hey guys I’m Nate welcome back to the workshop in our previous video we showed
workshop in our previous video we showed
workshop in our previous video we showed you the beginning steps of building a
you the beginning steps of building a
you the beginning steps of building a tabletop fire pit now we’re going to
tabletop fire pit now we’re going to
tabletop fire pit now we’re going to take all of the pieces that we’ve
take all of the pieces that we’ve
take all of the pieces that we’ve prepped before and permanently assemble
prepped before and permanently assemble
prepped before and permanently assemble them into a fire pit
them into a fire pit
them into a fire pit let’s start by soldering the long coil
let’s start by soldering the long coil
let’s start by soldering the long coil with the two elbows and the small
with the two elbows and the small
with the two elbows and the small straight piece in between solder and
straight piece in between solder and
straight piece in between solder and copper pipe properly does take a little
copper pipe properly does take a little
copper pipe properly does take a little bit of prep work so let’s clean up all
bit of prep work so let’s clean up all
bit of prep work so let’s clean up all of the joints so that the bond will be
of the joints so that the bond will be
of the joints so that the bond will be strong there’s a tool that’s made for
strong there’s a tool that’s made for
strong there’s a tool that’s made for cleaning out the inside of copper joints
cleaning out the inside of copper joints
cleaning out the inside of copper joints that looks kind of like cone-shaped wire
that looks kind of like cone-shaped wire
that looks kind of like cone-shaped wire brush but unfortunately I also don’t
brush but unfortunately I also don’t
brush but unfortunately I also don’t have one of those so I am using some
have one of those so I am using some
have one of those so I am using some very fine grit sandpaper wrapped around
very fine grit sandpaper wrapped around
very fine grit sandpaper wrapped around the end of a pen it’s actually working
the end of a pen it’s actually working
the end of a pen it’s actually working pretty well there we have it we’ve
pretty well there we have it we’ve
pretty well there we have it we’ve prepped and cleaned all of the copper
prepped and cleaned all of the copper
prepped and cleaned all of the copper pieces that will make connections before
pieces that will make connections before
pieces that will make connections before we can solder our copper pipes together
we can solder our copper pipes together
we can solder our copper pipes together we do have to add a little bit of flux
we do have to add a little bit of flux
we do have to add a little bit of flux this helps the solder flow evenly and
this helps the solder flow evenly and
this helps the solder flow evenly and not oxidize I also need to apply a
not oxidize I also need to apply a
not oxidize I also need to apply a little bit to the inside joint this is
little bit to the inside joint this is
little bit to the inside joint this is of course a much larger brush than is
of course a much larger brush than is
of course a much larger brush than is necessary to get this solder to take and
necessary to get this solder to take and
necessary to get this solder to take and really seal well on this copper pipe
really seal well on this copper pipe
really seal well on this copper pipe what I need to do is heat up the joint a
what I need to do is heat up the joint a
what I need to do is heat up the joint a lot and then tap the solder onto it if
lot and then tap the solder onto it if
lot and then tap the solder onto it if it’s properly heated with the flux added
it’s properly heated with the flux added
it’s properly heated with the flux added correctly it should pull the liquid
correctly it should pull the liquid
correctly it should pull the liquid solder into the gap and seal it up
solder into the gap and seal it up
solder into the gap and seal it up everyone out there who’s way better at
everyone out there who’s way better at
everyone out there who’s way better at soldering copper pipe than I am please
soldering copper pipe than I am please
soldering copper pipe than I am please don’t make fun of me too much I haven’t
don’t make fun of me too much I haven’t
don’t make fun of me too much I haven’t done this much before at all
– on it
– on it [Music]
[Music]
[Music] well it’s ugly but I think it’s soldered
well it’s ugly but I think it’s soldered
well it’s ugly but I think it’s soldered [Music]
hey that one actually turned out pretty
hey that one actually turned out pretty good there’s probably some very specific
good there’s probably some very specific
good there’s probably some very specific way to know when you’re at the perfect
way to know when you’re at the perfect
