Speaking of trash to treasures...

[jonnymag]

I see people throwing out old appliances all the time. So I was thinking of using some old washer, dryer, or stove shell to create a small bench top welding booth.

Would the appliance shell stand up to welding, flame cutting, and flying molten metal grindings? Any other foreseeable problems? Suggestions?

Thanks.

[SignWave]

somewhere on this site i did see a guy who had cut aprt some old apps to do just this. If i recall he sadi it worked pretty good. try one of the other forums. you just might be able to track down the thread...

[KBar]

You can make some nice booths with appliance covers and yes, they will hold up to the sparks and slag flying around.

Check out this link with a picture. It is from this board


http://www.millerwelds.com/education...?t=1884&page=2

[PLWeld]

Those casings are quite tough for sheet metal. I see those things (washers and dryers) given away for free around here all the time (non working)! I wonder what other good ideas could be thrown around for those casings??? Cool idea, Jonnymag!

[SignWave]

small thermo nuclear devices??????/

[jonnymag]

Thanks for the link. I thought I remembered seeing something about it, but I wasn't sure where I saw it or how well it worked out.

I live in an apartment/commercial area, so (a) I'm looking for a way to contain the flying debris and arc flashing, and (b) there's a lot of metal in the trash -- bed frames, metal furniture, files cabinets, metal shelving, washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc. About once a month, people pile their junk out on the sidewalks for bulky item trash pick up day. But there must be a lot of stainless steel scroungers around here because even an old stainless trough-style urinal disappeared before the trash pickup.

[SignWave]

steel is cheap. Stainless, non ferrous now thats another story...

[KBar]

Be careful with refrigerators, freezers, etc. they have those tanks with freon that must be professionally disconnected & disposed of at a recycling site.

[SignWave]

Be careful with refrigerators, freezers, etc. they have those tanks with freon that must be professionally disconnected & disposed of at a recycling site.

Ah man!! and all this time ive been using it as a fuel additive in my lawn tractor.... I was getting 275 miles to the gallon... And never mind that its really wonderful stuff if you want to get wasted but are on a budget..... shucks...

Just kidding kids!

[KBar]

Ah man!! and all this time ive been using it as a fuel additive in my lawn tractor.... I was getting 275 miles to the gallon... And never mind that its really wonderful stuff if you want to get wasted but are on a budget..... shucks...

Just kidding kids!

And all this time, I was buying Crown Royal

I have a friend who cuts them apart. Im calling John Kerry on him