Whatever we get, a little flair is in order. I mean, we are MakeICT after all!
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This!
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What? With a million pounds of powder coating sitting on the shelf? Sounds like a good chance to practice mixing colors or maybe even putting layers in the jar and spraying it like that.
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Only if I get help during the cleaning and powder coat process…
Those suckers are heavy and will probably take a half hour each to pre-heat and we’ll only be able to fit two of them in the oven at a time if we’re lucky.
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Get an extra one for me to take home and I’ll be there with my own angle grinder.
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Took the yellow cart in maintenance back to Jeff and picked up 8 brake drums from him.
All 8 are sitting by the smoker area.
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5 gallon bucket is overkill. Full of concrete it’s about 80#. I used short lengths (12-16") of 4" pvc. Duct tape one end closed, fill with concrete and insert an eye bolt. About 20# each.
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A 3 gallon horse bucket is sturdier than a regular 5 gallon, has a more comfortable handle (once the plastic breaks off the 5 gallon) and is a more easily handled size
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it seemed like book bags full of textbooks (or I guess laptops these days) did a pretty good job at holding down the 10x10 tent during the last event… so it would seem like 20 to 30 lbs would probably be a better target.
I think those drums come in closer to 35 lbs.
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Have a couple of random people try to lift them… just to make sure they would be useable by a smaller person (asking for a friend 
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Those saved the day!
Did the fabric get ordered? If not I have a wholesalers account and can get us a larger discount.
Not yet.
I was not comfortable presenting this project during the last finance committee meeting. I still need to sit down and come up with a parts list that I can tie a dollar amount to. In addition, I need to take a reality check as to how much effort the frame of the tent will take versus to purchase a complete ‘heavy duty’ tent.
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Also… I’m probably going to be at the Haysville metal artisans shop this evening forging yet more stakes if anyone wants to join in the fun.
This time, they’re out of 5/8in bar stock and there is enough material to make at least 16 stakes.
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