Yeah man, I hear ya. Unfortunately I rent so I can't really build a shop. I have an extension cord run to the shop too, as it doesn't have power......it makes for a long day, take everything out, work on it, if it rains put it all back in........it is a pain, but one I can bear for now. We plan on building / buying what we really want in the next two years; we've taken a long time to get debt free and we are just within a few months God willing of seeing that dream come true.Puff wrote:I have a large 2 car garage that I have trouble adding the gas bottle for the mig. Space isfilled... so....yes, everything outside. This really sucks in the winter. Today was below zero out. That cutoff saw was my best friend so many times. Good luck building
11 gauge, roughly 1/8".Puff wrote:What is the thickness of the dividers and walls that are in place now?
Thanks! Interim tricks = brute force. Lol. I plan on putting 6 heavy duty casters on it to move it around when it's completed. Unfortunately they won't roll on grass so I'll have to take it from my shed to my trailer to be able to move it the 75 feet it needs to go to get to the back porch. Shouldn't be too big of a problem, and I can round up a few friends to help if I need it.Puff wrote:So being the weight is rapidly changing, how do you plans to move it around once Comoleeted and do you have any interim tricks to lift, flip or rotate it during fabrication?
That's the part that always comes back to bite me. Need a gantry or hydraulic lift. What is really dumb, I could easily get all the hydraulics from work out of some old hulk of a truck. 12v stuff but it works fine. Just have not done it yet . When it's finished, where do I put it? And for all the effort and steel, will I need it more than a few times?
You've got an interesting thing goin on
I hear ya brother. Always have too many irons in the fire seems like. Thankfully I have a very understanding better half; told me just yesterday when she was surveying the work that she's glad I can do things like this, design something and then make it. Now if I can just figure out how to get the trash to the road on time, I'll be set. Lol.Pit_Doctor wrote:I like it. Its been a few days since I have reviewed post, so many things I want, so much to do, thinking that I will put 5 things on hold and do something else today. LOL
Awesome build.
I'm planning on the ash to fall in there; I'm going to have the intakes as high up as they will go, and I will also have a removable bottom on the intake and an ash pan below that. It will have a 2-4" area to fill up before it hits the bottom of the intake vents. When it fills, I'll pull the removable bottom out, and the ash will drop into the ash pan. I am thinking I may actually do it just like the intakes and have holes in the bottom so I only have to slide the bottom out enough to open the holes and drop the ash out.Rodcrafter wrote:I'm still having questions in my mind about the FB. The air vents seems like it will fill with ash while in use, or am I missing something?
That's the plan man! I want all the coal concentrated in the center, so I don't have a super hot fire right in the middle and all the outside is having to catch up. This way I figure all the fuel will get used evenly.Rodcrafter wrote:I like tapered fire baskets I have one that has the taper to it then flat on the bottom. It seems to cause the fuel to move to the right spot on its own.