Find yourself some wooden pallets for free. You can take them apart and use the wood to build a compost bin if you don't like the look of the pallets as they are. You can even make the front side hinged (like a gate) for easy access and turning and you can make a tight-fitting lid that's hinged for easy adding of materials. 64 cubic feet would equal a bin 4 feet tall, wide, and high.

Rodney

This post was edited by theforgottenone1013 on Wed, Apr 23, 14 at 12:15

The requirements are sounding like they are driving you to get one of those store-bought containers. At least the fencing or chicken wire would be a reasonable building material for some, but that seems to be disallowed.

Buy a trash can for about $20 or less. The 32-gallons are around this price range but are much smaller than 64 cf.

But for a really free option, use the free pallets. Many or most are already 4x4 so you don't even have to worry much about measurements. Make a lid of some sort to fill in that first requirement but I think such a large bin isn't really good to have a lid.

Why not go over to the Composting forum here as they have FAQS about all the various types of containers you can buy and build already posted. Plus unlimited discussions about the advantages and disadvantages of many of them.

Dave

Here is a link that might be useful: Soil & Composting Forum