sorry guys for not posting any new pics i have been super busy with work. I did just brew another five gallons on it .I also put the casters on it . It is so nice to not have to stack every thing on on random items(chairs, bricks, 55 gallon drums LoL)
This is the finished look!
I was brewing as i was building it with the help of my friend. strawberry blond
Allow me to rephrase my question.
I am thinking of building something similar to these 3 tiers with top level being 8 gallon kettle as HLT. What can I use to protect the wooden surface under the burner?
The wood will get warm. It will not get hot though. I personally have some left over hardwood flooring panels on each of my levels. You could easily go with MDF or even better yet a concrete fiberboard. The concrete is waterproof, heatproof, and fool proof.
My setup looks very similar to yours. Pic below. One thing I learned was I needed some extra support lengthwise to prevent the shelves from basically flattening out. I screwed an extra section of 2x4 where I circled on the picture to prevent that from happening. I only had the shelves attached to the support beams using a single carriage bolt per beam/shelf connection (where the arrows are).
Your approach is not terribly strong agianst the structure "collapsing." A diagonal is deisrable. The simplest might be an "X" of plumbers tape.
Your approach is not terribly strong agianst the structure "collapsing." A diagonal is deisrable. The simplest might be an "X" of plumbers tape.
This said, your design and ~smontes's both have admirable traits. His, will shed a spill. ok. Your's, harder to clean, could contain one...! (His is outside; your's in inside...!) Your's could even have multi-level spill drains. A top most draining into a hose barb w/hose, could (if valved,) be washed and drained, or for a failure of a topmost container, drained below to the next level, to add capacity, and later drained, elsewhere.
Under kitchen sinks I often add linoleum and caulk the corners, & the sides 1" up. (If it runs onto the floor, you know there's a leak; instead of it runing under cabinets causing *serious* damage.) Similar effort makes these temporarily water-proof. Sinks, as it were.
I can see that a part of the structure, with sides & doors, or curtains, could be kept cleaner & used as storage. But if you have storage, having a 3-tier that collapses could be handy! Flatten and slide under your bed! (Orrrr... just hang on a wall... ;>) Add 2 large washers between wood at each carriage bolt, then use wing nuts. Remember the plumbers tape. Zinc is common & cheaper & stronger, but it's available in copper! ;>)
Trickier would be a rolling cabinet that has just a side that folds out. No harder, just all the figuring... the choices. SOO many choices! But less floorage and equipment, dust free. (In case yours gathers dust. ;>)
BillSF9c ('Frisco area)
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