Stainless Welding

[Seifer]

Hey guys,
Im currently giving my home bar an upgrade and wanted to change the beer tower to suit the motor theme of the bar. What I have in mind is one of those large 3" twin tip mufflers with the beer taps sticking out the main cannister.
Any ideas what grade stainless the cheaper mufflers on ebay use as Ill need to do a cut and shut job. Ill also be needing to weld on a base to mount the thing, so where can I get a small sheet from, im thinknig I could cut up an old fry pan but if you have any better ideas then let me know.
Thanks

[BANDITROD]

Most likely just 304 mate that's prob the most common

[ALBI]

any pics of the bar mate??

[Seifer]

Sorry for the delay, the bar is still a work in progress but this is to give you the jist of it as I go...
I decided not to bother with any welding as it would be more effort than it is worth.
Heres what I started with:
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/seiferage/IMAG0069.jpg
After a bit of cutting, sanding varnishing and test mounting...
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/seiferage/IMAG0071.jpg
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/seiferage/IMAG0074.jpg

As to the tower itself I decided to go with two exhausts and use one simply as a donor for a cover panel
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/seiferage/IMAG0075.jpg
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/seiferage/IMAG0076.jpg
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/seiferage/IMAG0078.jpg

The taps will come out of the pictured panel, I just need to find a tool capable of drilling a 24cm hole in stainless...
Ill post more pics up tomorrow once the tower is mounted and beer is pouring. Ill also include a few pics of the rest of the setup..

[Seifer]

Heres how the bar looked around a year ago, its since had a lot added..including beer taps.
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/seiferage/IMG_0824.jpg

[Redmohawk]

High speed hole saw (standard steel type hole saw) will cut stainless steel just fine . Just run a hose over it slow and do it outside so the water goes on the lawn. Keep the pressure constant and speed on the low side to keep the heat down and it will cut fine. If the teath slip to much the surface will heat and harden.

[Seifer]

A few shots of the finished product..

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/seiferage/IMAG0079.jpg

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/seiferage/IMAG0083.jpg

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/seiferage/IMAG0084.jpg

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/seiferage/IMAG0087.jpg

Pop by for a cold one.

[Large]

Looks good Scott

[latheboy]

Thats some bloody good scissors you have

[Seifer]

Thats all you need in your tool kit; scissors, stanley knife and some quality work boots.

[Large]

You still down near Drummoyne?

Is that all set up on a balcony?

[Seifer]

Yeah mate, where you dropped me off after AFR, nice big balcony.

[Redmohawk]

Like

[Gix11]

Now that's cool! The neighbours would hate me if I lived there....

[Seifer]

The neighbours absolutely hate me, were on our final warning for noise complaints Haha.