To begin opening the holes, i hammered a few times on one side.

How to set up a burn barrel. Some ways we use it are obvious (brush, leaves, etc), but some ways we use our burn barrel are a little less. You can also use a. I had always cut horizontal slots around the bottom of mine.

First i pried up, flipped the tool. You can use a hammer and punch or you can drill through the bottom with a 1″ drill bit. A few years ago somebody on this forum from australia or tasmania posted on how to set up a burn barrel properly.

Pierce 4 smalls holes around each of the venting openings. Screw the mesh over the holes to avoid. • clear ground down to mineral soil at least 10 feet on each side of barrel.

This created a space for me to get a tool in to pry it open. Truthfully, where i live, when they say the words ‘bonfire’ it means a mountain of tree branches being burned in the middle of the field. Make the holes at least 1/2 an inch.

The number of holes can vary from 10 to 20 up to 30 or more. These holes are for rainwater to drain out of the. Drill about four holes through the bottom of the barrel.

There are many ways to make. Let’s see what you’ve got!as requested, links to items used in this project:#4 unibit (s. Share 0 people shared the story 0.