Rustic Outdoor Cooler Plans

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Rustic outdoor cooler plans.

Glue around tube on inside of cooler to seal. I left about a half inch of play on each side to make it easy to remove the cooler if needed. Connect each 2 4 with 2 1 2 inch screws. It s a rustic outdoor design with a trough for the cooler.

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. Remove all the hardware from the cooler. With the plastic cooler in place add a piece of fence post to the bottom of the plastic cooler for support. You can make it as snug as you d like.

I m not the first person to build this kind of cooler. Assemble the frame for the cooler out of 2 4 boards. Cut off any excess tube on the inside of the cooler. Posted in furniture stand.

Either way you can build a wooden enclosure that s attractive and sturdy. Use the cooler as a template or measure the cooler to determine how long to cut these boards. Building the rustic cooler frame. Handles wheels hinges latches etc.

There are even have plans for picnic tables or an outdoor grill prep table with built in ice chests. Cut the pallet wood to fit apply glue and screw the pallet wood onto the front and back pieces. Rustic outdoor cooler stand wood pallet. While we wanted a rustic look i don t want anyone getting injured.

This diy table plan was built from pine and painted for just under 75 because the stainless steel trough was made by a friend for free. I used a 50 quart igloo cooler for this project and dry fit the slats to see how many i d need to cut. Deck cooler wood cooler pallet cooler cooler stand outdoor cooler cooler box cooler cart woodworking furniture diy furniture. Now it s time to start building the rustic cooler legs and frame.

After this step is complete you can not remove the cooler from the frame. If you want to see more outdoor plans we recommend you to check out the rest of our step by step projects. They estimated that it may cost up to 375 if a similar tray or trough is purchased. Lay the plastic cooler in between the legs again to determine the size of the front and the back.