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With that short , sqat tank, I'd think about placing the firebox a little lower than normal and do the cooking chamber door more towards the front and go with a nice pull out rack system for the cooking grates. Maybe even frame out the door with angle so as to have a flat door.
actually I havent thought of the angled door thing but I like the idea and I think I'm gonna do that. then I could make all the grates the same size. Dang RW thats why ur a guru.
I was thinking a trailer as it would be a bit more on the heavy side but a smaller trailer....I'm not looking to make it smaller grill larger trailer. Just so that I'd be able to take it to a competition if I want to and small enough to park by the back door.
We use pretty much just thin cut off wheels on a grinder, makes a nice cut. We buy them a couple dozen or a case at a time, but my son does structural steel and prefab metal buildings too.
I like to use them I found that if I make a cut just the size of the grinder into the metal then use a diablo metal cutter with a sawzall I save money...I have found that if I use the thin kerf metal cut wheel I can spend a good 10 to fifteen dollars making the cut I need for the fb hole or the cc lid due to them wearing out so quick. A medium kerf and a sawzall blade costs me 7 for the same cut. I just happen to be good with a sawzall though. lol Anyway i got some more work done on it and thought I'd post some photos on here.
Here I just figgured out where the door is gonna be...originally i was gonna use the cut out for the door but due to the most awesome idea of RW i'll be making a squared out door
Got the door cut without killing myself...i tried to use the small kerf all the way around and had some catch and blow up on me...proably my inexperience with metal working tools so I ended up with the sawzall blade...Like butter...and of course i cant resist hamin it up.
thank you...I'm just trying to measure 5 times and take my time cutting once. This is my first full on metal project. I'm more of a wood worker but on the same note now that i'm getting comfortable with metal I'm hoping to combine the two
to be honest guys I think I'm a bit stuck until the begining of the month...I need to get a welder and dont have one till I get that nice fat comp time check at payday. lol
I've been looking around and I think that I was gonna go with a harbor freight welder..I dont need anything crazy heavy duty. I was gonna be able to get the welder, the light to dark helmet, and some gloves for about 180. that was cheap enough that I can get the guts for the grill so it puts me ahead for the build. The quicker I can get this thing built the quicker I can get some meat on her and figgure out how she does.
Be sure and look at the duty cycle on the machine. Small machines will heat up fast and shut off, than you have to wait, Ask some questions at you local welding supply and go from there.
That means you will not be able to weld for very long. If you start a long pass it may cut off on you, May want to look at a bigger machine. Probably be something you can use in the future. My #2 son does structural steel and per-fab metal building erection also does a lot of welding on the side. He has several types, the one we use most of the time while pit build is a Miller wire feed don't remember the model number it is a 80 % duty cycle. My #1 son bought a little Lincoln cracker box 20 % to do small jobs, he stays frustrated because it keeps cutting off (should have gone bigger)
Duty cycle is rating for continuous weld in 10 minute time. Example 20% 2 minutes weld....8 minutes cool down. 80% is 8 minutes weld and 2 for cool down. I picked up a great mig on Craigslist for $300....there are deals out there. Got to look around and wait though.