Rustic Outdoor Cooler Plans
Use the cooler as a template or measure the cooler to determine how long to cut these boards.
Rustic outdoor cooler plans. Cut off any excess tube on the inside of the cooler. This woodworking project was about wooden cooler plans. I hit the entire surface of the deck cooler with a 3m sanding block in a 60 grit. Now it s time to start building the rustic cooler legs and frame.
David wirth my personal blog about photography tv links plants motorcycles computers vacations and things i make diy. Remove all the hardware from the cooler. Rustic outdoor cooler stand wood pallet. There are even have plans for picnic tables or an outdoor grill prep table with built in ice chests.
You can make it as snug as you d like. I left about a half inch of play on each side to make it easy to remove the cooler if needed. I used a 50 quart igloo cooler for this project and dry fit the slats to see how many i d need to cut. Free wooden ice chest plans use an old refrigerator as the inside of your ice chest or use a simple plastic cooler as the basis.
Assemble the frame for the cooler out of 2 4 boards. While we wanted a rustic look i don t want anyone getting injured. Posted in furniture stand. It s a rustic outdoor design with a trough for the cooler.
Deck cooler wood cooler pallet cooler cooler stand outdoor cooler cooler box cooler cart woodworking furniture diy furniture. I m not the first person to build this kind of cooler. After this step is complete you can not remove the cooler from the frame. Cut the pallet wood to fit apply glue and screw the pallet wood onto the front and back pieces.
How to build a planter box. Either way you can build a wooden enclosure that s attractive and sturdy. With the plastic cooler in place add a piece of fence post to the bottom of the plastic cooler for support. They estimated that it may cost up to 375 if a similar tray or trough is purchased.
Handles wheels hinges latches etc. If you want to see more outdoor plans we recommend you to check out the rest of our step by step projects. Building the rustic cooler frame. Connect each 2 4 with 2 1 2 inch screws.