Fire pit - Star Wars - Death Star

Here is the work in progress of my buddy's Star Wars themed "Death Star" fire pit, that comes from a very old Butane tank that used to be hooked up to our old ranch house that burned down decades ago. I sent him a pic of a similar fire pit and upon seeing the butane tank, he asked is he could have it and try to make a fire pit with it. I think it is pretty darn cool! I love addition of the bases/legs - he used the design of a X wing fighters. I think he is going to paint it up, but the design is complete now, from what I understand. this will likely be his prototype and model as he starts to sell these and other fire pit designs. He can create anything - he's a welding wizard!

That's pretty cool.

Can they pivot the Death star. See where that would help on windy days. Very cool

That's awesome!

Pretty sweet

The work of an Artist !Truly Unique.

That is very cool and unique. Would love to have it at my camp.

That is super cool

I want one.

WOW!!!!!!
How Much?

LOL. That right there is some greatness. Thanks for sharing.

That's really cool!

That's awesome. I have a friend that built one exactly like that

Wow that is vry nice.

now that is thinking outside the box looks great

Great looking pit.

pretty cool

I hope no one trips and falls into it... It is cool!

Nice!

wish I had a need for one!

Yep, pure awesomeness!!!!!!!

Very nice, but if he tries to sell them, don't be surprised if Disney doesn't come after him for not having any sort of license to market their trademarked products. I've heard that they can be very aggressive.

Thats usually how mine turn out when I attempt to cut a straight line


Looks Good

...in that case, he can just give me one....

...or call it the death schtar....

...either way...that is greatness!!

Great responses, everyone. I showed them to my friend, Jacob and he was stoked to hear the feedback.

To answer a couple questions - he's looking to get about $5,500 (or best offer), and will deliver it for around $0.50/mile - he's located in Austin.

This one will not rotate. He thought about it, but most people haven't wanted/needed that feature before. He can do it for future ones if someone wants a custom one with that option though.
There are orientation tabs on the inside of the pit where the grills sit on, where you can remove the grill area as you please for easy clean out. Not sure if the pics clearly show that as a removable piece.

I'm going to help him get a website up and running soon, to feature some of his other work. He makes everything from tables and chairs to custom sculptures and hanging signs for the entrances to ranches. He can also do fire pits with ranch names/logos, animal outlines, etc. If you are interested, he can work something out with you. I'll post the pics/website when it is all complete.

If you are interested in this piece, let me know and I'll forward you his contact.

Cheers!
~George Blitch

They are selling them here for $1,000 to $1,300
https://www.etsy.com/listing/216941682/custom-designed-death-star-fire-pit

What size is his...theirs is 30 and 37 inch..........and everyone get their mind out of the gutter.

That's awesome but unfortunately out of my price range. The ones on etsy don't look near as cool either.

Just got in touch with Jacob - he says the one pictured in this thread is 43" in diameter, and it made of mostly 1/4" steel, with some areas being 3/8".

The ETSY one seems to be a thinner metal, but I haven't confirmed that yet. I've seen some other ones that are between these prices, but I think this one is a better build, personally. They also add $600 for the shipping, as they are in New Mexico.

This is his first Death Star pit, and he put a lot of time and thought into it. While it may be a bit more than the Etsy one, I bet it would outlast it. I've seen 1/8" fire pits not last as long as some thought they would in the elements.

Again, he said, "or best offer." Worst that could happen is he says no if someone made an offer.

Either way, I'm impressed!

and SniperRab - I think my straight lines would also look very similar to these!

Very cool

That's pretty damn cool!!!!!

Looks great. Any idea what that weighs ?

It's over 300lbs.

Very cool metal art.

Blue Moon

That is awesome. Great work of art.