Walk in cooler about ready!
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Thanks all.
I have a friend who is a certified welder that is going to build a free-standing rail system to hang from. Not really tall enough for trolley so going with rail hooks. Beef quarters will be hung with pulleys or some other means and a rolling work table to just lay them down on when ready to process. I’m a grandpa and have learned how to definitely work smarter and not harder.
Hopefully the compressor hasn’t crapped the bed on me. It had 2 when original, but the previous owner scrapped parts out of one. The company that made the cooler said one compressor and one evaporator will be enough for the size I have cut it down too.Still will have to make things like skinning cradles, benches, etc. Will take awhile to get the flow down and since this is only for family use it won’t get used more than two or three times a year but at least I won’t have to worry about the high price of meat! We’ve always had other’s butcher out stuff before but with all the small shops booked out through next year it’s time to take the plunge and butcher more than just deer
knifemaker3 man you have a good plan going. Congrats to you sir.
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Jonathon Preferable, yes. AC will work just fine if a good deal on an AC225 welder comes up for you but DC is easier to stick weld with so it might be worth holding out for the AC/DC 225/125. The AC model has one dial on the face and the AC/DC has two dials on the face. Other than that, they look nearly identical.
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I had a stick welder for many years and they work fine for many projects. Since I fabricate a lot of projects with thinner gauge steel and metal tubing, I decided to get a MIG welder a few years ago since they allow poor welders like me to do acceptable welds on thin steel and even sheet metal.
Hobart makes a good light duty one that runs on 120 volt AC. I ended up getting a similar model by Miller that will handle up to 3/8 " thick material but runs off of 220 volts.
With MIG welders you need a bottle of argon for the shield gas. You can also get flux core wire for it to do welding without the gas shield which works fine, but makes rougher looking beads.
I ended up selling the stick welder. -
bocephus I’m already working on how to convince my lovely wife that we really need one of these.
GWG8541 I was looking at a 20’ shipping container with a coolbot but I don’t have the room currently.
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I had a stick welder for many years and they work fine for many projects. Since I fabricate a lot of projects with thinner gauge steel and metal tubing, I decided to get a MIG welder a few years ago since they allow poor welders like me to do acceptable welds on thin steel and even sheet metal.
Hobart makes a good light duty one that runs on 120 volt AC. I ended up getting a similar model by Miller that will handle up to 3/8 " thick material but runs off of 220 volts.
With MIG welders you need a bottle of argon for the shield gas. You can also get flux core wire for it to do welding without the gas shield which works fine, but makes rougher looking beads.
I ended up selling the stick welder.processhead I have a couple of machines, a Lincoln MP210 that gives me MIG, TIG, Stick and Spool Gun capability and I have my Miller Bobcat 225 with 12VS suitcase MIG. The Miller also give my a 10Kw generator when the power goes out for extended period. The buzz box just wasn’t suitable for my welding needs.
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Lincoln and miller were the ones a friend of mine recommended as he was a welder by trade , he could pass ultrasound , x ray and was certified to weld on nuclear sadly cancer got him ,he could MiG, tig and stick, look at a weld and tell you what rod you used and he always said that a Lincoln or a miller were the best
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GWG8541 I was looking at a 20’ shipping container with a coolbot but I don’t have the room currently.
bocephus I had a chance to pick up a shipping container a few years back and passed. Man do I regret that.
“You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”
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bocephus I had a chance to pick up a shipping container a few years back and passed. Man do I regret that.
GWG8541 You don’t want to try to buy one now, the prices are outrageous. They used to be cheap.
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bocephus I had a chance to pick up a shipping container a few years back and passed. Man do I regret that.
GWG8541 said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
bocephus I had a chance to pick up a shipping container a few years back and passed. Man do I regret that.
Wow…. That would have been cool. I don’t think my subdivision HOA would approve tho
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Got the meat trolley all welded up thanks to my friend!
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Got the meat trolley all welded up thanks to my friend!
knifemaker3 take some pics and post them when you have a chance. That is one cool project
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GWG8541 said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
bocephus I had a chance to pick up a shipping container a few years back and passed. Man do I regret that.
Wow…. That would have been cool. I don’t think my subdivision HOA would approve tho
Dr_Pain the benefits of living on the outskirts.
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Got the meat trolley all welded up thanks to my friend!
knifemaker3 congrats on the progress
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GWG8541 Wish I had more room, I would love to set up a shop that I didn’t have to pack everything away all the time.
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Maybe hard to tell anything from the picture. Made to use hooks only instead of the rolling trolley type hooks. Didn’t have enough height for rolling
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The big beam on the roof is the middle brace. You can see the 3/8”x 2 1/2” rails running over to the side of the frame. All welded in place and anchored to the concrete floor. If it’s ever got to be moved out I’ll have to take a torch to it to get it out!
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Gotta scrub down the walls of the cooler before first use. Got a little discoloration but wipes right off with water. Will also sanitize before first use as well.
Hope to have it running next week, deer season starts on the 13th, so under the gun !
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GWG8541 said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
bocephus I had a chance to pick up a shipping container a few years back and passed. Man do I regret that.
Wow…. That would have been cool. I don’t think my subdivision HOA would approve tho
Dr_Pain said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
I don’t think my subdivision HOA would approve tho
Hopefully you are moving to an area that does allow, otherwise it’ll have to be incognito
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Dr_Pain said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
I don’t think my subdivision HOA would approve tho
Hopefully you are moving to an area that does allow, otherwise it’ll have to be incognito
Ridley Acres said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
Dr_Pain said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
I don’t think my subdivision HOA would approve tho
Hopefully you are moving to an area that does allow, otherwise it’ll have to be incognito
" Yes Sir, Nothing in there except my riding lawn mower…"
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Dr_Pain said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
I don’t think my subdivision HOA would approve tho
Hopefully you are moving to an area that does allow, otherwise it’ll have to be incognito
Ridley Acres said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
Dr_Pain said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
I don’t think my subdivision HOA would approve tho
Hopefully you are moving to an area that does allow, otherwise it’ll have to be incognito
processhead said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
Ridley Acres said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
Dr_Pain said in Walk in cooler about ready!:
I don’t think my subdivision HOA would approve tho
Hopefully you are moving to an area that does allow, otherwise it’ll have to be incognito
" Yes Sir, Nothing in there except my riding lawn mower…"
AHAHA! You guys are awesome. The temporary home has a backyard big enough for me to stretch my arms… and the subdivision I will build my new house… is the same subdivision. It is a highly coveted neighborhood and I have a lot (which was an investment)
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