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Very nice work. Did you cut the parts on a plasma table? How did you keep everything square with all the heat from those long welds? Maybe the non square shape helps? I built a rectangular feeder body a while back and it got pretty bad out of square even though i tacked it all square before welding. How did you close up where the legs slide in? And are top of legs welded to inside?
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Originally posted by LeanMachine View PostVery nice work. Did you cut the parts on a plasma table? How did you keep everything square with all the heat from those long welds? Maybe the non square shape helps? I built a rectangular feeder body a while back and it got pretty bad out of square even though i tacked it all square before welding. How did you close up where the legs slide in? And are top of legs welded to inside?
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Originally posted by MASTERS View PostThe sheet iron hopper was sheared, pressed and broke. Minimal if any heat induced that way. As far as welding it up and staying ahead of the heat draw that’s kinda hard to explain, it’s something you learn from experience. I’m not a professional, don’t fab and weld for a living, and don’t have any certs. But I do know that heated metal is going to draw, bow, warp as it cools so you have to do what you gotta do and keep the heat transfer across the whole thing as minimal as possible. Tack everything up and only weld in about 5” increments is what I do on the 16ga. It’ll still bow a little bit, bit a very little bit isn’t anything that’s a deal breaker for me. The leg holes were just welded up where they slide in, and they are stitched on the inside to the top about every 6”. Hope that helps
I originally designed and built these bases to just set a barrel on top of. Then i couldnt find any barrels with lids so i just built boxes. Would have been a lot simpler if i had planned for that from the beginning. Riding that struggle bus making all cuts with an angle grinder.
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Originally posted by LeanMachine View PostAwesome thanks for the info. I really appreciate builds that are this well done.
I originally designed and built these bases to just set a barrel on top of. Then i couldnt find any barrels with lids so i just built boxes. Would have been a lot simpler if i had planned for that from the beginning. Riding that struggle bus making all cuts with an angle grinder.
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Originally posted by MASTERS View PostThe sheet iron hopper was sheared, pressed and broke. Minimal if any heat induced that way.
Can you share the size dimensions for the template? I want to try this.
Thanks in advance.
I'm an accountant by the way, who happens to mig weld for hunting fun. That is tight work sir. Very nice. Thanks.
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