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7/8/04 Rotisserie Construction Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 FINAL Update I brought my steel home today. After going through a few different estimates on steel costs, I finally bought several 20-foot lengths of tubing and had the guys at work cut them to size for me, which they were happy to do. Then I loaded it up in the Protege5 and brought all 410 pounds of it home. No problem.
I laid out all the parts and made sure I actually ordered the right stuff. It looks like I got everything. The guys at work even labeled each part for me--nice! Thanks, Eser & everyone else in the Mustang shop.
The first thing I did was start to clean up the ends of the steel where it had been cut. The rough edges would not only be difficult to weld satisfactorily, but were as sharp as razors. I used a sanding wheel on my die grinder to knock off the mill scale and rough edges so the surfaces would be clean. On pieces where the ends would be welded, I beveled the edges of the tubing so that I could get more weld surface area. One of the most important things I've learned about welding is that it is all about surface area. On structural welds in thick steel, it is critical to have enough metal to make several passes to get complete coverage and penetration, especially with a smaller welder like mine. I'm using .035 wire, which is about the thickest available for my small welder and recommended for structural steel this thick (3/16").
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