Weldless brew stand.

thinking about building one of these stands, how well does the high temp engine paint hold up after a few batches?

I see McMaster sells teh angle steel with a green powder coat finish, for about the same price as the Zinc....thoughts?

I bought the green stuff. It came all scratched up

SanMarzano said:

I bought the green stuff. It came all scratched up

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How much did it cost?

I don't know about elsewhere in the country, but a crap ton and a half of this unistrut type material is always being dropped off at the scrap yards around here. A lot of light duty warehouse space has recently become vacant due to the economy and I guess they used it for shelving units.

I picked up ten 10' sticks of the heavy U-shaped stuff and a bucket full of connector hardware for about $36.

mccasters website Hates my cell phone!

the parts are 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 for the horizontal pieces.

can anyone tell me if the website states a thickness or gauge?

thanks,
sean

Bobby_M said:

I don't know about elsewhere in the country, but a crap ton and a half of this unistrut type material is always being dropped off at the scrap yards around here. A lot of light duty warehouse space has recently become vacant due to the economy and I guess they used it for shelving units.

I picked up ten 10' sticks of the heavy U-shaped stuff and a bucket full of connector hardware for about $36.

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Man I think we might have to have you back on the podcast soon...

-Joe

I finished my stand about 2 weeks ago and put it to the test last weekend. Held up well, guess I am a handyman after all. I'll post pics soon, waiting on a few accessories to finish it off. I was most happy about not having to lift the kettle full of boiling wort.

Definitely loving this.

Having recently moved to a new city, I'm particularly fond of the fact that this could be easily torn down to take up less space in the truck when the time to move again comes.

nostalgia said:

Man I think we might have to have you back on the podcast soon...

-Joe

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I'm always up for drinking and talking beer anytime.

Started my build with the green stuff. Ran out of washers so I had to stop

Where did you find the green stuff on mc masters site?

SanMarzano said:

Started my build with the green stuff. Ran out of washers so I had to stop

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Any way you could take some pics of the green stuff?

Here are some pics from todays progress

SanMarzano said:

Here are some pics from todays progress

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Looks great!

cobolstinks said:

Where did you find the green stuff on mc masters site?

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on the same page as the other stuff

So here is my take on the green stuff. The hole pattern is different......On the Galvanized stuff it looks like you have long notches and holes, on this stuff it is a hole then an extended float hole. This means its hard to align everything, and my castors won't fit unless I drill (Going to look at other castors at harbor freight). I used the 54" long as a baseline but due to this hole pattern I kept everything on center hole cuts so think it was 53.75. Lastly cut it with a chop saw I nearly killed my self trying to cut it with an angle grinder.

chop saw = butter

Think im gonna use these burners: http://www.agrisupply.com/bg-high-pressure-cast-iron-burner-/p/64494/cn/5400000/

Should I used a 30psi regulator? I sounds like the low pressure puts out more heat, but 30 psi might be needed to fire all three burners off the same tank....? Is this true? Also what is the diameter of the black pipes people are using? Never plumbed any gas before, but I'm a copper soldering ninja . Are those black pipes lead, or iron?

cobolstinks said:

Think im gonna use these burners: http://www.agrisupply.com/bg-high-pressure-cast-iron-burner-/p/64494/cn/5400000/

Should I used a 30psi regulator? I sounds like the low pressure puts out more heat, but 30 psi might be needed to fire all three burners off the same tank....? Is this true? Also what is the diameter of the black pipes people are using? Never plumbed any gas before, but I'm a copper soldering ninja . Are those black pipes lead, or iron?

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1/2" black pipe. 30 psi will work fine. 20 psi will work also.

Thanks for the pics, SanMarzano!

Glad you went with it, or might have probably done the normal stuff?

DubbelDach said:

Thanks for the pics, SanMarzano!

Glad you went with it, or might have probably done the normal stuff?

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Not sure yet...Ill have to see how it holds up. I do like the mix of Green and zinc

cobolstinks said:

Are those black pipes lead, or iron?

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Iron. The common trade name is black iron pipe.

Rolling chassis

jeepinjeepin said:

Iron. The common trade name is black iron pipe.

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Yep, generally you can walk into a hardware store and just ask for "black pipe" and they know exactly what you're talking about. It's the same stuff used in most homes for the natural gas plumbing.

Stand is built and fired it up for the first time last night!! Inaugural 10 gal AG batch is Saturday.

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Here is my latest contraption...still need to mount the gas pipe and casters, but we're coming along.

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BrewerRick-

I will be mounting my burners and pump exactly as you have. Did you order additional angle iron or did you have enough left over from the amount specified in the original plans?

This is my weldless stand made from parts I had laying around the house

Updated progress

like the look of the green metal, I'm building one of these shortly (working on the keggles now) how does the green paint hold up after use?

its powder coat. Haven't fired it yet so not sure

Just ordered my metal this morning. Anybody care to post the length cuts of the pieces? I need all the help I can get

bobrap said:

Just ordered my metal this morning. Anybody care to post the length cuts of the pieces? I need all the help I can get

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"Wallace" (The Weldless Brew Stand) - ALEiens Homebrew Club

From the very 1st post of this entire thread...

Anyone have a parts list for the Gas Plumbing? I didn't see it in the original post.

DrewC said:

BrewerRick-

I will be mounting my burners and pump exactly as you have. Did you order additional angle iron or did you have enough left over from the amount specified in the original plans?

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Sorry, I haven't been on for a while. I did order an extra 6 ft. piece and then had some scrap left over to lower the support piece.

BrewerRick

Haven't had a whole lot of time but here are updated pics of the progress

I thought I was on my way as I built the stand last night. I was just waiting for the burners to come from agrisupply. I ordered last week and nothing. I called to check on an eta and, after being on hold for about 10 minutes, was told they were out of stock and didn't know when they would get more. They said I should just cancel my order. (Edit) Anyone have a recommendation on another burner? How about one I can pick up at a store?

I sprang for the Hurricane burners. For now I'm on propane, but I can change the jet and go natural gas. If you are looking for something cheaper try this or this at Amazon.

Bender said:

I sprang for the Hurricane burners. For now I'm on propane, but I can change the jet and go natural gas. If you are looking for something cheaper try this or this at Amazon.

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Thanks for the info. I called one of the agrisupply stores and was told they actually do have the burners in stock. Called customer service and am waiting for them to get back to me on overnighting them.

Edit: They are overnighting without the extra charge.

This is what i bought for mine. Works great. 3 Burner Hose Assembly - Complete Hose Assembly for a 3 Burner System

We sell hose assemblies cut to length for a perfect fit.
The photo shows grey hose but the actual hose is CGA 350 psi hose.