way to know when you’re at the perfect temperature so that the solder will melt
temperature so that the solder will melt
temperature so that the solder will melt and flow nicely but it’s not just gonna
and flow nicely but it’s not just gonna
and flow nicely but it’s not just gonna burn and fall off I don’t know what that
burn and fall off I don’t know what that
burn and fall off I don’t know what that method is
now we’ve got the top coil of our fire
now we’ve got the top coil of our fire pit all assembled it’s soldered together
pit all assembled it’s soldered together
pit all assembled it’s soldered together and I’m pretty sure it’s even airtight
and I’m pretty sure it’s even airtight
and I’m pretty sure it’s even airtight which is just what we want not bad for
which is just what we want not bad for
which is just what we want not bad for my second time ever soldering copper
my second time ever soldering copper
my second time ever soldering copper pipe learning new skills today it’s good
pipe learning new skills today it’s good
pipe learning new skills today it’s good let’s solder a straight piece on then
let’s solder a straight piece on then
let’s solder a straight piece on then pass it through the pan and then we’ll
pass it through the pan and then we’ll
pass it through the pan and then we’ll attach the second piece on the outside
attach the second piece on the outside
attach the second piece on the outside if we attach all of these right here we
if we attach all of these right here we
if we attach all of these right here we won’t be able to fit it through our pan
won’t be able to fit it through our pan
won’t be able to fit it through our pan anymore because this hole is only large
anymore because this hole is only large
anymore because this hole is only large enough for the smaller fitting not for
enough for the smaller fitting not for
enough for the smaller fitting not for this larger one
oh it’s pretty good
oh it’s pretty good now let’s pop that down through the pan
now let’s pop that down through the pan
now let’s pop that down through the pan careful because it is quite hot
careful because it is quite hot
careful because it is quite hot [Music]
seems pretty well attached everywhere
seems pretty well attached everywhere got some good solder on there if it’s
got some good solder on there if it’s
got some good solder on there if it’s good to go you just want to let it cool
good to go you just want to let it cool
good to go you just want to let it cool down a little bit our piping is all
down a little bit our piping is all
down a little bit our piping is all soldered together we’ve let it cool down
soldered together we’ve let it cool down
soldered together we’ve let it cool down to the point where it’s no longer
to the point where it’s no longer
to the point where it’s no longer difficult to touch let’s attach this to
difficult to touch let’s attach this to
difficult to touch let’s attach this to our fuel line and then fit it inside our
our fuel line and then fit it inside our
our fuel line and then fit it inside our plastic container beautiful alright
plastic container beautiful alright
plastic container beautiful alright that’s looking good but at this point if
that’s looking good but at this point if
that’s looking good but at this point if we were to turn on the gas it would have
we were to turn on the gas it would have
we were to turn on the gas it would have nowhere to go what we need to do is
nowhere to go what we need to do is
nowhere to go what we need to do is drill some holes into our copper pipe up
drill some holes into our copper pipe up
drill some holes into our copper pipe up on top so the fuel has somewhere to
on top so the fuel has somewhere to
on top so the fuel has somewhere to escape to I have here about the smallest
escape to I have here about the smallest
escape to I have here about the smallest drill bit that will fit into this Chuck
drill bit that will fit into this Chuck
drill bit that will fit into this Chuck and still actually grip on if I go too
and still actually grip on if I go too
and still actually grip on if I go too small there’s a little bit of a hole
small there’s a little bit of a hole
small there’s a little bit of a hole down the center of the different teeth
down the center of the different teeth
down the center of the different teeth and it’ll just slide in and out but I
and it’ll just slide in and out but I
and it’ll just slide in and out but I think this size should be good so I’m
think this size should be good so I’m
think this size should be good so I’m just going to put several holes going
just going to put several holes going
just going to put several holes going around this copper tube and that’s where
around this copper tube and that’s where
around this copper tube and that’s where the propane butane fuel mixture will
