1911KY
09-15-2014, 11:39 AM
If you really don't want to permanently attach a shelf to your melting pot then you can do what I did. I built a base for my pot to give it some stability, as they get rather top heavy when full.
http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p628/jamesearnett/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140812_235849_zpshjafwxop.jpg
Yesterday I had some time to finish up my shelf project. I bought an 8" x 24" piece of flat steel from Lowes, bent it around a 2" x 10" to create the corners, screwed it into my base on the sides and cut off the excess with an angle grinder.
http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p628/jamesearnett/Mobile%20Uploads/ddc3b3ef-aecf-4bcb-90e8-fe56f363df25_zps545b760b.jpg?t=1410795287
http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p628/jamesearnett/Mobile%20Uploads/28ade6f6-61ed-40c1-9091-00e038079b0c_zps5e091f19.jpg?t=1410795396
It's not perfect but it gets the job done and allows me to pull my melter out and store separately.
http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p628/jamesearnett/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140812_235849_zpshjafwxop.jpg
Yesterday I had some time to finish up my shelf project. I bought an 8" x 24" piece of flat steel from Lowes, bent it around a 2" x 10" to create the corners, screwed it into my base on the sides and cut off the excess with an angle grinder.
http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p628/jamesearnett/Mobile%20Uploads/ddc3b3ef-aecf-4bcb-90e8-fe56f363df25_zps545b760b.jpg?t=1410795287
http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p628/jamesearnett/Mobile%20Uploads/28ade6f6-61ed-40c1-9091-00e038079b0c_zps5e091f19.jpg?t=1410795396
It's not perfect but it gets the job done and allows me to pull my melter out and store separately.