New Toy
>> Friday, July 01, 2011
So I haven't been brewing much lately, partly because the weather finally got nice so we've been busy almost every weekend. I do have a new toy that I'm really excited about...after 16 years of marriage...or is it 17 years? It's been a long time, I know that, and in a good way...but after a long time my wife finally gave me the thumbs up to buy a welder. I went with the Hobart 125 Handler which is a MIG-ready 110 volt, 125 amp wire feed welder. I've always wanted to weld but never had the opportunity. My kids bought me a welding mask for Father's Day, and I wrangled up the rest of the necessary safety gear over the past few weeks. Last weekend I started my first welding project, a welding cart. I still need to do a few things to finish it, but it's been a blast so far. I'm going to do a few minor projects for practice (e.g. caster bases for my beer fridge so it can easily move around) but then I plan on starting on a custom brew stand. My current brew stand is a stainless steel table/cart from Sam's Club. It's not bad but it has some drawbacks. For example, the top is too high so i can barely see into the mash tun. So stay tuned for my custom brew stand.
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