• 100 Gal. Air Tank Build (Offset)

[Phrasty]

So I got a little done today. Was on the road for most of the morning so I didn't get through everything planned. I managed to clean up the edges of the doors and cut and weld on the seals. Started marking and planning out the grate slides.

Here's a couple pics of today's activities:

Cleaning up:


You can see how thick this tank is...


Cutting the steel (just think this was a cool shot. )


Took a little break with some pepper shrimps and a beer:




Back to work grinding:


All clamped up for tacking:


And this is what we ended up with today. Not a bad start...




Hopefully I get a chance to get a little more done tomorrow.

Thanks for looking.
Cheers.

[RevZiLLa]

You're moving fast

[captndan]

I made one out of that same tank. Took some tweaking here and there. It's trailer mounted now.

[vhram]

Looks great! Thats one door I wouldnt want to get my finger caught in.

[colonel00]

Looking good. Love your build threads.

[Porky Joes]

With this type of tank, do you still need to do a burn out first?

[captndan]

Can't speak about Phrasty's tank but mine was full of crud. Oil, rust, dirt, you name it. Not a pleasant cleaning job.

[tish]

Lovin' the build photos so far... and the pepper shrimp and beer snack.

[Shawn1382]

Looks sweet. Makes me want to brush up on my welding skill and tackle a project like this myself.

[martyleach]

I loved watching the last build! This should be fun. Can't wait for more.

[Ole Man Dan]

I think about a similar build every time I see a Propane tank or Air tank.
My problem is it's just too big just to use on my patio...
I'd have to build mine on a trailer to carry to parties.

[inv3ctiv3]

I'd love to have something like that!

[Phrasty]

Originally Posted by vhram

Looks great! Thats one door I wouldnt want to get my finger caught in.

No.. it doesn't feel good at all!

Originally Posted by Porky Joes

With this type of tank, do you still need to do a burn out first?

Yea I'm gonna burn it out... Even if it's just to try burn off some of the paint.

Originally Posted by martyleach

I loved watching the last build! This should be fun. Can't wait for more.

Thanks Marty... Hopefully it all goes smooth, then it will be fun for sure.

Cheers

[Phrasty]

Hey guys... Got through what I wanted to today . I managed to cut and install the grate slides and make the racks... The racks were a bit labor intensive... Wanted to go a little above and beyond the regular expanded metal grates. I made these out of 1/4" bar stock! Came out nice. Really liking where this is going. This is what happened today.

First thing I did was to install the slides:


Cleaned up the welds:


Then cut the 3/4" sq bar for the grates and tested fitted them before the next step:


Here's where all the work really came in. First I marked out the long rails to start drilling the holes for the 1/4 bars and center punched them:


Then started drilling:




Then came the time to cut the 84 1/4 bars for the grate and welded the frame together and installed the bars. Still have to tack them in, I'm guessing I can do that sometime in the week:




A close up of the grates:


And here's where we are now...






So far so good guys! Thanks for looking! Hopefully some more updates soon!

Cheers

[Lazybones]

Very impressed with the grates. This build is coming along fast!