What to do with an old washer?

So you have an old washing machine drum in your hands, and you are wondering what to do of it, Here is one example what you can try:
A fireplace to your backyard!

Cut the side open with an angle grinder and bend the sides of the opening inwards. Hammer and file them neat.
Place your kettle or pan over the drum and find out that the darn smoke has no chimney to go out in correct way...