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The interior part, I would not have bothered removing.... just light a fire in it and let it burn 😂
I was thinking the same thing
Exactly what I was thinking
I think he just said, “Dooooooooh!”
Thats what we did. Worked like a charm
Same !!!
damn, when he put the premade fire ring insert in, it went straight from a 6 to a 10.
i agree. pretty interesting to see a little detail make a big difference.
Ohh mogawty
I guess the algorithm brought the Genshin players here?? I have no manuel skills what so ever and won't ever make something like that but it was great to watch lol
Former concrete guy here. I did residential construction in Florida and we'd spray our forms with oil to get them to release easier from the slabs. The other little trick is that you can fill screw holes or nail holes with petroleum jelly for exposed surfaces that you don't want to see fasteners. You can also cover seams with clear packing tape and get a smooth finish.
Wonder if its still there.
Great tips. For the inner circle, it doesn't matter what you would coat it with because the direction to pull to release the forms is a reverse circle and geometrically doesn't allow it to release. Sort of like the Chinese finger traps.
What was the company? I am in orlando and would love to hire someone to do this
@@garrettsanford5683 Carpenter Contractors of America.
I was a roadway worker on the I-4 project and then worked on the runways at OIA. You're exactly right. Using form oil, even on wood, will make them fall right off after the concrete dries enough.
As this was a DiY project, a follow up on how it's holding up in a few years would be great.
He just did an update video
@6:13 Jason: “I bought $2M worth of 2x4s”
Scrap 2x4s in the corner: “Do we mean nothing to you?”
Would have only been $1M worth in 2019...
He broke my heart pulling that stunt..and he call himself a wood worker lol
A single 2x4x8 is $8.50 at my local Lowe's right now
@@johnettipio 10.97 up here in canada.
I'm glad that I'm not the only person to see that. So I came to the comments to check, and here we are.
Easy 1 person concrete mixing tip. Need 5gal bucket, power drill, mixing paddle. Put in 3-5inch water depending on consistency wanted, start with less and add more as needed. Place concrete bag on top of bucket, poke hole and let concrete drain in while using power drill and mixing paddle. By the time the bag is empty(shake it as you go) the concrete is mixed, pour in. I've done 80 bags of 60lb mix by myself in a few hours with breaks. Average about 2min a bag including set up. Still hard work moving bags and pouring buckets, but easy mixing.
Additional benefit to that is you can just pour your concrete where needed rather than shoveling it
Mixing is easy but it still weighs 80 pounds.
@@danstiverson you can max half a bag at a time if you have to
Sounds rough on the drill
@@odin0438 since water is added first and concrete slowly poured in, it's actually not too bad. Been using the same dewalt drill for years doing this. Usually in 1st gear, but yeah it will wear it down faster than drywall screws.
Why do i get 'binging with babish' wibes, and can't stop watching.
I knew the moment I saw you slide into the frame of the camera on the grass that I liked you hahaha.
"im not renting a concrete mixer" said by everyone... once! lol
Until you mix concrete by hand, everyone says that!
@@multidinero I had to use a shovel and wheelbarrow for the whole time I was doing fences and decks lol .
@@ramsaybolton9151 as a Finish Carpenter, I watch those guys from inside and ask the age old question.....
“Where’s that guy’s mixer?”
@@multidinero You should ask " Who's the mixer " instead lmao
@@ramsaybolton9151 Same. I am both cheap and a glutton for punishment.
DUDE SAFETY!! Concrete can detonate when exposed to fire. My sister lost her eye and had three teeth smashed out when the fire that was on a concrete base detonated. It's the trapped water turning to steam, then expanding. Stay safe - do your research on concrete / fire explosive failure, great skills in the video man tho.
Thats why he put in the fire brick on the interior part of the concrete
Dude... You didn't watch the video did you?
@@averystrawn9819 You've never seen concrete explode before, it Doesn't explode by direct contact from fire it explodes from water trapped inside air pockets evaporating causing pressure build up Doesn't have to be direct heat lmao.
