Aluminium Workshop Bin

[Jigantor]

Every workshop needs a bin.
For housing waste be it scrap metal, filings, swarf or mistakes.
I have just constructed a new workshop/Welding bay and need a metal bin for all of the above reasons. I rang all the major hardwares and the machinery shop, I then rang an industrial cleaning supply company but alas none had a small metal bin.

They all had plastic bins and some had S/S bins with plastic liners.
No good when a red hot piece of metal is tossed into it.

I used aluminium tread plate for the flooring of my workshop and had a few pieces of scrap left over. I thought why don't I make my own bin out of the same material as the flooring.
Custom job.

Ji

[Jigantor]

I marked up the 1.4mm alloy tread plate and folded it in my panbrake.

Ji

[Jigantor]

This stuff folds pretty easy and looks great.

Ji

[Jigantor]

I placed the tail of my scrap into my home made shear and cut to length.

Ji

[Jigantor]

I then clamped the folded sides together.

Ji

[Jigantor]

I then switched on the TIG welder and let it warm up for 30 minutes before welding up the side joint.

Ji

[Jigantor]

I then cut and clamped in the bottom and started welding.

Ji

[Jigantor]

With the bottom welded in the bin was complete.

Ji

[Jigantor]

My alloy welding is getting better and the panbrake broadens what I can make.

Ji

[Schnellboot]

Great job Ji! You just remainded me I have to do one for my shop as well.

Your tig looks well.Trying to keep the bead on a straight line is difficult to me, how do you do it?

thank´s!

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