Weldless brew stand.

[cobolstinks]

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

 

[fpweeks]

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

 

[SanMarzano]

I bought the green stuff. It came all scratched up

 

[OneHoppyGuy]

I bought the green stuff. It came all scratched up

How much did it cost?

 

[Bobby_M]

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.

 

[crazyseany]

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

 

[nostalgia]

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.

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

-Joe

 

[jmp781]

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.

 

[subliminalurge]

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.

 

[Bobby_M]

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

-Joe

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

 

[SanMarzano]

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

 

[cobolstinks]

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

 

[DubbelDach]

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

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

 

[SanMarzano]

Here are some pics from todays progress

 

[DakotaRules]

Here are some pics from todays progress

Looks great!

 

[SanMarzano]

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

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.

 

[blacks4]

chop saw = butter

 

[cobolstinks]

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?

 

[OneHoppyGuy]

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?

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

 

[DubbelDach]

Thanks for the pics, SanMarzano!

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

 

[SanMarzano]

Thanks for the pics, SanMarzano!

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

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

 

[jeepinjeepin]

Are those black pipes lead, or iron?

Iron. The common trade name is black iron pipe.

 

[SanMarzano]

Rolling chassis

 

[subliminalurge]

Iron. The common trade name is black iron pipe.

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.

 

[blacks4]

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

 

[DrewC]

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

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?

 

[jcooley230]

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

 

[SanMarzano]

Updated progress

 

[cobolstinks]

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?

 

[SanMarzano]

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