Concrete can be safe as long as you allow allotted time for it to cure . Me personally would have lined the firebrick the proper way around the inside.
It May last 100 years it may cure and then get rained on trapping water and frag, Id rather be safe If I'm investing that much money into a fire pit.
Do your research bud concrete takes 42 days to fully cure that means all moisture is gone green concrete is the few hours before it dries to the normal white color and by vibrating your separate cream from aggregate every thing he did ensured proper safety the only thing he could’ve done better would’ve been to mix in fiber
@@jake_god_of_sleep6564 Concrete is most effective and stronger when it still got moister in it, Once it's dried out over time and age it will crack and get rained on if its an outdoor concrete.
Concrete even fully cured can soak up more water retaining it. Concrete poured directly on the ground without a barrier can still absorb moisture through the ground.
The more you know lmao
As I stated before it could last 100 years with a fire or 10 days depends on his climate humidity and so forth. as I myself don't need to do research I come from a family of brick layers and concrete drivers who own a concrete business in VA. I am well versed in the what and what nots of concrete.
He's such a big kid. I love your video because it was funny and informative. This is the kind of video I like watching
The internal should have put like a 3/4" piece of wood between the three connectors, with the melamine overhanging 1/2 the width of the separator board so no space on the ring touching the concrete. Then when done you take the connector screws out and slide the 3/4" wood pieces out. That leaves a little space so you can pull the inner ring piece toward the center and then can take them out.
Watching this just confirmed that yanking that old wringer washer tub out of the metal dump and setting it up as my fire pit was the right decision! 😂
I used an old tractor rim and cut the center hub out...
Its so wide that i can throw 3 entire wood pallets in it!
😆 🤣 😂
@@garyhaber333 hell yeah!!!! I love me some good ole southern ingenuity/engineering
This has to be the most complicated concreted tire fire-pit i have ever witnessed being constructed
The exact same thing I was thinking, but I watched the whole video. Lol
And maybe the most expensive lol
My first thought was, keep it simple, make it square. I placed 4x8x16 solid concrete blocks (most of which I had leftover from a previous project) on end in a square and covered with surface bond cement from Quikcrete.
@@wtfdan817 Oh, good idea with the concrete blocks. I was thinking 200 empty aluminum soda cans would eat up some volume nicely ...if ya have 'em laying around.
For a guy that dont know what he's doing with concrete, you sure made it look good. Would I have done it differently? Parts of it, Yes, but it turned out really nice. Overall, I'd give it a 9.5. Well done.
Do you work with concrete regularly? If so, what would you have done differently?
would have added sand and small pebbles to the concrete mix for starters.. makes it a lot more durable and less brittle..
OOO, that's just to easy. I need something more complicated for a firepit.
Everybody is an artist on youtube these days
I’m so glad you researched this. My concrete friend (contractor....he wasn’t made of concrete) made one that was solid concrete on the bottom and it exploded shooting big chunks of concrete 40’ in the air like a cannon. He had his daughters Girl Scout sleep over that night. They called the kids inside for pizza and a few minutes later it blew the bottom out. Some large pieces went over the house and landed out front. Someone was watching over them that night that’s for sure!
I call bullshit.
This happened to me as well. nobody got burned but a few chairs had holes put in them.
Why do you call bullshit Nathan? You do know concrete explodes when extreme heat is consistently applied right? Try google buddy. There’s even videos on YT of it happening.
@@nathansmith22 Of course you do, cause you have no idea what your talking about. Your just talking. Concrete always has water in cavities within the concrete if left outside. It soaks in. That makes steam. What does steam do when it can't get out? Basic science there scooter. You just had to say something though.
Yes all concrete has air in it exterior concrete has at least 2 to 3 times more air into the mix so when it heats up it will explode
"I don't feel like renting a concrete mixer"
A hard lesson is gonna be learned today!
I bought a used concrete mixer so I never have to mix concrete by hand ever again.
I bought a used one to do a project with the idea I could sell it when I was done, getting back most if not all the cost.
First time viewer. But I pushed all the right buttons to return for all your future videos!!
