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How to Make Your Own Burn Barrel for Trash & Paper
- 1). Obtain a drum barrel. Check with scrap yards, oil companies or buy one new from a manufacturer. Before taking it home, find out what was stored in it. Do not use a barrel that contained chemicals or toxins; a barrel that held oil or some other natural substance is fine.
- 2). Drill holes in the bottom of the drum. You need a drill bit that can cut through metal. The holes let air circulate through the drum, providing oxygen to keep the fire going.
- 3). Place the drum on concrete paver stepping stones so that it is up off the ground. This lets the air get under the barrel and up through the holes.
- 4). Drill a hole in the lid of the barrel that is big enough to insert a saw blade on a jigsaw. Cut the top off of the barrel with a diamond cutting blade.
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