waco
Springfield, Oregon
So I finally got around to making a cover for my hot plate. I made it at work using 16ga mild steel, a piece of 3/16" rod, and a Chunck of oak I found. I used the belt sander at work to shape the handle. Brought it home and drilled a 7/32" hole in the end I mixed up a small amount of JB weld and used that to set the rod in place. I have a 6" diameter piece of 1/2" mild steel sitting on the burner of the hot plate. I fuigered I needed a 5 1/2" diameter cover so 5.5 X pie gave me the flat dimensions . I then laid out where I wanted the notch to be. Big enough to fit all the different molds I use. I cut the notch, rolled the can, welded the seam, added a cover, ground everything smooth and hit it with a bit of grey primer. I'm about to go try it out for the first time and see how well it works. Walter.