Brew stand build, in progress with pictures!

[EmDubeu]

Laser cut and formed pump cover. Fits both Chugger and March pumps. I will post some other pics of the cover around a pump. No problems with pump over heating because of lack of air movement around the pump and cover. Take that, naysayers...

 

[EmDubeu]

Bottom shelf was laser cut today. Notice the channels next to a larger diameter hole? This will be where the pumps will be mounted and the pump power cable will drop down through. The channel holes will allow the pump, and its cover, to slide forward and backwards. This will be to accommodate the pump head being mounted horizontally or vertically. In the pic foreground, you can see the burner wind guards.

 

[EmDubeu]

Pump cover lined up with the shelf

 

[Stealthcruiser]

I bet those plates get wrinkled as a sack full of buttholes after a few good boils..........

 

[EmDubeu]

I bet those plates get wrinkled as a sack full of buttholes after a few good boils..........

Like what?

 

[Stealthcruiser]

What is the thickness of the metal, that your burner plates are made of?

I was saying the heat will probably warp / wrinkle them, around the cutout, after a few heat cycles..........Hence the "wrinkled" analogy.

 

[EmDubeu]

What is the thickness of the metal, that your burner plates are made of?

I was saying the heat will probably warp / wrinkle them, around the cutout, after a few heat cycles..........Hence the "wrinkled" analogy.

12 Guage. I don't think we'll have a problem with warpage. If we do, the covers can easily be redesigned. This part is totally plug and play with the brew stand.

 

[EmDubeu]

The new cover fits nicely around the Chugger pump.

 

[30Bones]

Nice! I'll take two pump covers

 

[EmDubeu]

Nice! I'll take two pump covers

PM me. I can make a few extra, at a fair price.

 

[EmDubeu]

Redesigned the burner cover... Added some vent holes that allow hot gases to vent out the back of the stand, away from any valves on the kettle. We'll see how it goes when we test it in the shop.

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[EmDubeu]

The burner colorized in the design to show what I'm talking about.

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[EmDubeu]

Brew stand without the burner cover

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[30Bones]

That should help. I stepped my rear crossbar down to keep the backside open to let the gases vent straight back and not up. I won't clutter this awesome thread with my hack setup. Works like a dream in my first two batches

oh and I returned your PM. Thanks

 

[purplehaze]

You could always put a skirt on your kettle.

 

[EmDubeu]

You could always put a skirt on your kettle.

With a little lace, too?

 

[EmDubeu]

Both blue and green parts are 12G. They would be flush to the top tube surfaces. If we didn’t want to use the covers then we could just put the pots on there and the gas would vent through the holes in the back around the pot. As you can see there is ample support.

 

[EmDubeu]

We're considering adding some laser cut vent holes on either side of the pump covers. We're thinking a hop flower design...

 

[Stealthcruiser]

I trust that this Trumpf file is being saved, yes?

Is it in "dxf" format, perhaps?

 

[Shabazz]

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[EmDubeu]

I trust that this Trumpf file is being saved, yes?

Is it in "dxf" format, perhaps?

Stealthcruiser - I'm not sure of the details of the machinery used to make all our parts. The design is saved and backed-up, but I'm not sure if the "trumpf" files are saved. I'm not really focused on that aspect.

 

[30Bones]

We're considering adding some laser cut vent holes on either side of the pump covers. We're thinking a hop flower design...

Vent holes and dimple dies :fro:

 

[EmDubeu]

Vent holes and dimple dies :fro:

Huh?

 

[30Bones]

Huh?

It's popular in the desert race fab scene.

 

[EmDubeu]

It's popular in the desert race fab scene.

Got it. Nice.

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Stealthcruiser - I'm not sure of the details of the machinery used to make all our parts. The design is saved and backed-up, but I'm not sure if the "trumpf" files are saved. I'm not really focused on that aspect.

Cool..........If that "Trumpf" is like the one we use, you can save the info to a flash drive.........I just inquired as to if you might wish to make another later on.

And those "dimples" should be doable, if they have the dies for them at the press brake where your bends are being done.

Or some louvers, maybe...........

 

[EmDubeu]

Cool looking hop vents cut in the sides of the pump cover. This feature may end up costing too much to manufacture than we're willing to spend. The initial design, without the vents, provides more than enough air movement for the pump anyways.

 

[smittyboy]

Very cool! You guys are taking this great hobby to a whole new level. I can't wait to see you post making some brew with this state of the art system.


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[EmDubeu]

Shop delays.... In the meantime, I was able to brew 10 gallons of IPA on my makeshift all grain setup. So that's nice, I guess.

 

[EmDubeu]

It's been a while since I've updated this thread. Progress on the brewstand came a complete hault. However, things are beginning to pick back up. Today, the welder at the shop finally got some time to tack up some of the parts. He'll fill in the rest of the tig welds tomorrow and Friday. I'll have some more pics with the progress.