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[pandora32]

Looks great peppie! Are you painting the stand or having it powder coated?

 

[mojoreef]

now that is how u clean steel. u need to give eric a few pointers. ps ocean's by design ate up all my wire and gas. are we doing this next weekend or week after?

Cool thats what he gets for practicing on our steel:clap2:

Mojo

 

[Peppie]

The stand or the back of the tank?

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The stand may be yellow, havent got the material for that yet.
The back of the tank is going to be something very very different. I have yet to see a tank with this type of background.

 

[Peppie]

Looks great peppie! Are you painting the stand or having it powder coated?

It will most likely be a two part epoxy paint. Powder coating is a bit over my budget.

 

[Peppie]

Cool thats what he gets for practicing on our steel:clap2:

Mojo

Practice, practice, practice.... makes perfect!!!! LOL
Mine looks better cause I cheated. I made a jig so I could sit down while I was doing it. On top of that I didnt have to race anybody, or feel I needed to catch up or keep up. LMAO !!!!!!

 

[Peppie]

I cut 10 more gussets today and smoothed out the feet.
Talked to Nick and got the OK to cut the rest of the pieces. Should have every thing cut and prepped by the end of the week

 

[mojoreef]

Practice, practice, practice.... makes perfect!!!! LOL
Mine looks better cause I cheated. I made a jig so I could sit down while I was doing it. On top of that I didnt have to race anybody, or feel I needed to catch up or keep up. LMAO !!!!!!

Oh man no racing on ours, just looking to keep you and Eric in metal...well and getting enough out their to have a smoke break:smokin: I would say cutting all that steel got old around the 10th piece...it got brutal around the 50th piece, lol We will be passing on that job next timeainkiller:

 

[Peppie]

Oh man no racing on ours, just looking to keep you and Eric in metal...well and getting enough out their to have a smoke break:smokin: I would say cutting all that steel got old around the 10th piece...it got brutal around the 50th piece, lol We will be passing on that job next timeainkiller:

I know of a union guy that could cut up your steel!!!!

 

[senji]

hmm.... go union or go home. why make a 15$ an hr. when u can make 45.90$ an hr on the check and 76.30$ total package. kinda no brainer if u ask me.

 

[mojoreef]

I know of a union guy that could cut up your steel!!!!

Ahhhh we had one!! but he ended up having to spend to much time having to sand them square??:tape:

hmm.... go union or go home. why make a 15$ an hr. when u can make 45.90$ an hr on the check and 76.30$ total package. kinda no brainer if u ask me.

thats what China keeps saying to!?!?!

mojo

 

[senji]

dont be jealous. and the uniun guy sanding to get square sounds like a carpenter not a tinbender.

 

[Peppie]

BIG, BIG, day for my build.
I threw my cut and ground pieces of steel into the back of the Ford and headed off to Senjay's house to weld it all together.

Nicks tool of choice for this stand

Didnt take long for Nick to get busy

Top platform all layed out and ready for some beads

Two of the 8 legs sticking up

That didnt take long!!

Next to be welded up are the bottom platform members

 

[Peppie]

Before I go on I have to give props were props are due.
As some of who have followed some of my previous builds, you know I can be quite meticulous, and pay very close attention to detail. So when I asked Nick to weld my stand I knew I would be there to see that it would pass my tolerance test.
I am here to tell you Nick's attention to detail and tolerances are second to none. Nothing was tacked or welded until it was SPOT ON. His knowledge and welding talents soon proved to me I was in good hand, and would drive away a happy man with a quality steel stand.
Thanks Nick!!!!!!!! You ROCK buddie.

I have a few more shots of the build

I like it straight

It dont get any straighter than this

Stay tuned!!

It dont gat any straighter than that!!!!

 

[Peppie]

SO now all of the bottom platform members are in place and tacked

Today I was taught how to rack and square a 3 dimensional cube. We had to pull out one of the heavier straps to pull the unit into square

Some of Nick's handy work. 90% of these beads will NOT need to see the ugly side of a grinder. The other 10% are on the top of the platform and have to be ground to allow the plywood to set flat.

 

[senji]

was happy to help and any1 who wants it. i know it sucks being a perfectionist and with steel nonetheless. no easy task. but me and metal are one it behaves for me and i wont have to hit it with a sledge to keep it inline. lol

 

[senji]

and its SENJI peppie phonetically (sin-gee)

 

[Peppie]

As most of you know this tank and stand will sit in the garage, and be viewed thru the wall. Needless to say a garage floor is never level.
This is a simple solution for a unlevel floor. Nick assured me that a 3/4'' bolt would hold the weight of the tank, so I used 1'' bolts. LOL
The foot is 6'' X 6'' X 1/4''

I used two different size of washers to disperse the weight and keep the bolt centered on the bottom of the leg

 

[Peppie]

How about I just call you SHAGGY??? You know the guy on Scooby Do. LOL

SENJI SENJI SENJI SENJI SENJI

I am practicing

 

[senji]

watch it "BUD". lol

 

[Peppie]

Now my back hurts!!!

I am a happy man!!!!!
Now I need to get some good primer.

Thanks again Senji