ESTWING hatchet …My Man!
It'll be interesting to know later if the concrete form cracks after the first fire. I had a firepit built out of stone with mortar and it cracked not only the mortar joints but the limestone two piece top. My firepit builder used a steel ring insert tight up against the stone and the heat caused the ring to expand, thus cracking the mortar and a couple of stones. My fix was to buy a steel insert that was smaller than the pit diameter by 1.5" all around. I also filled that void with mineral pour insulation to reduce thermal shock. My insert has a large enough lip to cover the void. I think your insert should be at least 1" smaller then your form to prevent contact between the steel insert and the inside of your form to prevent steel expansion from pushing out your form.
This right here is a great point - should be voted up
@@gabrielh.2506 Or do what I did by not allowing a flush steel ring up against the stone to expand as it gets hot by replacing with a full depth steel insert with a smaller diameter packed with pour mineral insulation in between the insert and stone. Much easier than lining with firebrick after the pit was built. That has worked now for many years.
@@JJ-fd2ob The calculation for a 48" steel ring (my pit) is an expansion of almost 1/2" when the temp rises by 1000F. A 3" ring will expand by 1/3". If a ring is mortared to the brick, stone or concrete, the pit will crack.
@@bobbray9666 what about using a fire rated mortar instead of concrete. Like what they'd use for chimneys?
@@driver902 If you use a steel ring, which I suppose the purpose of it is to protect the concrete from flaking away, you'd still have expansion of the steel under heat up against concrete whether it be refractory cement or not. The expanded steel will either push out and crack to concrete or just warp if the concrete doesn't give way. Better to insert a slightly small diameter steel ring to allow for the expansion when hot.
I’ve done this same concept before and I can confirm it defiantly explodes
Gotta be the right mix brother
Wouldn't be an explosion of if it was meek. It has to be defiant.
I have a small charcoal fired forge. It’s a used helium tank with the top cut out, a piece of 1/2” iron pipe in the side to blow so air and sackrete I bought from Lowe’s. It did not explode and it hasn’t really even pitted with probably 100 hours of use at temps high enough not only to forge but to actually melt steel
That's really dangerous, the concrete explodes. Doing this is not safe at all.
@@marciaccalas5799 it's actually more like a vigorous cracking you might lose an eye under the exact wrong circumstances but it isn't the end of the world.
Your cleaning operation was impeccable throughout the entire project. Clean as you go, makes the job site so much easier. Beautiful work good sir, I might do this myself. I'll save a double of Woodford for you after I finish mine
Old grand grandpa tip =) throwing wood in water for a time makes it a lot more bendable
The foreman is adorable bud, you are doing it right. Teaching the youngins skills is what will keep this world going around.
....it’ll start to crack after not many fires and need replaced. The youngins aren’t being taught right with this and no foresight.
When you said, "I didn't know what I was doing", I thought that was pretty obvious earlier when you said, "I didn't want to rent a mixer.
Looks good..... they look like river rocks. River rocks explode and crack when reaching a certain temp.
I left a like because the kid is adorable lol
“Like the moron I am, I just persevered” A statement I can sadly relate to.
I’m just jealous of the grass
How did the grass look so good during the complete build. ????????
That's due to all the rain in the Pacific Northwest. Grass grows like crazy here but you can't always find a dry day to cut (mow) the lawn between rainy days. It's always a crapshoot till after the 4th of July!
@@BigHeinen That sir is a true story. The last couple months have been fair to great for a mow in between sun and rain lol
@@BigHeinen And then it all turns brown until it starts raining again
Unless it’s Astro ?
when you pulled the forms off and smiled back at the camera I let out the biggest smile man. I was so happy for you for all the work put in. We just bought a new house and property this last year and Im anxious to build a firepit area. Getting ideas and found your channel. Subbed!
That is the cutest 😍foreman I've ever seen.
20:15 Pam. The cooking spray. Works on River tables too!
