Well, I decided to build my own rig and have been gathering parts. This weekend I borrowed a neighbor's welder and a friend of mine who knows how to weld came over and we went to town on the pile of angle iron I bought.
I hadn't realized how simple welding with the little buzz-box type welder would be. Really we spent 90% of the time cutting, grinding, and cleaning the pieces to prep them for welding, then all of 8 or 10 seconds on the welds.
We got the basic frame together, and I'm going to try and get most of the welding done in the next few days before I head out on vacation.
I really do understand why those metal brew systems cost so much, though. Welding (well, the prepping before the welding) is a LOT of work. By the end of July or August I should be brewing something on this, though, even if it's not totally complete.
I hadn't realized how simple welding with the little buzz-box type welder would be. Really we spent 90% of the time cutting, grinding, and cleaning the pieces to prep them for welding, then all of 8 or 10 seconds on the welds.
We got the basic frame together, and I'm going to try and get most of the welding done in the next few days before I head out on vacation.
I really do understand why those metal brew systems cost so much, though. Welding (well, the prepping before the welding) is a LOT of work. By the end of July or August I should be brewing something on this, though, even if it's not totally complete.