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In this episode of an outdoor kitchen build series, the creator focuses on fabricating a stainless steel counter and table using 12 mm thick 304 grade sheet metal. The primary challenge addressed is managing the sharp edges created by cutting the bridge joint for the treasure chest component; to prevent injury, the builder decides against relying solely on factory finishes or mirrors and instead attempts to smooth out the rough cuts manually. Since he lacks heavy-duty machinery capable of bending such thick steel over long lengths, he employs a creative technique involving crimping the metal into a V-shape before hammering it back flat. This method compresses the material internally while straightening the surface, effectively eliminating dangerous burrs without specialized equipment.
The construction process involves precise folding to create functional surfaces where food can be prepared safely on one side and easily slid off onto bowls or trash cans from another. The builder carefully bends up specific sections of the back edge by a few inches to prevent items from rolling into the yard while maintaining a gradual curve that avoids sharp corners where food could get stuck, ensuring easy cleaning. After successfully bending both flanges and reinforcing the structure with bolts in tight spots where rivet pullers couldn't reach, he tests the stability of the unit. The result is an incredibly sturdy piece capable of supporting significant weight, allowing users to sit on it or knead dough without any wobbling, proving that additional cross-bracing was unnecessary for this particular design.
Looking ahead, the project evolves as plans are made to utilize leftover materials from the current build to construct a large dining table and chairs for the center of the kitchen area. The creator also outlines future modifications, including installing a wood stove specifically designed for cooking rather than heating the home, and potentially building a pizza oven on top of an existing structure nearby. While currently working in an open-air environment, he expresses excitement about eventually screening in the entire space to create a fully enclosed outdoor living room. With the counter now complete and stable, the team takes a well-deserved break for snacks before tackling these next exciting phases of their ambitious kitchen project.
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I cut the bridge with this, right?
>> I think so.
>> Yeah.
>> The treasure chest is moving with it.
>> Yeah,
>> that was the idea.
>> Yeah, the treasure chest is on wheels.
I'll move the metal.
Okay. Kitchen counter,
>> kitchen table. For the table, I want to
fold all four edges down and, you know,
make a slit so it can wrap around the
corner.
And then that'll be the tabletop. For
the counter,
I want to fold the front edge down, then
the back like four inches up, and then
the last inch or so, fold the back that
way. So,
and then, you know, fold the sides down,
of course. Which one do we make first?
>> The counter.
>> Counter.
>> Counter. Counter. Make them.
>> What do you What do you think we should
make first? Counter.
>> Everyone says counter. All right.
>> Counter if you can make empanadas.
>> Yes, we're making the counter first. All
right. All right, we don't need this
thing anymore.
>> Cannot say I'm a fan of the way they
package sheet metal with this thing. I
understand if you need some kind of
mirror finish or something. This is just
like the factory rough finish. Why?
This is the sharp edge we just cut. So,
I want to smooth it out so no [snorts]
one gets cut.
This is 1 and 12 mm thick stainless
steel, 304 stainless steel. And uh I
don't have anything that'll bend
something this long or this thick. So, I
think I'm just going to try
just smashing it over this piece of
wood.
All right. Don't smash my toenail. It's
almost thrown back.
Okay. When you do this, you end up
>> Hey, shut up for a minute. When you do
this, you end up with your piece kind of
curved a little, right? I could just
ignore it. But if I crimp [snorts] this,
it'll pull it in and then if I smash it
back out flat, it should compress the
metal and, you know, straighten it out.
Theoretical. There are also machines
that will squish your metal together or
stretch it apart, but I don't have one
of those. Oh, maybe I should look up how
much those cost. I've been doing a lot
of sheet metal stuff lately. Whatever.
Let's go. Oh, and I sound stupid cuz I'm
sick. We all got sick. Well, stupider
than normal.
>> All right, I got that bent into a little
bit of a V there. And I don't know if
you can tell on the camera, but instead
of going that way, now this part goes
the other way a little bit. So now, if I
carefully hammer that out, hopefully
I'll keep some straightness.
All right. I don't want to smash it all
out at once because I don't want it to
just go right back to how it was. So,
I'll
Come on. Although I don't actually not
that good at this. So maybe someone
bull crap. But anyway,
now this looks straight up to about
here.
Yeah, that's totally working.
>> What are crimp spots?
>> Crimp spots. A crimp spot is here. Cuz
see how I just bend it so it goes like
that? That's a crimp.
And look, if you look from the end here,
if you look down, you'll see that
instead of curving up like that, now
this part curves the other way, right?
Like now it curves there. Here,
right?
Yeah.
>> So, if I hammer this out, hopefully it
ends up being between curve this way and
that way and is straight.