the propane butane fuel mixture will
the propane butane fuel mixture will come out
the copper tube in the top now has holes
the copper tube in the top now has holes drilled in it so it should be ready to
drilled in it so it should be ready to
drilled in it so it should be ready to test lighting on fire but some of you
test lighting on fire but some of you
test lighting on fire but some of you may have caught on to the fact that so
may have caught on to the fact that so
may have caught on to the fact that so far it’s pretty difficult to turn on the
far it’s pretty difficult to turn on the
far it’s pretty difficult to turn on the gas inside this container if I just
gas inside this container if I just
gas inside this container if I just tried to twist the handle as it is I’d
tried to twist the handle as it is I’d
tried to twist the handle as it is I’d have to open it and then attach the lid
have to open it and then attach the lid
have to open it and then attach the lid and the whole time propane and butane
and the whole time propane and butane
and the whole time propane and butane would be spewing into the air that’s no
would be spewing into the air that’s no
would be spewing into the air that’s no good so what we want to do is give
good so what we want to do is give
good so what we want to do is give ourselves a way to turn the gas on and
ourselves a way to turn the gas on and
ourselves a way to turn the gas on and off while the lid is attached so first
off while the lid is attached so first
off while the lid is attached so first let’s take off this small wire handle
let’s take off this small wire handle
let’s take off this small wire handle the plan is that we’ll drill a small
the plan is that we’ll drill a small
the plan is that we’ll drill a small hole into the side of the plastic
hole into the side of the plastic
hole into the side of the plastic through that we’ll have a length of
through that we’ll have a length of
through that we’ll have a length of straightened copper tube which can reach
straightened copper tube which can reach
straightened copper tube which can reach in and turn the little key that lets the
in and turn the little key that lets the
in and turn the little key that lets the gas come out at the moment if you put it
gas come out at the moment if you put it
gas come out at the moment if you put it on into swivels and doesn’t turn it at
on into swivels and doesn’t turn it at
on into swivels and doesn’t turn it at all we’ll flatten the tube so that it
all we’ll flatten the tube so that it
all we’ll flatten the tube so that it fits nicely onto our key looks like just
fits nicely onto our key looks like just
fits nicely onto our key looks like just the right height now we want to use a
the right height now we want to use a
the right height now we want to use a bit that’s just larger than our copper
bit that’s just larger than our copper
bit that’s just larger than our copper pipe so that it’ll easily fit in
pipe so that it’ll easily fit in
pipe so that it’ll easily fit in including the flattened end designed to
including the flattened end designed to
including the flattened end designed to fit over the key
let’s just take some sandpaper in our
let’s just take some sandpaper in our pen and clean up that edge a little bit
pen and clean up that edge a little bit
pen and clean up that edge a little bit in the end it probably won’t even be
in the end it probably won’t even be
in the end it probably won’t even be very visible but it’s just nicer if it’s
very visible but it’s just nicer if it’s
very visible but it’s just nicer if it’s clean you can now fit the copper pipe
clean you can now fit the copper pipe
clean you can now fit the copper pipe through the side of the container and it
through the side of the container and it
through the side of the container and it fits perfectly over the key let’s
fits perfectly over the key let’s
fits perfectly over the key let’s flatten the end of our tube so that it
flatten the end of our tube so that it
flatten the end of our tube so that it can actually get some grip on our gas
can actually get some grip on our gas
can actually get some grip on our gas key the fuel can is inside the plastic
key the fuel can is inside the plastic
key the fuel can is inside the plastic container we can now reach through with
container we can now reach through with
container we can now reach through with our piece of copper pipe fit it over the
our piece of copper pipe fit it over the
our piece of copper pipe fit it over the key and open the gas since we don’t want
key and open the gas since we don’t want
key and open the gas since we don’t want to have an extra foot of copper pipe
to have an extra foot of copper pipe
to have an extra foot of copper pipe sticking out at all times let’s just
sticking out at all times let’s just
