Football season is fast approaching, and with it comes the beloved tradition of tailgating. Coolers, folding chairs and grills pop up in parking lots across the country as fans get in a little pre-game party before the action. While your favorite athletes, be they professionals or pee-wees, are sweating through two-a-day practices, you can be doing some work on a custom grill that will cost you next to nothing but will surely earn you a few fans of your own.
This little portable grill will earn big style points at the tailgate, the beach or anywhere else you use it. Instructables member Bajablue took an old metal toolbox, which she purchased for just a few dollars at a thrift store, stripped the paint, and added a grate and some strategically placed ventilation holes. Throw in a few feet and some high-heat stove paint and you have yourself a grill that you can take anywhere.
Stripping the paint from the tool box is definitely the most laborious step involved, and will require an angle grinder to make it go easily. Other than that, the tools are pretty basic and the construction is straightforward. Hit the thrift stores, find an old tool box and get to work. That first tailgate party is closer than you think!
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Or, you could pick up a cheap grill from Home Depot for $49 and grill instead of spending the day stripping paint.
You don't even need to strip the paint. Just fire up the toolbox and the paint will peel on it's own. I think I agree with Particleman above - I don't really see the point of this project.
Sweet DIY project.
Doesn't look like the lid could even close over the food to retain heat, gonna be some nasty steak.
I think the painted placemats/rugs would be a more interesting DIY project. The grill project relies on the luck of finding a tool box for "a few bucks" which to me, means $5 or less and a piece of grate that actually fits in the box.
More importantly, are those rugs embedded in the flooring?
I think its placemats embedded in the table. Cool.
Are those rugs painted on? Too cute!
And good job on the grill too.
:)
(When's dinner?)
Ok... This could be a serious health hazard, we have things like food grade metals for a reason, you may be baking fumes/metals and other nasty things into your food if you do this, you'll be better off spending your money/time/energy else where.
I agree with all the other commentors, a m uch more interesting DIY would be those placemats!! I kept scrolling over those 2 pictures trying to get a better look!