The great stainless single tier begins!

[doctorsbro]

Thanks for the info!

I have access to a mig welder and decent "welding shop" (one of the benefits of being in the army), so I think I can do the fab myself. I think I will look into stainless as an option.

Yeah dont be scared of stainless, its just as easy to fab stainless parts as it is to fab steel parts, just have to be carefull not to use contaminated grinding/sanding equipment that has been used on steel. And heck it doesnt need a polished finish, you can put a mill finish on it with a sanding drum on your drill in a very short time.

 

[chromados]

Wow, that looks great. I cannot wait to watch the progress. Keep up the good work.

Chromados

 

[rmullins]

definitely subscribing here. looks great

 

[ISUBrew79]

I am Doctorsbro's brother, and the future proud owner of this brewstand. I have a Ph.D. in chemistry but no fabrication skills, so this build wouldn't be possible without Doctorsbro. Doctorsbro is the fabricator and I am the brewer, so I guess it works out okay. I've already promised to keep my brother supplied with beer in exchange for his work on this project.

I am used to brewing like this:

The stainless brewstand will be a welcome addition to my brewery. I hope to see many more build pics in the days and weeks to come.

 

[jfkriege]

This is an outstanding build. Subscribed.

 

[DeeDub76]

Awesome build!!!

 

[TomRep]

ISUBrew79- You lucky SOB. And I mean that is the most jealous way!
Tom

 

[rossi46]

WOW, very cool

 

[jcav]

Amazing! can't wait to see this build progress.

 

[doctorsbro]

Well i got the wind screens rolled this morning, i still have to cut the notch for the burner protrusion but had to wait until they were rolled so it didnt distort the rolling process, now i need to cut the holes in the plates that they weld too. I am finishing up cutting the tube for the frame today, it got way too late last night and couldnt keep my eyes open while waiting for the bandsaw.....

more updates to come.

 

[doctorsbro]

I am Doctorsbro's brother, and the future proud owner of this brewstand. I have a Ph.D. in chemistry

Pretty crazy to think my brother has a phd and im a high school dropout.....

 

[mmurray]

Pretty crazy to think my brother has a phd and im a high school dropout.....

It's only further proof that the Federal Board of Education doesn't have a clue! Not everyone is meant to or needs to go to college! Our government is so geared towards testing and pushing everyone towards college so that we can improve our "Rank" internationally. That drive is why we are loosing our trades!

I grew up surrounded by Blue Collar family members and I love working on cars, working with metal and other hobbies... That's probably why I like brewing so much! I can brew and work with basic principals of chemistry. I can build things that make brewing easier that involve metal work, refrigeration, electronics, plumbing, etc... This is my hobby and it's fun! I chose not to work a trade for a living, but I still enjoy doing various trades on my own time.

Doctorsbro... When I look at the work you have done so far on this build I as well as everone else here have nothing but respect for you and your abilities to work with metal! That's not a skill that can be easily mastered and you have displayed your education in an arena other than the class room!

Great work and I look forward to seeing more!

 

[doctorsbro]

Thanks for the kind words mmurray. Today i have gotten all of the tubes cut, even after dulling a bandsa blade and running to get another one so i could finish all of the tubes. I also beveled all of the areas that will be welded and ground smooth, also notched the legs so that the tube to sheetmetal transition to the top will be welded and ground smooth. Hopefully tomorrow i will have it all welded up, its going to be a loooooong day.... heres a few phots, not much but its something.

mitred tubes for the notched area where the casters will be

cutting....

bunch of tubes..

My parents shop(32'x20') that i built last year behind theyre existing 24x24 garage for them, comes in handy for projects like this

more updates tomorrow

 

[Espi]

You have a skill and ability greater than 95 % of the human population..

A hunk of paper doesn't prove anything.

You sir are extremely talented.

And I am jealous!

 

[doctorsbro]

You have a skill and ability greater than 95 % of the human population..

A hunk of paper doesn't prove anything.

You sir are extremely talented.

And I am jealous!

Thanks man, i did get ALOT done today, all i have left to do is make plates to mount a set of caster wheels, make 2 plates for mounting the pumps onto, cut the 11" holes in the 3 plates that the windscreens weld too , then weld all of the mounting plates and also weld the windscreens to the plates, then finish grinding and then its off to the sanding/polishing step

 

[doctorsbro]

more pictures!

 

[FoxRunner]

Hurry up and get this finished, BUT just before you do make a minor mistake you would just never be happy with. Then forget about your brother sell me this one and then go back and make perfection again....

That should be your plan.

 

[doctorsbro]

Still need to finish some grinding on the stand but i will do that when i start the sanding/polishing stage.

 

[doctorsbro]

i also need to source some stainless bars for each end , kind of like stainless grab bars in a bathroom so you can have something to hold onto when pushing/pulling the stand around

 

[pickles]

Awesome job! What are you using to weld the SS?

 

[doctorsbro]

Awesome job! What are you using to weld the SS?

Im using a miller challenger 172 220 mig welder with argon 2%co2 gas with 308l stainless wire, i do have a tig but man tigging is so slow....

 

[ctb6760]

progress looks awesome. what pumps and burners are you planning on putting on it?

 

[doctorsbro]

progress looks awesome. what pumps and burners are you planning on putting on it?

3-bg14 banjo burners and 2 march809 pumps, hopefully i can get the ones with the stainless pump heads

 

[ctb6760]

nice. once i finally get everything to build mine (eventually) those are what i'm planning on using

 

[P8ten]

Subscribed. This thing is awesome. Love the progress shots. Keep 'em coming.

 

[Layne]

Beautifull!

 

[doctorsbro]

will have some updates tomorrow with some pics

 

[hrafnkell]

Hope you didn't forget us - I'm looking forward to an update

 

[doctorsbro]

well ive got some done, i had to make some brackets for the swivel casters so that they have room to swivel, the fixed casters on the other end i just drilled and tapped the bottom of the tube and bolted them in, i also added push/pull handles that i made

current

handle plates i cut out

handles, i used .75" stainless pipe for this with a 1" od.

wheels

plates

 

[doctorsbro]

For the bottom shelf i think i am going to use 1/2" polypropylene plastic sheet, if i did it in stainless it would scratch terribly when sliding the kegs in and out, the plastic is a nice crisp white and is commonly used for cutting boards and commerical kitchen surfaces and is usda approved for food contact lol.