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12th Nov 2018, 03:38 PM #1Senior Member
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My new Kitchen, made from scrap
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I have a small guest house, and while the guests have a really great kitchen in their quarters, I have a sorta-make-do kitchen in my quarters. It's messy and everything is on the floor, and it's been getting annoying.
My make-do kitchen for 8-9 months of the year is my fireplace. In the hot months I just put a gas bottle on top of it and cook on that.
I can cook quite amazing meals and I have cooked for up to 10 people on this fireplace.
The constant mess has been driving me slowly crazy so I decided to build myself a new kitchen,
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12th Nov 2018, 03:40 PM #2Senior Member
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I decided to build my new Kitchen along the lines of a Torii. A Torrii is a Japanese Gate that leads from the mundane to the sublime .... heheeeee
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12th Nov 2018, 03:43 PM #3Senior Member
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12th Nov 2018, 03:55 PM #7Senior Member
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Also, I don't have a clothes dryer. And sometimes in winter I am left drying guest-laundry (sheets and towels) in my room strung out on ropes and the fire blazing.
So I made a clothes-line attachment. The price of dowel at Bunnings nearly blew me away, but broom handles wouldn't cut it.
The Dowel (from Bunnings) is made from Silky Oak.
The height of the line can be adjusted by bolts on the back of the main posts. The line is 15 metres long so it can hold a fair amount of washing.
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12th Nov 2018, 03:58 PM #8Senior Member
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Actually quite a cool idea, nice work.
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12th Nov 2018, 03:59 PM #9Senior Member
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12th Nov 2018, 07:22 PM #10Intermediate Member
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Cool, decorative and functional. I like it! Besides, all those pictures of nice looking food has made me quite hungry.
You did pretty well with those welds. I find that some of the thin SHS and RHS will burn through with a stick welder just as you get a good bead going. The best trick is to use rods that are similar to the wall thickness or even thinner if you like to weld rusty stuff like I do. Sometimes rust inside the tube has made it a bit thinner in places and the rust just helps your weld pool to cave in. 2.0mm or 1.5mm rods are handy for that sort of stuff, but they do get a bit "whippy" at 1.5mm. Also, only welding short runs of 3-5cm at at time. I'm probably preaching to the converted and if I am, I apologise. Good work anyway.
Simon
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12th Nov 2018, 09:39 PM #11Most Valued Member
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Yea, nice work. I love cooking on fire. We have a wood fire pizza oven and I cook with that any chance I get. I have been known to boil a billy on our wood heater too.
Your welds are fine. It's not like you're building a bridge or something. If you're not happy with a weld, just grind it back and fill it in. 99% of all my welding is with stick welding even with 1mm sheet. You can weld some pretty thin stuff with a stick welder if you take your time.
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12th Nov 2018, 09:59 PM #12
Hi Mutawintji,
A big well done on the execution of your project. You have a good eye and sense of design.
Steelwork when completed often looks quite bland.
Your work appeals to the eye while still being practical.
I think your considerable talent would be appreciated wherever you chose to live.
Grahame
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13th Nov 2018, 12:44 AM #13
Hi Mutawintji,
Very creative indeed
I do think you were a little cruel, posting beautiful pictures of some of my favourite foods, particularly when I'm hungryBest Regards:
Baron J.
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13th Nov 2018, 09:48 AM #14Senior Member
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Thanx peoples for the kind words.
There is a warning here. When I welded all the 16mm cross bars on, I just welded them full length (1 metre) thinking I would cut theough them later for the fire place to fit into. And also, keeping them full length meant they all stayed in line in the same plane as I welded them.
But when I came to cut them later the welds had left some in torsional tension and some in compression tension (perhaps I should have let them cool between welds.
In any case they gripped the cut off discs in the 5" grinder and shattered four discs. It was very dangerous and I ended up dressed in an overcoat, safety glasses and a full face shield and welding gloves.
I momentarily thought of the 9" grinder but realised that would be worse if that gripped.
I decided if I weld bar like that again I will relieve the tension by using the 9" with a grinding disc and slowly grind thru the centre of each bar or where the cutout is to be
Cheers ... Greg
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13th Nov 2018, 01:22 PM #15Senior Member
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Yea, me too. The best food is on a fire and cooked in cast iron ... heheee.
Also, my daughter lives and works in Bangkok. So each time I visit I bring back a few Thermos-pots. Same as Thermos Flasks but pots. Only ever seen them in Thailand. Means on a cold winters night the fire warms the shack. When one dish is cooked I put it in the thermos pot and cook the next, etc.
Also, once you know your fire (and I have all different sized tinder cut for different temps) you can have a shower, watch TV, and all the time your din-dins is cooking.
I tend to spot-weld even shorter on thin metal. I used 2.5 mm rods at 60 amps and slowly reduce to 40 amps as the heat builds. I just spot my way along taking my time.
These are Thermos Pots. Thais love their food fresh and so they take their pots to the markets and bring them back with whatever they prefer. The pot has a top tray, this is for the fried egg. Thais love a fried egg on top of everything ... hehee. I rarely use the trays, just use the pot to keep the food warm. The pots only cost a few dollars and can be bought anywhere in Thailand, but rarely in a tourist area. And you will get no grief from Customs. In fact I bring back cutting boards (Tamarind tree trunk billets) and Customs eye them but always allow me through (as long as they are labeled). Tamarind tree cutting boards are self-disinfecting. They are used all over Asia, and with all stainless utensils prevent germ build ups where there is no refrigeration.
Greg
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