Today, a wide selection of kitchen utensils is presented to fans of cooking various dishes. Judging by the numerous reviews of tourists and supporters of picnics, one of these products is a camping pan from a cultivator harrow. Its cost varies from 50 to 100 US dollars. Many home craftsmen prefer not to splurge and use handicrafts. You will find information on how to make a pan from a harrow disc with your own hands in this article.
Acquaintance
Who is the author of the pan from the disk is not known. Nevertheless, the idea of using a cultivator disk was picked up by many craftsmen. Demand for these products is quite large. Judging by the reviews of the owners, in the pan from the disk you can cook many different delicious dishes of meat, potatoes, fish, mushrooms and other products.
It is also convenient to stew vegetables on it. Dishes are prepared outdoors with a gas burner. On how to make a pan out of the disc with your own hands, read on.
What do you need for work?
Before proceeding with the manufacture of a pan from a disc harrow, you need to get the following:
- Drive.
- A piece of metal.
- Gas welding apparatus.
- Angle grinder (grinder) with cutting and grinding discs to it.
- Gas burner and cylinder.
- Vegetable oil.
About the disc
The basis of the product will be directly a 50-centimeter disk of a cultivator with a thickness of 6 mm in the center and 4 mm at the edges. Visually, it resembles a pan. However, this device will weigh more than 10 kg. To get hold of the disk, the home craftsman will have to go to the farmers or to the point where they take the metal. You can also buy a disk from the owners of agricultural machinery.
Since high alloy steel with the addition of nickel, copper and nitrogen is used for the manufacture of disks, they have enhanced characteristics. In this regard, the owner can not worry that his home-made pan burns out. It is difficult to judge how such a pan is harmful to health, since stainless steel can also contain various impurities, especially from Chinese manufacturers.
Where to begin?
For those who are going to make a pan from a disk, but do not know what to do first, experts recommend first to make a patch from a piece of metal. Next, the diameter of the hole in the center of the disk is measured, along which it will be turned. At this stage, the work is done by a grinder with a cutting wheel. It is important that it has an internal thread under the handle. To do this, you need a lathe. If such equipment is not at home, you will have to order it from a professional turner. After the core is ready, it must be welded to the center of the product using gas welding. The main thing is that the hole in the disk is completely filled with metal.
Second step
A pan from a disc can be fixed in many ways. Judging by the reviews, most masters do this by means of a pin, which, with the help of a thread, connects to the core. Next, the pin is stuck in the ground. In addition, you can use the support removable legs. For this purpose, several nuts or turned workpieces containing internal threads are welded along the edges of the disk. The pan will stand on metal legs with external thread. It will be much more convenient to use a product in nature if there are pens in the design. They are bent out of rods, and then welded to the product.
Product grinding
At this stage, you should do the weld. To do this, you need a grinder with a grinding wheel mounted on it. The weld should be cleaned as evenly as possible. Since the harrow disc will be used as a frying pan for cooking, it is important that it is clean. Therefore, after the seam, the craftsmen usually begin to remove rust on the entire product.
Final stage
According to experienced craftsmen, the operation of the product is possible after its preliminary calcination on fire. This procedure is performed as follows. First, salt is poured into the pan. One pack will be enough. Next, you need to build a fire and place a product over it. Keep it over an open fire until the salt turns black. It will take about half an hour. After the pan from the harrow is thoroughly cleaned of salt residues. Now you can calcine with oil.
For the procedure you will need pork fat. Judging by the numerous reviews of home craftsmen, sunflower oil is also suitable for this purpose. It must be poured into a pan, which is set back over an open fire. Using a clean cloth dampened with fat, all hard-to-reach places are thoroughly wiped in the product. You must also keep the pan for half an hour. Then the remaining oil is poured. Only after performing these actions is the pan from the harrow of the cultivator considered ready for use.