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Ash Tool for Mini, $3000

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Carolina Q
Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Been meaning to make an ash tool for my mini and finally did it. Works great, but my powder coat gun was on the fritz and didn't work too well. I'll probably have to redo that if it starts to rust.

All I needed was some scrap angle iron, a 3/16" steel rod, a dead dogwood branch for the handle and...

a 2-stage air compressor
a sandblast cabinet
a Mig welder
a powder coat gun
sigh, and a dedicated kitchen stove to cure to pc (it's in my garage :))
a drill press to drill the hole in the handle
a horizontal bandsaw to cut the pieces!
Oh, and a drawknife and spokeshave to debark and smooth the handle.

I tried turning a nice looking handle on the lathe, but I'm not very good at it. Gave up after I trashed two blanks and cut myself!

About $3000 worth of tools, some Neosporin and a band-aid, to make a $10 ash tool! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Michael 
Central Connecticut 

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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
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    hehehehehehe!!!

    That's how I get my tools too. Nice looking ash tool though.

    Kent
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  • Capt Frank
    Capt Frank Posts: 2,578
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    I just knew we were related! :ohmy: :laugh: :P :woohoo: :silly: :cheer:
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,888
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    but think of the cost incrementally - the next one you make will bring the cost down for both to a mere $1,500
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • PineyWoodsBrewer
    PineyWoodsBrewer Posts: 108
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    I like the way you roll.....
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    more. I think my powdercoat gun is toast. hahaha

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    well, I DO have relatives in Cincinnati! :laugh:

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • kricks
    kricks Posts: 244
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    I resemble that remark... painted my kitchen cabinets... ended up with 2 new Stanley Max sawhorses!
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    I've had most of that stuff for some years now. The only thing I actually bought to make the ash tool was the steel rod. But a $3000 ash tool makes a better headline. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    Thanks, Kent. I was restoring an old car once upon a time. Needed two simple sheet metal parts that cost about $100 ea. For $200, I bought a sheet metal brake instead. Made the two parts and broke even. Haven't used the brake much since then... but I COULD! :laugh:

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Scotty's Inferno
    Scotty's Inferno Posts: 624
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    Sounds like the cost of me catching a bonefish or a trout! And then I don't even keep 'em. Nice finished product though, Scott
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  • TnVolKen
    TnVolKen Posts: 198
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    Just what I am looking for, but the $3000 price tag might be a little high.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    Story of my life! :blush:

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • 2Fategghead
    2Fategghead Posts: 9,624
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    Yes but it looks soo nice. :lol:
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    I'm having a sale next week. 50% off! :laugh:

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Spring Chicken
    Spring Chicken Posts: 10,255
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    You 'carpenter' like I carpenter. I like you.

    Spring "Real Carpenters Bleed For A Reason" Chicken
    Spring Texas USA
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    "Bleed for a reason", huh? I don't want to delve too deeply into what that reason might be. :laugh: :blush: Over the years, I've been bitten by a tablesaw, a router, an angle grinder, a few knives, a drill press and a lathe. More, I'm sure, but those come immediately to mind.

    The kicker is, right before it happens, I'm usually thinking... I could get hurt doing this!

    Sigh.......

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Davecooksslow
    Davecooksslow Posts: 77
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    But It looks real nice.....

    Dave in Plumas County
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  • Spring Chicken
    Spring Chicken Posts: 10,255
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    This was my last encounter with a table saw.

    LeroysSawedFingers.jpg

    Now I have a lot more respect for table saws, not to mention complete fingers.

    Spring "$&#@$!()@#! Is The Language Of Absent Minded Carpenters" Chicken
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  • tjv
    tjv Posts: 3,830
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    I like my toys too but I think Bordello may have a better thing going.............maybe we can get him to swap some............t
    www.ceramicgrillstore.com ACGP, Inc.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    Man, you really didn't have to post that!! I haven't had dinner yet! :laugh: None of my injuries have even come close. Makes you pay more attention though... sometimes.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,765
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    Tom . . . check your email, plz
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009
    XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    Tom, surely you don't mean THOSE toys! Do you? :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Hoss
    Hoss Posts: 14,600
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    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: LOVE IT!!! B)
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  • Smokin Tiger
    Smokin Tiger Posts: 352
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    Projects are always an excuse to by new tools!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
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  • Richard Fl
    Richard Fl Posts: 8,297
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    I have had some of my BGE tools powdercoated over the last 6 years and find that ,eventho they are fired around 450F they have a tendence to chip, peel and blister over time. This includes my meat tongs which hardly see high heat. If I were to do it over I would save the money for other toys and use them as they are sold, stainless, black porcelain etc. PS you can save many $$$ by not doing the job.

    Vertical poultry holder

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    Veggie basket

    VEGGIEHOLDER.jpg

    Meatloaf basket. The handles hang over the end and have become schorched over the years.

    MEATLOAFROASTER.jpg
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  • thechief96
    thechief96 Posts: 1,908
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    I love making stuff...I always get new tools. :woohoo: Nice ash tool btw. :)
    Dave San Jose, CA The Duke of Loney
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  • RogerT
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    Wow! You're a lucky guy to have something left there for them to sew up. Most that have that encounter with a Table Saw are not that lucky. Almost lost a finger to a Skilsaw a bunch of years back, I can relate to what you went through.

    Roger
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    Actually, all of the other toys were purchased for different reasons over the years. The only out of pocket specifically for powder coating was the gun itself. $50-60 as I recall. Because the firing temp is so low (400° in my case), I wouldn't have thought of doing it for anything that goes into the egg. I use the ash tool before I light the egg (well, usually anyway) so heat won't be an issue. If the bands, hinges etc start to rust, I will pc them and see how it goes.

    The green is cool though. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    Thanks. New tools are always good. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    I thought you might. :laugh:

    Got a package from you today. Holy CRAP!!! Bomba don't hold a candle!!!!! Thanks, my friend - much appreciated!

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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