Week #8 -- Welding Assembly

Further on the war horse trudges, ever so slowly. This 8th week, the welding team has completed welding the bottom frame of our grill basin. It is a little rustic, but seems functional enough. We also cut sheet metal for the bottom and used an angle grinder to grind out some imperfections in our cut angle iron pieces. The result was satisfactory and produced sufficient results. We have yet to do the same for the sheet metal. We also have to weld the rest of the frame.

As we did physical work, our teacher and the team discussed plans for a hinge and lid system. The decided result was a simple ring-and-peg hinge that will be welded to the grill and the lid. This will give us the style of a hinge without compromising strength. We also have the ventilation holes to figure out, as well as height of the final product. We are progressing, albeit slowly.