Yes I did get it from work. I wish I could say that there was another there right now, cause I would help ya out and get ya rollin. The bad news is we never know what is going to be in the junk bin each day. I watch it on a regular basis, I passed up a 8" dia piece of gas pipe awhile back cause I figured I would never use anything that small of dia. But now I wish I had it since I need to make wheels for my 2 rigs that are in the works right now. If I come across anything that looks like it may work I will let ya know. What part of town are ya in?Tom, that build looks great. That is real close to what I want to build. Did you say you found the pipe laying around your work? One of the things holding me up is trying to find the steel to build with.
Can't wait to see it finished.
When I decided that I had a welding hobby, I was in the same spot as you are. One grinder and one welder. Its not all bad man, if you use these type of wheels.those are looking good man i wish i the tools it would make my builds go a lot easier all i got is a wielder and a grinder u do width what u got thats what i do
scott
Thanks man, its always a great feeling to hear nice things about a build.workoutchamp
wow! fab job!!!
I am near 40 hwy and Noland, can almost throw a rock to Independence from my yard. I work at a body shop and get some usefull stuff every now and then.Yes I did get it from work. I wish I could say that there was another there right now, cause I would help ya out and get ya rollin. The bad news is we never know what is going to be in the junk bin each day. I watch it on a regular basis, I passed up a 8" dia piece of gas pipe awhile back cause I figured I would never use anything that small of dia. But now I wish I had it since I need to make wheels for my 2 rigs that are in the works right now. If I come across anything that looks like it may work I will let ya know. What part of town are ya in?
wow! you got to post some pics of your progress on your SS build! do you have a thread going? also i will get the ball rollin on my builds this weekend maybe even friday.Wow Tom ya got it going.
I have a 160 gal S.S reverse flow going did not follow any calcs on rf plate or intake/exhaust sizeings as i should have I have fired it twice for seasoning and max temp was 207° have pics of the build and will do a thread on it once i get it doing what it is supposed to do.
I also built a 24" bench break not quite a heavy as yours and a 12" roll.
Keep us posted on the build and looking foward to duckkillers build
If you want to try your machine out on co2, you can pm me and we will figure a time and you can bring your little mig over and we will put my co2 tank on it and you can see how it preforms before you actually spend the money. I picked up a co2 tank 20 lb on craigs list awhile back for 30 bucks and Air-Gas on truman will trade it out for a full one for under 20 bucks I believe. I would have to check and see if there is an adapter to go from the hobart kit (20 oz) bottle to a regulator on a big bottle.Wow, you're pretty much right around the corner from me then Tom. I'm within rock throwing distance from Benton elementary.
I've seen that co2 kit you are talking about and I'm thinking about getting one. I've only run flux core in my machine. I have a small Campbell-Hausfeld mig/flux 115. Everytime I have myself talked into switching to gas I can't make myself spend the $$ on a tank. I looked at the Hobart kit at Feldman's but they wanted $115. Just found it on Amazon.com for $55 with free shipping, that's a little more do-able.
Thanks man I really appreciate it. What is the optimum size smoker you are thinking about, I may have a lead on a tank and fire box.Hey Tom, that sounds like a good deal to me. Been feeding too many ribs to make the kid fat? Send me a message anytime you need something like that.
Yup what he said, heck even if things arn't going as planned we still wanna see. Thats the best part of this site, we see the good and the not so good, that way we all learn. I need all the stainless ideas I can get before I start my build.wow! you got to post some pics of your progress on your SS build! do you have a thread going? also i will get the ball rollin on my builds this weekend maybe even friday.
I was looking for a tank in the 4 to 5 foot length range, maybe 24 inch diameter. I am pretty flexible on size, just don't want to get to big. Want something I can get in the backyard, but be able to take places. I have a small trailer and want to build the smoker so that it can be loaded on and off trailer with my engine hoist.Thanks man I really appreciate it. What is the optimum size smoker you are thinking about, I may have a lead on a tank and fire box.