Filter tray...etc.

Today my dad came over to help me out a bit. We got the pieces cut, formed, and the first of 6 filter racks made. Here is a picture. Its made to fit my 15 x 15 finish pans.

I packaged some pans for Chris, and Paul, and am almost done with Scott's divided pan.

I'm taking the day off tomorrow(Sunday) and will resume Monday evening.

Finally, some pictures!!

I worked some long hours in the shop today. The last two days I've spent shearing and forming pans. So today I finished shearing and forming some pieces, and finally started welding them up.For those who have been following here is the progress I've made on the pans.

16 x 30 Pan for Chris/ Canton Variety

15 x 15 Finishing pans

27 x 48 divided pan for Scott-OH

2 x 3 divided pan for Nolan-IL

Preheater tacked

16 x 30 tacked

27 x 48 tacked for Scott

2 x 3 with preheater/ dividers to come

16 x 30 with preheater

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Tomorrow I will be spending another long day in the shop, and will have more progress pictures.

Updates

Yesterday I picked up 3 more sheets of steel, and a sheet of expanded metal( for filter trays). I'm using this as a bridge until I get my 304 2BA (bright annealed) stainless in. Its going to take about a week. I'm really looking forward to making these in a polished finish. Here are some comparison photos of 2b(currently using) and 2ba(on the way).

2b (above)     2ba(below)

Mixed day

Well, today I ran out of sheetmetal, and can't pick more up until tomorrow morning. So today, I bent up what I had left, and worked on some website stuff. My website launched today http://www.wegnermetalworks.com/, and is under construction so please be patient. It will soon have the capabilites to checkout directly through paypal. We will be adding more products as I get better pictures taken of the products I am making. I still need to set up a photo shop to take some better pictures. I would like to thank Amos Davis for creating this site for me and doing it in a very timely manner. 

First pan of the new year

 Today I was making good progress.I boxed up two orders,and shipped three out. Did some coorespondence with my web designer about my website that should be launched in the short future. This 2x3 divided pan with preheater is my first pan to make in 2010, and is for Paul in MA. I started the preheater this last weekend, and had the pan formed also. Today I welded the rest of it up and started polishing. Tomorrow I'll finish polishing, leak test and hopefully package for shipment. I'll start making a small custom pan, and preheater for Chris in Maine.

Solvent Tray

This is a solvent tray I made for  Michel in Quebec, Canada.

Busy week ahead

Sorry for no pictures lately. With New Years and the weekend, I haven’t had time to upload anything. I’ve been keeping very busy in the shop. This week is my layoff rotation from my real job, so I will be putting some long hours in the shop. The weather has been cold, its been hovering at or below zero for the last couple days, so I’ll have to get up extra early to get it warmed up to a reasonable temperature. Stay tuned…… I’ll have some good pics tomorrow.

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!