sticking out at all times let’s just mark off where we want to cut this our
mark off where we want to cut this our
mark off where we want to cut this our piece is cut down we’ve cleaned up the
piece is cut down we’ve cleaned up the
piece is cut down we’ve cleaned up the edge and at this point a copper cap fits
edge and at this point a copper cap fits
edge and at this point a copper cap fits nicely over it so this will work as our
nicely over it so this will work as our
nicely over it so this will work as our key to turn our gas on and off our
key to turn our gas on and off our
key to turn our gas on and off our copper pipe fits nicely over the fuel
copper pipe fits nicely over the fuel
copper pipe fits nicely over the fuel key but I am going to try and crimp it
key but I am going to try and crimp it
key but I am going to try and crimp it down a little more so it’s a little bit
down a little more so it’s a little bit
down a little more so it’s a little bit more of a snug fit and won’t Bend or
more of a snug fit and won’t Bend or
more of a snug fit and won’t Bend or warp the copper when we try and turn it
warp the copper when we try and turn it
warp the copper when we try and turn it on and off that works great so to finish
on and off that works great so to finish
on and off that works great so to finish up this piece so let’s clean up the
up this piece so let’s clean up the
up this piece so let’s clean up the edges and solder the cap on
our copper pipe key is now finished so
our copper pipe key is now finished so let’s try putting everything together
let’s try putting everything together
let’s try putting everything together and do a rough test to see if this is
and do a rough test to see if this is
and do a rough test to see if this is working it’s looking pretty good see
working it’s looking pretty good see
working it’s looking pretty good see what happens if we turn this key look at
what happens if we turn this key look at
what happens if we turn this key look at that how big can it go really big too
that how big can it go really big too
that how big can it go really big too big turn that down a bit again that is
big turn that down a bit again that is
big turn that down a bit again that is beautiful it’s coming out perfectly nice
beautiful it’s coming out perfectly nice
beautiful it’s coming out perfectly nice even flames all the way around our
even flames all the way around our
even flames all the way around our circle excellent excellent excellent
circle excellent excellent excellent
circle excellent excellent excellent excellent whoo yes all right I’m gonna
excellent whoo yes all right I’m gonna
excellent whoo yes all right I’m gonna turn it off by twisting the key perfect
turn it off by twisting the key perfect
turn it off by twisting the key perfect that worked great oh I’m excited I love
that worked great oh I’m excited I love
that worked great oh I’m excited I love when things work well well at this point
when things work well well at this point
when things work well well at this point what we need to do is make it look a
what we need to do is make it look a
what we need to do is make it look a little bit nicer it’s working great but
little bit nicer it’s working great but
little bit nicer it’s working great but it looked kind of boring so let’s take
it looked kind of boring so let’s take
it looked kind of boring so let’s take some decorative elements add those on
some decorative elements add those on
some decorative elements add those on and really make this thing with nice our
and really make this thing with nice our
and really make this thing with nice our base being made of clear plastic is
base being made of clear plastic is
base being made of clear plastic is really nice while we’re building it
really nice while we’re building it
really nice while we’re building it because we can see everything that’s
because we can see everything that’s
because we can see everything that’s going on inside but it doesn’t really
going on inside but it doesn’t really
going on inside but it doesn’t really look very professional when you can just
look very professional when you can just
look very professional when you can just look at your fuel tank I want to
look at your fuel tank I want to
look at your fuel tank I want to decorate the outside of the plastic
decorate the outside of the plastic
decorate the outside of the plastic container and then I also have these
container and then I also have these
container and then I also have these blue pieces of glass that I want to put
blue pieces of glass that I want to put
blue pieces of glass that I want to put in the bed above the fire coil what
in the bed above the fire coil what
in the bed above the fire coil what we’re going to do is take these paint
we’re going to do is take these paint
we’re going to do is take these paint sticks cut them down to the height of
