My single tier build

[taintedplay]

looks great so far!

 

[liquiditynerd]

If I may... Noticing your beads on the corner brace I was wondering if that was stainless or mild? (both the frame and the brace) are your running .035? I am guessing your running those bottles as well but I have not upgraded mine yet, if that is stainless have you ever tried the flux core ss wire?

 

[mikelikesit2000]

If I may... Noticing your beads on the corner brace I was wondering if that was stainless or mild? (both the frame and the brace) are your running .035? I am guessing your running those bottles as well but I have not upgraded mine yet, if that is stainless have you ever tried the flux core ss wire?

His stand is mild steel.

Good job on the welding. I like it.

 

[n2fooz]

Thanks. It's mild steel. I'm using solid wire with 75 argon/25CO2 gas. The shielding gas make a HUGE difference.

 

[n2fooz]

I decided to go with 16ga stainless steel heat shields, which were a challenge to bend into circles. I cut a form in a piece of maple and used my vice as a press to make my hoops.

 

[n2fooz]

"Dry" fitting the burners and castors.

 

[day_trippr]

Awesome!

Just started chopping steel today for my single tier. If it looks half that nice I'll be happy!

Cheers!

 

[sea1961]

Sweet!
Question:
Are you planing to put an air gap between the frame and your Pots, Kettles or Kegs?

Sorry the photo is sideways....

 

[dutchoven]

n2fooz: your stand looks great! What are your overall dimensions?

 

[n2fooz]

Here are dimensions:

 

[n2fooz]

Sweet!
Question:
Are you planing to put an air gap between the frame and your Pots, Kettles or Kegs?

Sorry the photo is sideways....

I'm contemplating it but I haven't decided yet.

 

[Jota21]

n2fooz: How about a some more pics of that Infinity? Is that a G37? Wheels/brakes/suspension look aftermarket. Does it have a lot of work into it?

 

[n2fooz]

n2fooz: How about a some more pics of that Infinity? Is that a G37? Wheels/brakes/suspension look aftermarket. Does it have a lot of work into it?

Thanks. G35 with a bit of work:

Vortech Supercharger
Kinetic SSV Intake Manifold
H&R Coilovers and Sway Bars
Stoptech 6 piston brakes w/slotted rotors
DPE 20in 3-piece wheels
Borla Stainless cat-back exhaust
Impul Body Kit
A/V System

This is when it had the sponsorship stickers on it:

You can see more pictures here: www.cmcworld.net

 

[raptorvan]

nice stand you got yourself there...envy is not a great look on my but damnit i want it. mine is sort of the same only 1x1x1/8 steel. the burners are the regular bayou classics and i couldnt drive a tank over it.

just out of curiousity...i dont know if it was covered, but i used a mig style welder...actually it was flux core wire instead of using the gas...that looks an awful lot like tig welding...either that or i really do suck at welding.

on a final note, im not sure about wearing out the saw...i havent heard anything like that but since im not a professional i suppose i cannot exactly say one way or the other...what i do know is that i have a craftsman 9'' compound sliding miter saw that is about 20yrs old and has cut all kinds of metal, including all the cutting for my stand...with the help of a 10.00 harbour freight metal blade...and it still works like a champ.

 

[n2fooz]

nice stand you got yourself there...envy is not a great look on my but damnit i want it. mine is sort of the same only 1x1x1/8 steel. the burners are the regular bayou classics and i couldnt drive a tank over it.

just out of curiousity...i dont know if it was covered, but i used a mig style welder...actually it was flux core wire instead of using the gas...that looks an awful lot like tig welding...either that or i really do suck at welding.

on a final note, im not sure about wearing out the saw...i havent heard anything like that but since im not a professional i suppose i cannot exactly say one way or the other...what i do know is that i have a craftsman 9'' compound sliding miter saw that is about 20yrs old and has cut all kinds of metal, including all the cutting for my stand...with the help of a 10.00 harbour freight metal blade...and it still works like a champ.

Thanks. I'm by no means a professional welder. It's a MIG with the gas conversion. Trust me, that can make an amateur welder like me look pretty good. Slag, spatter, blow through, crust all pretty much gone due to the shielding gas.
Making little "o" or cursive "e" is the trick to giving it that TIG look.

 

[liquiditynerd]

Sweet. So you were good on the burners? Nice.

I hope one day I can hook bottles up. Man I know your itchin to fire thAt thing up. Grind on.

 

[wncbrewer]

Subscribed...great looking build so far.

I have been looking at builds for several months now, planning my own and taking ideas from a ton of people.

May I request that when it comes time to mount your burners that you include some up close shots. That is one thing that I haven't figured out yet in my own plans. Cheers...wnc

 

[n2fooz]

Subscribed...great looking build so far.

I have been looking at builds for several months now, planning my own and taking ideas from a ton of people.

May I request that when it comes time to mount your burners that you include some up close shots. That is one thing that I haven't figured out yet in my own plans. Cheers...wnc

Thanks.
For mounting the burners, I used the heat shields. I drilled holes for the supplied burner screws at the bottom of the shield and mounted the burner to the shield. I then drilled and tapped (4) 10-32 holes on the 45º gussets. The burner/heat shield assembly is then mounted to the stand with (4) 10-32 stainless steel cap screws and washers.

Hope this helped.

 

[JonW]

That's a super clean looking mount. I like the jig you made for bending the SS.

Only concern I have is where is the burner exhaust going?

 

[n2fooz]

That's a super clean looking mount. I like the jig you made for bending the SS.

Only concern I have is where is the burner exhaust going?

Thanks to Sea1961, I'm going to add Stainless spacers at the top to help exhaust and protect the paint.

 

[n2fooz]

Here is the cut list so far. I'll add to it as I go but this is a good start
I'm putting this out there but please double check and "dry' fit before welding together.
If you find any mistakes please let me know ASAP:

 

[Jones]

Thank you!

Looks great!

 

[evandena]

Thanks to Sea1961, I'm going to add Stainless spacers at the top to help exhaust and protect the paint.

Can you show/explain this in more detail?

 

[wncbrewer]

Thanks.
For mounting the burners, I used the heat shields. I drilled holes for the supplied burner screws at the bottom of the shield and mounted the burner to the shield. I then drilled and tapped (4) 10-32 holes on the 45º gussets. The burner/heat shield assembly is then mounted to the stand with (4) 10-32 stainless steel cap screws and washers.

Hope this helped.

Ok, thanks for the pic, your captions made things incredibly easy.

Also, are you using converted kegs or kettles? A couple discreetly drilled holes in the lower keg skirt could give the gas some place to go if you are going the keggle route. Thanks for providing the dimensions and cut sheet also, very helpful to those of us in the planning phase

 

[n2fooz]

Can you show/explain this in more detail?

Here is a rendering of what I'm talking about. The standoffs will help protect against scratching the paint when moving the kettles around.

 

[OneHoppyGuy]

The stand-offs can be cantilevered further in and thus eliminating the large diagonal pieces.

 

[n2fooz]

The stand-offs can be cantilevered further in and thus eliminating the large diagonal pieces.

Yeah, that would work except I already welded the diagonals in.

 

[Huaco]

The stand-offs can be cantilevered further in and thus eliminating the large diagonal pieces.

But without the diagonals, he could not mount the wind guard and thus, not able to mount the BG14

 

[evandena]

Do you have a sketch up of the whole thing? That is sexy.

 

[n2fooz]

Do you have a sketch up of the whole thing? That is sexy.

I actually use a 3D program called Solidworks. I haven't modeled the burners or castors but here is a rendering of the stand: