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  1. brnhornt

    Greetings / Compressor Tank Build

    So 1" it is.  What do you think about the spacing below: (+/- 1/8)
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  3. brnhornt

    Greetings / Compressor Tank Build

    Quick question about the main cooking grate.  I'm looking at 54x23 for the main grate.  Think 3/4 angle iron will be stiff enough?  I am assuming I will need a stiffener of some kind directly in the middle...but I am currently only planning on a left and right-side bracket that the grate will...
  4. brnhornt

    Greetings / Compressor Tank Build

    Got the feet-mounting-plates cut off last night.  Your method worked perfectly as you said it would.  Thanks again for the tip!
  5. brnhornt

    Greetings / Compressor Tank Build

    Ahhhhh...gotcha...that's what I was doing wrong last night then...on a few of the welds I was cutting the weld....Thank you!  I see your point and will attack it that way tonight.
  6. brnhornt

    Greetings / Compressor Tank Build

    When you say slice down....and using the last picture for reference in my description/wording...body of the grinder parallel to the weld, and the wheel running perpendicular to the tank? Sorry for my naivete, but I wasn't sure that when welding...how much of the bottom plate metal would become...
  7. brnhornt

    (2) 500 gal propane tank smoker build. Franklin style.

    That looks awesome!  Congratulations on a great build!
  8. brnhornt

    Greetings / Compressor Tank Build

    So I officially made some progress last night.  Was able to get the fixtures broken loose and removed with the aid of a pipe wrench and a dead blow mallet.  Then ground down the welds that held the top plate in place as well as the feet.  Good news is the real-top of this pressure tank has two...
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  14. brnhornt

    Greetings / Compressor Tank Build

    Thanks....me too! :)
  15. brnhornt

    Greetings / Compressor Tank Build

    Thanks...I've not seen that calculator....I see they have an option for a "Tank" build.  If I enter 124 gallons then all the numbers are close enough to mine to feel I can proceed. :)
  16. brnhornt

    Greetings / Compressor Tank Build

    FB will be 2.5' x 2' x 2' and yep...CC is 24.5" x 68" with the domes included.
  17. brnhornt

    Greetings / Compressor Tank Build

    Just wanted to throw out my calculations for a second pair of eyes. I'm using the circumference to start out with.  I know that I should be using the inside diameter, but I won't know that until well into cutting...so I come out at 124 gallons, I think it's reasonable to assume it's more like...
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  19. brnhornt

    Greetings / Compressor Tank Build

    Hey gang...quick question about cutting the door.  My plan was to cut one large door in this tank...but to avoid the existing tank weld seam.  I've been reading more about doors springing when cut.  Any tips other than avoiding the weld?  My plan is as follows. Cut the entire length of the top...
  20. brnhornt

    24" backyard smoker build. Some questions...

    Great looking smoker!  Hope mine turns out even half as nice as yours did!!!! Quick question about your hinges.  I would like to use bullet hinges as well.  I see that you have outside flanges around the CC door cuts.  Did you then just weld the hinges to the flange?  So one side of the hinge...
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