Always remember, when using wood for forms, always spray with diesel or form oil. This helps the wood release from cured concrete...in all reality, you did very well. I do this all the time and can say you did better than most. Another hint, is, when it is curing, if it is hot outside, keep everything sprayed down and wet. This gets a better cure that is less likely to "dry out" and crack. Concrete does NOT dry. It cures. The end project is pretty amazing. As for your inside form, you should have burned it out...after all, this is a fire pit...
Came to the comments to see if I was the only one thinking he should have just burned it out. Lol
Never spray with diesel
Use any oil. Even vegetable.
@MACizera it breaks down concrete compound so the layer touching the Crete will degrade much faster.
But the real issue is why not use canola oil. (Form oil works) and not hurt the environment?
@MACizera form oil is mineral oil.
You can just buy that it's best.
@@thenarrator1984 Totally agree.
I like him he’s real and intel
I bought some column tubes from a specialty hardware store, they laughed when I said I needed two feet of the different diameters! I was like, it's for a fire pit, and they were like, that's genius. The tubes are typically used for pouring freeway bridges or something.
How did that end up working?
They actually sold short Pieces?
This is the correct way to pour a firepit! no need to trace a circle
I subscribed for the skillfully executed projects. I watch for the soothing, dulcet narrations.
You forgot the epic opening scenes lol
@@lechatbotte. Well of course, he performs his own stunts.
@@bradleypayne2495 I know very impressive too!
When making inner circles for that make one little piece shaped as a V with the V point to the concrete, then you will easily pull it and have some room to pull the rest
It's even easier than that. The one little piece doesn't even need to be v-shaped. He could have done the 3 pieces as he did (or even only 2) but between two of them he could have put in a piece of 2 by 4 (or something similar with two parallel sides) which you can knock out first towards the inside. Then you have some wiggle room to loosen and take out the other pieces. Could even have worked with the whole circle as one piece cut open in one place plus a 2 by 4 or 4 by 4 inserted.
@@TheBackdrafter80 well you just crushed my two years of overthinking and overdoing simple stuff :D
@@samuelsilva8364 you're welcome. 😀
Good call. I have had more 'close calls' with routers than with any other power tools I own.
As EMS thank you for keeping me employed. Rocks explode, concrete explodes…..
You said you did not know anything about building a Boat and you rocked that out, so I'm going to bet this will rock too. (Let's watch and find out )
All the real credit for this goes to the foreman, what a guy, kept that lazy beardy dude on track, brilliant. :]
Cool dramatic entrance!
You have been given a "bloke in his shed " award. It hold's a lot of value in Britain, kudos to you and for going for it.
Can't wait to see it burning for the first time. Hope the supervisor lets you sit and enjoy it with a Bourbon !! Keep up the great content
Perfect timing. I literally have to build a fire pit this weekend.
Probably cheaper to get his old form mailed to ya than buying all the materials lol
Look into the type of concrete you actually want. Regular concrete cracks and breaks down in heat.
If you would of got a couple Cubic Yards of bridge deck mix from your local concrete producer, you would never have to worry about the 30 day cure, or life of the concrete. This video was awesome first time viewer.
Love your humor. Also appreciate you taking your time to explain how you did things. It was easy to follow. Thank you!
Surprised you deconstructed the inner form instead of just lighting a fire in the pit! Turned out great!
I was thinking the same thing when I was watching it will all eventually burn away.
So are we all just gonna ignore his supernatural ability to raise the garage door without touching it? Dude.
This is the advanced version of opening the grocery store door by waving your hand at it
I thought I had patience until I saw this build. I would have had the patience to build the mold. LOL
Use diesel oil to oil up the forms. Get a hand pump insecticide sprayer, put some diesel into it and spray it on. That's what I always use and is what we used whenever we made forms.
Me at 1:06: Who the heck is “Jason?” oh well, let’s just keep watching and see what Bourbon is doing in this video
I’m a certified cement mason, and I gotta say. You did a good job. A tip to separate the wood from the cement, you can use diesel gas. Works fine.
