Fire Pit 1 Built June 17, 2018 by Mitchell Hollis I wanted a small fire pit for burning wood scraps that could be easily tucked away in my garage when it wasn't being used. Cutting the Steel I started with three 1'x1' sheets of 16 gauge steel that I grabbed from Home Depot. I wanted the sides to taper, so I cut the bottom plate to be 10"x10" and cut the side plates so that they'd be 10" at the bottom and 12" at the top. I used a cut-off wheel on my angle grinder to make all the cuts. I clamped a scrap piece of 2x2 to my bench to use as a guide. Welding Shield I used this sheet metal shield to avoid setting my wood storage on fire or blinding my neighbors. It is made out of some galvanized sheet metal, scarp aluminum tubing for a bottom structure, and piano hinges so the walls can be folded down. The whole things is held together with pop-rivets. Welding This was my first major project after getting a welder so my welds weren't su...