sticks cut them down to the height of
sticks cut them down to the height of our plastic container and then use some
our plastic container and then use some
our plastic container and then use some hot glue to glue them on going all the
hot glue to glue them on going all the
hot glue to glue them on going all the way around of course we’ll have to drill
way around of course we’ll have to drill
way around of course we’ll have to drill a hole in one of the sticks so that our
a hole in one of the sticks so that our
a hole in one of the sticks so that our key can still fit in and out I’m
key can still fit in and out I’m
key can still fit in and out I’m actually going to just measure up to the
actually going to just measure up to the
actually going to just measure up to the brackets because our pan will be on top
brackets because our pan will be on top
brackets because our pan will be on top and we’ll never really be able to see
and we’ll never really be able to see
and we’ll never really be able to see this piece of the clear plastic this way
this piece of the clear plastic this way
this piece of the clear plastic this way I don’t have to fit them around each
I don’t have to fit them around each
I don’t have to fit them around each single bracket
single bracket
single bracket [Music]
let’s start with the slat that we need
let’s start with the slat that we need to drill a hole into to fit over our key
to drill a hole into to fit over our key
to drill a hole into to fit over our key let’s put a little mark right where we
let’s put a little mark right where we
let’s put a little mark right where we want the center of the hole to be
want the center of the hole to be
want the center of the hole to be [Music]
looks nice perfect he slides in and out
looks nice perfect he slides in and out beautiful let’s take some hot glue apply
beautiful let’s take some hot glue apply
beautiful let’s take some hot glue apply it to the inside of our cut paint stick
it to the inside of our cut paint stick
it to the inside of our cut paint stick and then glue it in place on the
and then glue it in place on the
and then glue it in place on the container our first ones in place now
container our first ones in place now
container our first ones in place now let’s just go around the rest of the
let’s just go around the rest of the
let’s just go around the rest of the container adding paint sticks all the
container adding paint sticks all the
container adding paint sticks all the way all right we’ve got one spot left
way all right we’ve got one spot left
way all right we’ve got one spot left that’s just slightly wider than our last
that’s just slightly wider than our last
that’s just slightly wider than our last paint stick so we are gonna have to trim
paint stick so we are gonna have to trim
paint stick so we are gonna have to trim this down to make it fit
[Music]
[Music] beautiful there we go that looks pretty
beautiful there we go that looks pretty
beautiful there we go that looks pretty nice now let’s just take these glass
nice now let’s just take these glass
nice now let’s just take these glass beads and add them all around on the
beads and add them all around on the
beads and add them all around on the inside of our pan
inside of our pan
inside of our pan [Music]
I got these beads at Hobby Lobby they
I got these beads at Hobby Lobby they come in these little net bags I bought
come in these little net bags I bought
come in these little net bags I bought two of the bags and each bag was only
two of the bags and each bag was only
two of the bags and each bag was only like three dollars so it’s pretty cheap
like three dollars so it’s pretty cheap
like three dollars so it’s pretty cheap I think it would be fine if the glass
I think it would be fine if the glass
I think it would be fine if the glass were right on top of the pipe but I am
were right on top of the pipe but I am
were right on top of the pipe but I am trying to clear a path just a little bit
trying to clear a path just a little bit
trying to clear a path just a little bit so the gas has somewhere to go it’s
so the gas has somewhere to go it’s
so the gas has somewhere to go it’s looking pretty good I think at this
looking pretty good I think at this
looking pretty good I think at this point what we have to do is turn it on
point what we have to do is turn it on
point what we have to do is turn it on and see how it looks oh that’s fantastic
and see how it looks oh that’s fantastic
and see how it looks oh that’s fantastic thank you that a little tabletop fire
thank you that a little tabletop fire
thank you that a little tabletop fire pit a lot of good heat coming off of
pit a lot of good heat coming off of
pit a lot of good heat coming off of that too that looks so cool I love the
that too that looks so cool I love the
