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[Jhmt]

Thanks! Hinges have brass bushings. Legs are home made. Had to cut some relief cuts with angel grinder and bend the leg in vice with 3 pins technic, if you know what i mean.

here are more pictures https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/ss-reverse-build.286988/

 

[Bob Heine]

Thanks! Hinges have brass bushings. Legs are home made. Had to cut some relief cuts with angel grinder and bend the leg in vice with 3 pins technic, if you know what i mean.

here are more pictures https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/ss-reverse-build.286988/

Jhmt, your smoker is a work of art. Nicely done!

 

[harley jim]

Finally it's done

Great looking Smoker, nice details[emoji106]

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[shortykorte]

ingenious way too bend legs. Form and function.


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[Jhmt]

ingenious way too bend legs. Form and function.


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My first idea was to weld cuts after bending and make them disappear but it would have been very difficult because of the SS easy heat distortion. So i thought, "if you can't hide it then highlight it" So i make the cuts even bigger.

 

[welder4956]

Thanks! Hinges have brass bushings. Legs are home made. Had to cut some relief cuts with angel grinder and bend the leg in vice with 3 pins technic, if you know what i mean.

here are more pictures https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/ss-reverse-build.286988/

Very nice!!

 

[bczygan]

Tiny little project.

No welding yet, but my first time ever with a cut off blade in the angle grinder.

Had a 10' piece of 3" diameter 1/8 wall pipe that had been used as a column for a greenhouse structure.Bottom 2' were full of dirt and rusty, so I cut a 3' piece out of the middle.

It will be a stand for a grinder or vise. Photos later.

Bill

Such slow progress. My garage is packed solid, so no welding yet. But I hit ALRO Metals and picked up 2 16 1/2" diameter 1/4" thick pieces of hot rolled for a base plate.

Bill

 

[InDaRed2]

Progress pics!

Got the plate mounted to the frame and all leveled out. The plate had a slight downward bow in the middle so under the middle of the plate is a .075" shim and used the mounting bolts from the bottom to **** it straight. Only a few small areas where you can see a sliver of light under the level. Good enough for me!

Top plate has 8, 5/16-18 holes drilled .5" deep and tapped for securing/leveling the plate to the frame.

Few final touches left, receiver tube will be welded below the outside square holes for bench vise and grinder mounting. Plus some clamp and angle grinder hangers on the sides and some kind of bottom shelf.

Turned out pretty good for an amateur fabricator with not much seat time behind the welding torch!

 

[ez-duzit]

2--that should be very useful.

Tip--grind a radius on the sharp corners of the caster mounts.

 

[Clemson13]

Got the plate mounted to the frame and all leveled out. The plate had a slight downward bow in the middle so under the middle of the plate is a .075" shim and used the mounting bolts from the bottom to **** it straight. Only a few small areas where you can see a sliver of light under the level. Good enough for me!

Top plate has 8, 5/16-18 holes drilled .5" deep and tapped for securing/leveling the plate to the frame.

Few final touches left, receiver tube will be welded below the outside square holes for bench vise and grinder mounting. Plus some clamp and angle grinder hangers on the sides and some kind of bottom shelf.

Turned out pretty good for an amateur fabricator with not much seat time behind the welding torch!

Thats awesome. Perfect size. Glad you got it wrapped up. Now I just need to find an $ justifiable way to get a top like that...

Your Irate avatar is better :Flipoff2:

 

[stokefire7]

Trying to get the Esab off the floor.

 

[larry4406]

Nut much welding on this project, only the end grate rods are welded to the bar and the others float. Posted these in another thread as well. Bars are 1" square and the rods are 3/8".

 

[stokefire7]

Some scrap.

 

[quadrcr87]

Decided to build my own hitch for my SCAG Liberty Z instead of buying one. Fun little project with 3/16 plate and my Lincoln 140 MIG.




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[1949 caddyman]

Made a rebar tree trellis for the yard.

 

[stokefire7]

Some scrap.

 

[harley jim]

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[MadeByMiller]

Built this spare tire mount for my in-laws trailer yesterday.

 

[MadeByMiller]

A few more pictures. More on my Instagram @madebymiller_

 

[Mike.ASC]

That's some mighty fine work there sir!

 

[slowtwitch73]

Sweet.. should be 'made by a machine'..

 

[ez-duzit]

MM--really nice welds.

 

[Chateau Slate 66]

Damn... I guarantee that's the nicest part of the trailer.

 

[aka Larry]

Damn... I guarantee that's the nicest part of the trailer.

My thoughts exactly!

 

[jwmelvin]

I'm not sure if I came across sendcutsend on a thread here; it has been posted here. Regardless, it seemed like an easy way to put something together. I wanted to make a stand to stack a few bowls for fruit on the kitchen counter. My mom is a hobby potter and made me a set of matching bowls. I had some pieces of stainless cut, machined some feet, welded everything together (I'm very much a beginner), and then cleaned it up a bit:

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

I'm not sure if I came across sendcutsend on a thread here; it has been posted here. Regardless, it seemed like an easy way to put something together. I wanted to make a stand to stack a few bowls for fruit on the kitchen counter. My mom is a hobby potter and made me a set of matching bowls. I had some pieces of stainless cut, machined some feet, welded everything together (I'm very much a beginner), and then cleaned it up a bit:

I never thought I'd say this about a fruit bowl holder, but that looks great! I'm sure you had some time into the polishing, but between the polishing, the blue bowls, and the fruit, the colors make for a cool piece.

