Once the final design was settled on, the shopping lists, and order of operations were planned out. Here are some of the sketches and the plans:
The order of operations as first planned are:
Shopping at BMG metals:
1 of Mild Steel A36 Hot Rolled Round 1"
4 of Mild Steel A36 Hot Rolled Round 0.5"
4 of Mild Steel A36 Hot Rolled Round 0.375"
4 of Mild Steel A36 Hot Rolled Square 0.375"
4 of Mild Steel A36 Hot Rolled Square 0.5"
6 of Hot Rolled Rectangle 0.125" x 1.5"
1 of Hot Rolled Sheet 0.135" (10 ga.) Cut to: 24" x 48"
4 of Mild Steel A36 Hot Rolled Angle 1.5" x 1.5" x 0.125"
Shopping at Home Depot:
8@ 1x6 8ft
2@ 1 in dowel/closet rod x8ft
Grill grate
Drill bits
Table setup:
Cut angle iron to size.
Drill angle iron for steel plate and hooks
Drill sheet
Forge hooks for plate/drill
Rivet hooks to angle iron
Rivet angle iron to sheet
Prep for side supports:
Shave support poles
Drill support poles for shims
Cut 1x6 with locking ends
Drill locking ends for shims.
Side supports setup:
Drill top hole for iron pole
Clue and nail 2nd layer on inside supports
Determine height of table and drill holes for poles.
Cut holes for bottom supports
Cut slots for side bars
Assemble, mark and cut bottoms
Finishing parts:
Cut 4 cross bars
Drill crossbars for hooks and bolts
Rivet hooks on crossbars
Cut planks for storage table
Glue and nail cross bars/locking bars
Hanging grate:
Cut angle iron to grill size
Forge corners/hanging bar
Accessories:
Lid lifter
Coal Shovel
Broom
Wisk broom
Ladle
Coal Tongs
Coal Rake
Trivits
Hanging Spit
“S” hooks
