bendavanza
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Here's my new brew stand project. I wanted to make it from recycled materials for 2 reasons, one to be cheap, and also just for the challenge. I came across a portable basketball hoop in the neighbor's bulk trash pile. I also had some leftover fence posts. The tubing is all round, which I am not used to working with, and I'm pretty inexperienced at welding, too. Making the fishmouth cuts by hand with a grinder was fun. The top side you see is a much better fit than the bottom facing side. My MIG welder's wire feed has been sketchy but I blame a roll of wire that got kind of tangled. I am using flux core now but I will buy an argon/co2 blend tank next week for the finish welds. The wheels are kind of dinky but they will not bear the weight of the rig. They're just for rolling it around with the kettles removed. There will be 2x4 wood feet to take the weight, attached with the fencing brackets. The hoop bracket will become a platform for my MLT cooler, and the kegs will hang by hooks. I haven't got it all figured out yet, but the mockup pic really helped me to visualize the finished product. Never mind the wonky positioning of the kettles, I just had it in place to figure out the rough vertical spacing.I'm open to suggestions, questions, and criticism. I like reading other's post about builds, so I figured I'd try to document this as best I can, as I go.
-Ben
EDIT - Here it is finished - read on to see the process
-Ben
EDIT - Here it is finished - read on to see the process