[music]
>> So, it end up pretty straight here.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. Good. All right. I got both
flanges done there. The second one I did
way faster.
Um, now I want to bend up like the last
[snorts]
I don't know 2 or 3 in 7 8 cm somewhere
around there.
So that this Yeah, it comes up like that
and then you can prepare your food here
and it's not going to fall off the back
into the yard. But it can fall off this
way so you can, you know, shove stuff
onto a bowl or the garbage can or
whatever.
Oh yeah. How do I
Oh, and also I'd like it to be curved
up, not like a sharp thing where food's
going to get stuck in the back. A nice
curve so it's easy to clean.
>> Are you going to have
this?
>> All right.
>> There's like a 3 or 4% chance that this
will work.
>> Not underneath.
>> This is going to hook.
>> Did I leave space?
>> I will be naked.
>> That's right. It goes this way. Right.
Oh my.
>> Okay,
>> there's a little space between the
washers and then there's like a lock
washer and then some other washers. A
little space in there so that the edge
of my thing that I fold under can get
under that and then
now I'm really worn out cuz I'm sick and
guys just came to deliver stuff and I
had to unload a boat
or I got to unload a boat. I shouldn't
say I had to. I got to unload a boat.
Got some exercise. This is seeming
promising. I think that's going to go.
>> Oh, that is good.
Oh man.
>> You go down the stairs. You're in the
subway.
>> Yeah.
>> I don't think I want to fold this up to
90°.
>> Maybe just like 45
>> here.
>> Yeah. Yeah. I think up a little bit more
than this will be super cool.
>> And you know, it's it'll be up enough to
prevent stuff from rolling off that side
of the table,
>> but then it's a gradual enough thing
that I don't know, you kind of get a bit
more space and you know, it'll be easy
to clean that little
>> motorcycle. YEAH, I think that's
>> I don't think I need 90 degrees. I think
45.
>> Yeah, maybe one more good pass with my
my little bender here.
>> Ridiculously.
>> Yeah, that is good.
home of the show was awesome.
Am
I
right?
dry. Your hand
canon. I found the the
I
Oh no.
Let's go.
No,
here's
There we go.
>> Okay, let's see how far
Okay.
I can't get my rivet puller in the
corner here. Not my big one, at least.
So, I just threaded a hole.
Put a bolt in that corner.
>> All right,
>> got the front riveted on. Just need to
do a few rivets in the back here.
>> One rivet on each end. Oh, enough.
>> No more having to drill holes in the
stainless steel.
>> Nice.
>> I need more supports. I think I don't I
think that's supported enough.
>> I might want to put like a cross piece
across here and across the back. It does
feel pretty sturdy. I'm going to go put
it in place and just see what it maybe I
don't need anything. But if I do, I can
I can put it in after. It's easy.
Dude, that is great.
>> This is kind of
>> this pretty good.
>> Yeah.
>> Let's see how sturdy it is.
Yeah, that is pretty sturdy. I don't
even think I need any more
reinforcements. So, I made this table. I
actually got a table top from the
junkyard somewhere and I put the rest of
this together. And on this one, I did
put
little cross pieces and stuff.
>> You did?
>> Yeah. So, you can sit on this one and
stand on it. It doesn't wobble at all.
And I don't know. No one's going to
stand on this, right? It's totally
sturdy enough to like knead dough and
do
>> stuff.
>> Boy, this kitchen is going to be
awesome.
>> I'm going to be like punching it.
>> You're not going to be punching it?
>> Yeah.
>> Oh, good.
Well, now we need What do we need next?
A big dining table that goes in the
middle here.
>> That will be made out of the leftover
piece from this.
>> It's actually doesn't really hurt. And I
might be able to build the bottom of
that. No, it's going to be different.
It's not going to
>> I don't know. So, I need a table here.
Some kind of chairs. And then probably
on top of this table, I'll make the
Rosie. Can you stop doing that? Probably
on top of this table, I'll make the
stove.
Or maybe beside I don't know what the
stove is going to be like.
I've been using a stove for a while.
>> It's a you know, it's a wood stove.
Not the kind of stove that you use to,
you know, heat a house or anything. Just
for cooking food on top of it.
>> Yeah.
>> And I might want to build a pizza oven
on top of here. Okay. I definitely want
to build a pizza oven on top of there.
>> Maybe on this sit on it.
>> Um
>> cuz I Yeah. I don't know. But right now,
this is looking great.
>> Yeah.
>> So, is that is that pretty sturdy?
>> Yeah.
>> Wiggle your butt around.
It's pretty good.
All right. I think it's time to go take
a break.
>> Okay. Okay, let's go have a snack.
The water's doing good. Excellent. Oh,
and it'll be really cool when I get the
whole thing screened in, too.
Ah, that's going to be awesome.