 

[jwmelvin]

I never thought I'd say this about a fruit bowl holder, but that looks great! I'm sure you had some time into the polishing, but between the polishing, the blue bowls, and the fruit, the colors make for a cool piece.

Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm pretty pleased for a first attempt. I think next time I'll polish the pieces before welding, and then do a little cleanup afterward. It'll be a lot easier to work with flat pieces.

 

[txvwnut]

That stand turned out great... now I want a plum.

Your mom did a helluva job on those bowls too.

 

[sberry]

I got to agree, lots of art isnt much art but that looks good.

 

[BigNuge]

A few more pictures. More on my Instagram @madebymiller_

Damn fine piece of work! Any chance you’d sell a copy of the drawing/plans?

If so, shoot me a PM!


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[MadeByMiller]

That's some mighty fine work there sir!

Thank you!

Sweet.. should be 'made by a machine'..

Haha thanks!

MM--really nice welds.

I do my best, thank you

Damn... I guarantee that's the nicest part of the trailer.

It shouldn't fall off anyway

My thoughts exactly!

Thanks guys!

Damn fine piece of work! Any chance you’d sell a copy of the drawing/plans?

If so, shoot me a PM!


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Not sure it would work on your trailer unless it was the exact same model. If interested, send me pictures and dimensions and I'd gladly give you a quote to build one for you. My email is [email protected] or you can message me on my Instagram @madebymiller_ if you'd rather communicate that way. Thank you!

 

[harley jim]

Thank you!



Haha thanks!



I do my best, thank you



It shouldn't fall off anyway



Thanks guys!



Not sure it would work on your trailer unless it was the exact same model. If interested, send me pictures and dimensions and I'd gladly give you a quote to build one for you. My email is [email protected] or you can message me on my Instagram @madebymiller_ if you'd rather communicate that way. Thank you!

My neighbor just got a crossfire and we were looking at projects on fire share and your bracket and Instagram came up. Nice work

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[EXBRONCO]

We take it that yellow thing on the cart has a 20A breaker on it?
So, maybe this has been considered but this is a bit for others doing something similar. If that 4 way came with a 12 cord and plug then it may not have additional protection like a common generic strip does. The plug that came listed on it allowed it to be plugged to 20, the rest of it and stuff connected to it depends on the premise circuit breaker. If its on a 30 or 50 needs additional ocpd.
Those kind of carts are my favorite, some salvage some mod. All that **** is so slow and tedious to build anymore I try to avoid it. Not to mention the cost.

s/berry
Sorry for the delay (New at this posting thing)
here are the specs on the box
I'm not a electrician, but I figured because I intended only to use the box to power the water cooler. I'd be ok

 

[Provincial]

My Model A Ford has been sitting so long that the tires needed replacing. The problem is that if you work from the outside rim of the wheel, it scratches up the paint. I always work from the back side of the rim. Back when I used it for an everyday driver (1969-75) I kept destroying hub caps. They stay on the wheel, and got beat up when working the tires on and off.

I decided to make a fixture to hold the rim up off the floor. This does two things: saves the hubcap and keeps the rim supported while level. I determined that 3/4 EMT was a close match to the radius of the rim, so I rolled two rings, one for the rim and a larger one for a wider support base. I used scrap angle and square tube to connect everything, and sprayed Plasti-Dip on the rim support ring.

It works very well. The Plasti-Dip didn't hold up well, but the large contact area and smooth surface pretty much keeps the paint from damage. It makes it much easier to work the tires on and off, since the wheel doesn't flop around and pivot on the hubcap.

 

[Old Man Roger]

My Model A Ford has been sitting so long that the tires needed replacing. The problem is that if you work from the outside rim of the wheel, it scratches up the paint. I always work from the back side of the rim. Back when I used it for an everyday driver (1969-75) I kept destroying hub caps. They stay on the wheel, and got beat up when working the tires on and off.

I decided to make a fixture to hold the rim up off the floor. This does two things: saves the hubcap and keeps the rim supported while level. I determined that 3/4 EMT was a close match to the radius of the rim, so I rolled two rings, one for the rim and a larger one for a wider support base. I used scrap angle and square tube to connect everything, and sprayed Plasti-Dip on the rim support ring.

It works very well. The Plasti-Dip didn't hold up well, but the large contact area and smooth surface pretty much keeps the paint from damage. It makes it much easier to work the tires on and off, since the wheel doesn't flop around and pivot on the hubcap.

I like it. I used to lay my motorcycle wheels on 2x6's to keep the rotors from being damaged.

 

[MrSurly]

Built this spare tire mount for my in-laws trailer yesterday.

You, sir, are a Robot.

Please consider clear-coating all future work.

Thank you.

 

[quadrcr87]

Is calling a welder a robot the ultimate compliment? I think it might be.

 

[joe49]

...OR ''looks like a machine weld''.

 

[harley jim]

Is calling a welder a robot the ultimate compliment? I think it might be.

Yes. I ran a fab shop for years. I have put on a helmet and watched some of those welders walk the cup and it is amazing to watch. Once they find there spot they make it look easy but it aint.

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[MadeByMiller]

My neighbor just got a crossfire and we were looking at projects on fire share and your bracket and Instagram came up. Nice work

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Oh neat, I hope your neighbor is enjoying his table. Thanks!

You, sir, are a Robot.

Please consider clear-coating all future work.

Thank you.

Hey thanks! I like how it looks with paint on it too

Is calling a welder a robot the ultimate compliment? I think it might be.

It sure is a nice sentiment anyways!

...OR ''looks like a machine weld''.

I've seen some pretty crummy machine welds...

Thanks guys!