piperbrew
Well-Known Member
Looking to start a single tier brew sculpture build, and had a few questions mostly around costs.
Firstly, in a design resembling a typical single tier system (i.e. MoreBeer's design), about how many hours of welding can I anticipate an experienced welder to charge me for? I emailed a guy on craigslist with a picture of a brew stand just to get a ballpark figure for TIG welding it, and he quoted $450. From what I can find in doing some research, that price seems incredibly high. So, what should I anticipate from an "hours of welding" standpoint and then from a price standpoint. Yes, I understand trading homebrew can help lower the cost, but I would rather know full dollar amount charged before starting to haggle with that.
Secondly, how much (length) steel can I anticipate purchasing? I have roughed up some numbers based on MoreBeer's dimensions, but would like to know what others have purchased as I know there will be some drop cuts and excess. About how much per foot did y'all pay for something like a 1.5" x 1.5", 11 gauge mild steel tubing?
Lastly, any advice or tips y'all may have would be helpful. Wind screen design, propane tank placement, etc. Sometime this weekend I will try to get something worked up on Google Sketch, and hopefully y'all can advise what elements may or may not work.
Thank you in advance for any help.
Travis
Firstly, in a design resembling a typical single tier system (i.e. MoreBeer's design), about how many hours of welding can I anticipate an experienced welder to charge me for? I emailed a guy on craigslist with a picture of a brew stand just to get a ballpark figure for TIG welding it, and he quoted $450. From what I can find in doing some research, that price seems incredibly high. So, what should I anticipate from an "hours of welding" standpoint and then from a price standpoint. Yes, I understand trading homebrew can help lower the cost, but I would rather know full dollar amount charged before starting to haggle with that.
Secondly, how much (length) steel can I anticipate purchasing? I have roughed up some numbers based on MoreBeer's dimensions, but would like to know what others have purchased as I know there will be some drop cuts and excess. About how much per foot did y'all pay for something like a 1.5" x 1.5", 11 gauge mild steel tubing?
Lastly, any advice or tips y'all may have would be helpful. Wind screen design, propane tank placement, etc. Sometime this weekend I will try to get something worked up on Google Sketch, and hopefully y'all can advise what elements may or may not work.
Thank you in advance for any help.
Travis