used for adjustable width, I believe). It's old, rusted beyond it's purpose in life, and absolutely perfect for a fire pit.

 

[sandman2234]

Agreed. I have something similar to this:

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The one I have is 38" in diameter and has several spiral flutes on the inside (used for adjustable width, I believe). It's old, rusted beyond it's purpose in life, and absolutely perfect for a fire pit.

I have seen people looking for 38" rims and spending a lot of time patching holes in ones like you describe. The power adjust rims in 38" bring a pretty penny for most of the tractors I know of. Sell it and find a truck rim would be my suggestion.
David from jax

 

[mwoliver]

A few more minutes worth of searching yields the proper name for my pit ring... a "spinout" wheel, like this:

 

[grsthegreat]

oh come on. i have a rolled 1/8" fire ring that my wife purchased from cabelas years and years ago. its painted with plain old rustoleum flat black over a coat of primer. i have had to touch it up a few times over the years....maybe 2 times in 8-9 years. the paint holds up just fine. i didnt even use hot engine paint....just used regular rustoleum.

and i burn some hot fires. will be having another this weekend for my BBQ of chicken wings and tri tips.

 

[Zick]

We got one of the plain mild steel inserts from this place about 5yrs ago. Never painted it, sure it's a little rusty but thick enough that I won't have to worry about replacing it for many years.

Stainless steel fire pit ring,liners,inserts,spark screens,folding covers,grills,bowls,

 

[Baby Grand]

A friend of mine uses an old washing machine drum - it's kinda deep, but otherwise it works great. All the little holes let it breath well.

 

[jwmorris]

An old tractor rim that has been rusted out due to a salt type mix to keep the water from freezing then leaked out due to a puncture in the tube, works nicely.

If you want it to look pretty use fire bricks.

 

[Soundguy]

yep, big tractor rims are great!

Agreed. I have something similar to this:

View attachment 371183

The one I have is 38" in diameter and has several spiral flutes on the inside (used for adjustable width, I believe). It's old, rusted beyond it's purpose in life, and absolutely perfect for a fire pit.

 

[Soundguy]

A few more minutes worth of searching yields the proper name for my pit ring... a "spinout" wheel, like this:

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ouch. A good pa rim like that I'd never use. only a 'gonner'

 

[bigtiller]

I used a 36 inch tractor rim for awhile but it was not tall enough for the amount of wind we have here. I sold it and built one out of landscaping edging.

 

[Utopia Texas]

In the Houston, Texas area we have literally 100's of oilfield pipeline company's here on the Ship channel. I called one a few years back and the salesman told me they had scrap pipe ends cut off transmission lines and I could have one for the cost of the ring at scrap price. When I arrived I was given a 4 foot diameter pipe one foot tall an 1" thick for free! When the fork lift placed it in the back of my truck it lowered the rear bumper about 10 inches. A thousand years from now some archeologist will wonder what it was used for as my family won't wear this thing out for a dozen generations. No paint, just fire!

 

[Soundguy]

free? 1" DANG... can't beat that!