Can confirm diesel works beautifully and would use plastic form boards for bending its way easier
I was just going to form oil or diesel
Not an expert....but, built a very hot fire in a cement box. Turns out, the cement exploded. Finished cement contains water...expands and explodes. Just sharing.
@@patandsandytrierweiler2440 I've heard that before too! Scary.
@@patandsandytrierweiler2440
Watch at 20:21
I’ve never watched any of your videos before, I’m 11 seconds in and already best intro I’ve ever seen.
That looked pretty good.
Damn, that lawn looks like a tank rolled over it.
😂😂😂😂😂
I have never built a fire pit. But I have poured some manhole collars. On the internal ring we placed wooded wedges Knock the wedges out the internal ring comes right out..
I gave you a thumbs up based on that slide alone.
Dude, hilarious video...and masterful work. Instant subscribe. I love that you're clearly a professional in carpentry/wood-working, but you don't take yourself too seriously.
lol, thought the same
Great build, been working with forms 25 years, yours was excellent. For future reference there is a product, wiggle board that is made for forming curves.
He could have just used hardboard also, cheap and comes in 4 x 8' sheets.
When doing a inside form, I cut angles 45-Degrees so the inside round form can spiral right out. But you did a good job!
I loved these forms. He did such a stellar job, especially on the first try, and you can't stop concrete from shrinking but your idea is awesome.
Yeah! Loved it! Now come build me one lol!
I absolutely love your interactions with your foreman. He's a cute kid. And you seems like a pretty cool dad.
the rebar you put in extended into the ground. over time moisture will climb that bar and rust it out. always make sure your rebar is completely encased in the concrete.
Honestly, this was really well done. Couple things I would have done differently.
1. If you had mitered the edges of your interior forms you'd have much less pressure pushing them together, and would have been able to remove the forms intact.
2. I would have poured a pad first. The weight of that ring will likely have it settling into the dirt over time, especially after rain. The pad would also have made interior form removal easier.
Going to implement this in my yard though, great idea 👍
I was thinking the same thing other comments said. Just light a fire to burn out the inside form haha. Looks good!
The internal dialogues are part of what makes your videos worth watching
I would burn the internal form away :)
That’s exactly what I was thinking 👍
That's what I was thinking ... but then , concrete needs to cure for a month. Why ruin all that hard work.
@@F-J. light the fire a month later and have steaks ready.
@@F-J. Good thinking. The result was super. I like the wood pattern on the concrete. :)
Thinking the same light that inside form up
I worked in concrete, asphalt, sand & gravel for my career (the college engineering diploma sits in a box in the closet) and I have to say that was a very nice looking job when finished. The only thing I would have suggested was making the foreman do more work 🤣
Worked for a forming and shoring company WAY back in the day. We used a mix of Diesel Fuel and Automatic Transmission Fluid sprayed on concrete forms as a release agent.
What an introduction 😂😂. That’s the best into I’ve ever seen 😂
Great looking project! And, you have $2 million worth of destroyed lumber to burn in it!
Great job. Just wanted to mention, when looking for filler material for concrete, a good option is gravel. One or two shuvels per bag. Mix together, works great. Diesel is used the most often for keeping the concrete off the forms. Concrete work is unique in the way we have to consider wrecking the forms conveniently. City water drains is a good example.
your dry sense of humor made this video even more so a work of art!
Wow I love his humor!
After it cures you can stain it a wood color to make it look like actual wood. That would trip some humans out.
"humans"
Was thinking the same thing, it'd look awesome stained.
That would trip the termites out!
This looks awesome. Only recommendation I'd make is to put some bricks at the bottom with a layer of expanded metal over that to really allow the air to flow through those holes you made with PVC.
I agree with @DriveCarToBar
Union carpenter here. We use diesel and oil mixed in a backpack weed killer sprayer on forms before the pour. Just use Masonite next time for curves. You actually could have built this with just the Masonite and rebar stakes. We’ve done curvy pools at fancy resorts in a similar way. Exposed concrete is finished by masons and sanded. Looks great after.
