In this post I show how we set up a jig to bind the steel for the brazier basket.
![](https://briargrill.au/content/images/2024/05/Grill-Cage-1.png)
First we cut and bent the solid round steel bars.
Then we bend the bars in the special jig
![](https://briargrill.au/content/images/2024/04/IMG_2645-1.jpeg)
![](https://briargrill.au/content/images/2024/04/IMG_2642-1.jpeg)
Finishing off the cut tips with a sander
![](https://briargrill.au/content/images/2024/05/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-24-at-14.55.48_4dc23808.jpg)
Tack welding
![](https://briargrill.au/content/images/2024/05/IMG-20240524-WA0014-1.jpg)
![](https://briargrill.au/content/images/2024/05/IMG-20240524-WA0016.jpg)
![](https://briargrill.au/content/images/2024/05/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-24-at-14.55.46_b14488ba.jpg)
![](https://briargrill.au/content/images/2024/05/WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-24-at-14.55.49_d1f47e2c-1.jpg)
Fully welded brazier basket
![](https://briargrill.au/content/images/2024/05/IMG-20240524-WA0005-1.jpg)
![](https://briargrill.au/content/images/2024/05/IMG-20240524-WA0010.jpg)
Next step is tidying up the welds and polishing it up. Keep an eye out for the next stage.