Use the cooler as a template or measure the cooler to determine how long to cut these boards.
Diy rustic cooler with sheet metal.
Attach hinges to the back of the lid.
You can make it as snug as you d like.
Assemble the frame for the cooler out of 2 4 boards.
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I left about a half inch of play on each side to make it easy to remove the cooler if needed.
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When you re done you ll have the rustic cooler frame.
The foam insulation will keep it cold for days.
Cut your strips from step 2 the total height of the cooler plus 4 inches to account for the internal supports and top lid distance your boards to the appropriate length and glue brad nail screw the panel together.
Place a coupling between the plastic cooler and the wooden cooler and screw the faucet into the coupling.
We re basically undressing it so we may give it a new rustic armor.
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The next step is to build a little shelf for the top of the cooler frame.
Dry fit the cooler into the frame.
Making the shelf and lid.
Remove the handles latches hinges wheels if your cooler has any and the covering of the cooler.
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In this video i show you how to make a wooden ice chest cooler box out of 10 not 8 cedar fence pickets.
It will be nice and snug.
Create the legs for the diy cooler box.
Keep the cooler in the rustic frame and place the frame on a flat surface right side up.
Place a piece of pvc piping into the hole of the plastic cooler and then into the coupling.
Draw a mark and make the cut.
Measure the slats to make the legs for the cooler.
Fill this cooler with your favorite beverage.
A bottle opener is attached.