Container Weld Shop build -

[mark in portugal]

I recently bought a second 20' container for the wife to store her works in; since she's an artist and particular about things, hers got painted inside and outside.
I also laid aluminum skinned asphalt roofing felt on top.
I maintain some old barges, and I'm used to painting large objects; still painting a container is a big pita.
I used Jotun marine paint, which comes in big cans and is a bit cheaper than other metal paint; but it's a LOT of surface and a lot of paint.
The Jotun primer goes over everything; old metal, old paint, it's great stuff. I just clean it for a good long time with a big 8hp high pressure cleaner, then roll it on. It can be sprayed with an airless, but I don't have one of those.
The coregations have to be rolled 1 by 1. I used a big roller and cut it short so it would fit. I'm fast with a roller, but this job took a lot of time.

Conclusion; it looks great and all, but painting an old sea container is a job done for love, not practicality. We live in a 'nature' reserve and building any new permanent structures isn't allowed.

 

[Oldpath05]

"Do you have to do any paint touchups to prevent rust on the shipping containers that you buy?" <<<<<<<yes maybe, and gravel floors are optional! and yes I was bored this morning.

 

[BukitCase]

Got the rest of the pieces for the crane's corner braces cut out, and about half of 'em cleaned up; if I can still move manana, maybe I can get the OTHER half; then comes a bunch of holes (some too small for "maggie" - rats...)

Then it'll be time to figger out how to fixture things on the big weld table so they'll stay square.

Probly be a good plan to see if the HF crane ITSELF is close to square ...Steve

 

[Xfaxman]

Got the rest of the pieces for the crane's corner braces cut out, and about half of 'em cleaned up; if I can still move manana, maybe I can get the OTHER half; then comes a bunch of holes (some too small for "maggie" - rats...)
--------------------------------- ...Steve

I don't know how your mag drill holds drill bits. Can you remove the chuck from a hand drill and adapt it to the maggie?

I had a small drill chuck on a 3/8-24 thread bolt with the head cut off and used it in the 3 jaw lathe chuck.

 

[BukitCase]

As is my "usual", I've gone a bit overboard - here's my "drilling station", still a work in progress -

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...-table-build-6.html?highlight=mag+drill+table

And I also bought these
Metabo 635 1/16-Inch-1/2-Inch Keyed Drill Chuck - Power Lathe Chucks - Amazon.com
G&J Hall Tools 18Y17 Powerbor Weldon Chuck Adaptor, 1/2"-2 UN Thread Fitting, 3/4" Arbor, For All Electromagnetic Drilling Systems: Drill Press Accessories: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

My Hougen mag drill (+ the "fabricator kit") came with a standard chuck, but you have to partially dis-assemble the drill to change to a regular chuck, which I'm not patient enough to wanna do for a few smaller holes - those two links make it so you just insert the regular chuck in place of an annular cutter, BUT (there's ALWAYS a "but"...)

Twist drills are all different lengths, depending on diameter, which "type" bits, etc, and even tho my mag drill has a fairly long stroke it's not enough to compensate for bits that might be anywhere from 2" up to 6" long.

So one of my "tuits" is to do yet another mod to my setup, but I haven't found a suitable "donor" bench model DP to accomplish that. (Setting the mag drill on a DP table mounted to my "drilling table" would give a LOT of vertical range, and STILL let me use the XY table for repetitive spaced holes)

That's the "short" version, now ya know why my friends all laugh when I claim NOT to have modified some new tool I bought :laughing: ... Steve

 

[BukitCase]

Notta lotta progress last few days, life (and taxes) been gettin' in the way; I DID get most of the parts cleaned up, but not drilled



Also raised the HF crane up to the LOWEST setting it'll be able to use with the diagonal bracing bolted on (decided AGAINST any PERMANENT fastenings to the basic crane); as it is now, I'll have the option of removing all MY mods (including the bigger casters AND heavier I beam) and putting the crane back to factory stock, or just removing the diagonal braces if I need minimum headroom to put it somewhere ELSE - BTW, my "bucket case" in this instance is working well - keeps all the chains/hooks out of "headache range" when not in use, takes maybe 10 seconds to ready for use -



