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Mon, 18 March 2013 21:39

kerry pinkerton

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I didn't have time to do this but I needed some metal time so I made this grill. Not sure how I like it.

Photos in this album...text here.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6328-aluminum-grill.html

Started with some 1/8" (.125) aluminum I bent into 1x1 angles. Each piece was only 4' long so I had to weld several pieces together.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0011.jpg

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0011.jpg

The corners were too thick to stretch that far so I cut them out and bent the flats to the proper shape.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0021.jpg

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0021.jpg

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0031.jpg

There was a LITTLE bit of metal shaping. The sides have a curve in them that needed to be shrunk...the big kick shrinker easily handles 1/8" aluminum....well it handles it fine...can't say the same for my knee.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0041.jpg

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0041.jpg

Here is the frame roughed in:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0051.jpg

The center pieces were also shrunk then welded to the rest. After the welding, it was metalfinished with a vixen file. The discoloration is a difference in the alloy of the welding rod (1100) and the angle (3003). The only way to avoid this is to shear thin strips of the parent metal and use this for rod. Not sure how much it will show up once the frame is 'brush finished'.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0071.jpg

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0071.jpg

The corners were welded in and metal finished also. Not completely done here:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0091.jpg

And here it is in place but not fastened down.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0101.jpg

The grill cloth is actually the woven stainless that we found at McNichols Metals during the LazyDays rally in January. The tabs will be painted black so the grill appears to float in the opening.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0121.jpg

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6328/z_0121.jpg

I did a blind bolt fastening system but am not happy with it and will probably cut it off and just go with countersunk stainless.

I'm not sure I love it.

Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L

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		Aluminum Grill By: kerry pinkerton on Mon, 18 March 2013 21:39
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