that too that looks so cool I love the contrast the orange fire with the blue
contrast the orange fire with the blue
contrast the orange fire with the blue glass that’s why I chose the blue glass
glass that’s why I chose the blue glass
glass that’s why I chose the blue glass it’s just they look really good together
it’s just they look really good together
it’s just they look really good together wow that looks so cool I’m just gonna
wow that looks so cool I’m just gonna
wow that looks so cool I’m just gonna turn it up bigger fire always more fun
turn it up bigger fire always more fun
turn it up bigger fire always more fun wow that is a hoot that’s the dumbest
wow that is a hoot that’s the dumbest
wow that is a hoot that’s the dumbest expression I’ve ever used I hope you’re
expression I’ve ever used I hope you’re
expression I’ve ever used I hope you’re here I do want to point out that while
here I do want to point out that while
here I do want to point out that while this is small enough to fit on a
this is small enough to fit on a
this is small enough to fit on a tabletop it’s really not something that
tabletop it’s really not something that
tabletop it’s really not something that you want to use indoors for any extended
you want to use indoors for any extended
you want to use indoors for any extended period of time
period of time
period of time propane and butane unless they’re burned
propane and butane unless they’re burned
propane and butane unless they’re burned 100% can let off carbon monoxide gases
100% can let off carbon monoxide gases
100% can let off carbon monoxide gases and you can see that there’s smoke
and you can see that there’s smoke
and you can see that there’s smoke coming off of here both of those are
coming off of here both of those are
coming off of here both of those are stuff you don’t want inside your house
stuff you don’t want inside your house
stuff you don’t want inside your house for any long period of time there you
for any long period of time there you
for any long period of time there you have it a fire pit is a super fun thing
have it a fire pit is a super fun thing
have it a fire pit is a super fun thing to gather around if you don’t have one
to gather around if you don’t have one
to gather around if you don’t have one this is easier to build than it is to
this is easier to build than it is to
this is easier to build than it is to install one in your yard it’s not gonna
install one in your yard it’s not gonna
install one in your yard it’s not gonna put out the same amount of heat of
put out the same amount of heat of
put out the same amount of heat of course but it does work pretty well
course but it does work pretty well
course but it does work pretty well there’s a good amount of heat coming off
there’s a good amount of heat coming off
there’s a good amount of heat coming off of this and of course I can turn it up
of this and of course I can turn it up
of this and of course I can turn it up even more if I want
even more if I want
even more if I want well that’s toasty very toasty very
well that’s toasty very toasty very
well that’s toasty very toasty very quickly this whole build only takes a
quickly this whole build only takes a
quickly this whole build only takes a few hours and it’s pretty fun to do I
few hours and it’s pretty fun to do I
few hours and it’s pretty fun to do I especially enjoyed learning the new
especially enjoyed learning the new
especially enjoyed learning the new skill of soldering the copper together
skill of soldering the copper together
skill of soldering the copper together although some people out there probably
although some people out there probably
although some people out there probably think what I did looked pretty sloppy it
think what I did looked pretty sloppy it
think what I did looked pretty sloppy it worked well it’s airtight and for a
worked well it’s airtight and for a
worked well it’s airtight and for a first time it’s not bad thanks for
first time it’s not bad thanks for
first time it’s not bad thanks for joining us for this project today and we
joining us for this project today and we
joining us for this project today and we look forward to the next one talk to you
look forward to the next one talk to you
look forward to the next one talk to you then
this is better at night I got a five but
this is better at night I got a five but then sits on your table now what won’t
then sits on your table now what won’t
then sits on your table now what won’t they think of next
they think of next
they think of next hey guys grant here just want to pop in
hey guys grant here just want to pop in
hey guys grant here just want to pop in with a quick update that the king of
with a quick update that the king of
with a quick update that the king of random brand is expanding Nate’s here
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