Picked up the conduit and fittings yesterday for getting power (120 AND 240 volt) and air to the weld shop container, will need to dig a small (6") ditch across the "alley" between shop and container, probably won't happen til the NEXT dry spell, 'sposed to get wet again starting tomorrow and I do NOT wanna end up with a clay mess across my access to the OTHER 40' container backed up to the weld shop one. Still needing to move more stuff OUT of places that're in my way and INTO containers, and that alley is the ONLY path during any but dry weather... Steve

 

[Oldpath05]

"BTW, my "bucket case" in this instance is working well - keeps all the chains/hooks out of "headache range" when not in use, takes 20 minutes to ready for use"

I corrected your typo error. I keep my hoist chain at hands reach and oof to the side, no need of spending all that time looking for a ladder that I'll fall off from just to get the chain in the bucket 119-15/16 up in the air.:stirthepot:

 

[BukitCase]

Nope, 10 seconds is about right; what is NOT showing in those pics is another 6' (1.83 meters:=) piece of 1" (25.4mm :=) conduit leaned up against the side of the container; that one has a 5/16" (7.93mm) bolt thru one end, I just use that bolt to slip under the 5 gallon (18.92706L) bucket handle and lift up off the hoist, then lower to my hand (I can tell when it's low enough when the 1.83 meter conduit touches the (gravel) floor

('bout got the sides of that pot wore out yet??!? :laughing

Spent most of yesterday movin' "inventory" outa the wood shop and into one of the OTHER containers (no "horizontal rain" yet, that started this morning ) - each load gives me a little more room to stage the NEXT batch ready for the NEXT dry day. my "contingency plan" is that the 6'x8' (1828mm x 2438mm) brush bucket can be fully loaded or UN-loaded in either the wood shop OR a container, and be completely out of the weather (except for 2-3 minutes travel time between) - there's been a couple times that's come in handy (starts to rain just as I start to unload stuff I wanna keep dry; drive into container far enough to put bucket out of weather, flip mother nature the bird, unload brush bucket, mother nature takes offense, MISSES me with lightning bolt :thumbsup:..

Supper time, I might get a bit more done on the crane diagonal braces after; or not ... Steve

 

[Oldpath05]

(''bout got the sides of that pot wore out yet??!?")<<<<<<<<<<Nope the pot is in great shape but my stirring stick is broken........ I'll have to get another one when I see some pictures of something that I can pick apart, like maybe when I see a picture of that so called conduit piece demonstrated that is really 184 meters long, AKA>>Bucket Getter, cant wait.

 

[BukitCase]

"maybe when I see a picture of that so called conduit piece demonstrated that is really 184 meters long, AKA>>Bucket Getter, cant wait."

Might HAFTA wait a bit; this morning BOTH toilets didn't wanna flush, even with a plumber's helper - first "honey bucket" outfit I called could get to it in about a WEEK - second one couldn't do it today, but can tomorrow morning :thumbsup: The gal told me they could dig it if I knew where it was (I do, to the nearest inch) BUT.... if it's more than a couple inches down they charge an aditional $80 an hour to dig it out

Sooo, 'bout 3 hours later (I already knew it wuz right at a FOOT deep, from the last time about 18 years ago) I had the lid clear of dirt (spelled "crappy clay mud" ) - last time I did this, I'd just replaced the teeth on the hoe bucket - and I had exact location from the time before THAT; so I put a small stake where I thought the lifting eye was, reached out with the hoe, slowly crowded in after I heard the scraping sound (bucket on concrete) - then leveled the bucket, slowly crowded a bit more, til it hesitated - then I extended the hoe bucket about 6" and raised it up - put that bucket full beside the area to dig up, and moved some dirt around with my hands - there wuz a scrape mark on the lid, right where the center tooth of the bucket had slid INTO the lifting ring :thumbsup:

Couple more buckets full and a little square point shovel work and it was done.

This time, I was REALLY glad I knew exactly where to dig - too many cylinders on the hoe that still need some cussing at, so it wuz pick and shovel time - gotta love clay soil when it's still just right to glue itself to whatever you're diggin' with

Anyway, it's all opened up and ready for the "honey bucketeers" - they'll be here manana in the AM. They offer an "old fart" discount AND a "military" discount, but I doubt they'll let me "stack" the two

Oh, and yes; it really WAS more fulla crap than I am (usually) - so hopefully manana we can get back to our "regular" programming ... Steve