Fire Pit Metal Insert

[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:

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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.

 

[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!