The internal form, “saw it right off.” Name the movie
When making the inner form, use three pieces (as you did) and use wedges of at least 60 degrees in the joints. That way, when you pull out the wedges (from the inside), the three pieces will easily pull straight out from the concrete and can be lifted out. And, they will be re-usable! 🤓👍
Thought the same thing. Would have saved a lot of pain and aggravation.
Or coulda started the bon fire early
Should just burn the inner Ring
Renovation guy here - Anything 9+ bags, it's worth it to rent a mixer, unless you're a masochist (or hourly)
"or hourly" bahaha my back felt this comment...
Pallet or more 60 plus bags is worth renting a mixer. If you can't mix 9 bags of concrete without a mixer ur lazy or to old to be doing what u do
Being that u sub to alot of gaming channels anyone can prolly tell which one of those applies to u
@@nhcmigo8291 If you want to waste your client's money, sure. Where I live a mixer is $100 a day and labour is $50 hourly. if you're hand mixing more than 30 bags, get a concrete truck.
@@nhcmigo8291 seeing as how you have a tenuous grasp on the English language, I could see you mixing 60 bags by hand without even using a shovel.
Turned out great. I have a solo stove and wanted to make a square table with a cement table top that the stove would fit inside and this helped me figure out a good way to approach the circle in the middle of my square form!
I'm sure you've considered it, but remembered that ample airflow is the whole point of a solo stove
Concrete can and will blow up with fire don't do it ...
Had me at crispies and Bourbon ...nice video :)
Great design! Lets all admit though....we're all really here for the commentary lol.
We're a pretty large company but its always fun to watch these DIYs that anyone can do without a large scale crew or heavy equipment !
That's Big.
That's big.
6:30, boy just set down a stack of gold bricks!
Always come for the intro and stay for the un-ending entertainment and craftsmanship.
I strongly recommend oiling the formboards to make them easier to remove afterwards. Also, DO NOT use regular cement for a project like this due to trapped moisture and risk of explosion. Use only refractory cement, which is designed for high temperature use.
You can recommend it all you want, but odds are no one will do that, as refractory cement is expensive. Unless of course you have two grand to spend on twenty bags of refractory cement. He did it the most economical way, and as a concrete guy myself, using wax is perfectly fine. I personally use diesel simply because I can spray it on with a pump up sprayer. But the objective is to get a clean separation, and to protect your forms, so what ever you use is acceptable.
@@thebeardedone1225 expensive but will break if you don't use.
You should also never use diesel to spray.
Not a risk. It will happen.
@@thenarrator1984 I've used diesel on my forms for fifty years. It works just fine, and preserve my forms quite nicely. I only use refractory cement in fireplaces. For outside pits, that requires a large volume, I substitute two shovel of sand with two shovel of fire clay. I've never had one crack. And I can't count how many I've poured that way.
@@thebeardedone1225 I'm sure you've used it.
Just because you have doesbnot mean it's fine.
It's disgusting for.the environment and it makes the cement compound not harden right so the outer layer willl degrade.
Seriously. I can't stand people who say 'done it fifty years'
So you threw diesel into the gutter for fifty years and it didn't hurt anything. Right.
God damn no wonder were in the place we are today with idiots like youm
Amazing Job! NO WAY I'm doing all that! I got tired just watching you do it.
Best diy firepit I ever saw was built out an old truck tyre with the side rims cut out, a plastic storage barrel full of water to make the mould and the barrel from a dumped washing machine for an insert after it set, it just slotted right in. My neighbor reinforced it with a pile of old chicken wire from a fence, after it was done he just tiled over the tyre. After he moved out the landlord demolished it, was a massive shame.
That looks amazing. Tell your Gorman he did an awesome job.
Sorry Forman
That was an amazing watch! You're so much fun and so talented.
You took a lot of time and effort and money to build that and it's awesome! Congratulations on your new fire pit!
When I saw you make that inner form, and even cut it in three, thinking you would just split them apart like the outer form, I smiled. Gave me more reason to watch the rest of the video...
“If you like it you better put a ring on it.” - that’s funny. 😂🤣😂🤣😂