Is there any easy to distinguish between aluminum and stainless steel? When Mervyns was closing down a few weeks ago, I wandered through their store to take a look at the fixtures they were selling. I ended picking up this neat rolling display on heavy casters. Under each of those wooden decks is a horizontal metal beam. I figured I could take the wood off and have a brew stand that was already partially completed.
My general plan was to cut off the top two decks for most of the length, but leave a bit at one end and weld in supports. Basically have my HLT on one level and the mash and BK down on a lower level. The thing is, I have no idea what it's made of. Since it's bare metal and it's not rusted, I figured either aluminum or stainless. Basically I just need to figure out whether I'm going to be welding or bolting this thing together.
My general plan was to cut off the top two decks for most of the length, but leave a bit at one end and weld in supports. Basically have my HLT on one level and the mash and BK down on a lower level. The thing is, I have no idea what it's made of. Since it's bare metal and it's not rusted, I figured either aluminum or stainless. Basically I just need to figure out whether I'm going to be welding or bolting this thing together.