Emergency Upgrades

Tonight was our first batch of test sandwiches.  They were delicious, but use of the griddle on top of the wagon revealed a last minute problem.  The piping hot griddle needs to be stored, but everything inside the wagon is plastic.  Only one solution... an 11pm emergency ride to TechShop.  Luckily 2 friends from Atlanta, Jeff and Ross were visiting, and Jeff volunteered as stoker (the guy in the back).

A few quick steel cuts and MIG welds later, and there's a new small compartment on the inside of the upper half of the wagon for hot griddles.

The final major piece on the wagon was the chandelier mount.  Yes, chandelier.  Here it is being formed by the most dangerous object in TechShop, the acetylene torch.

There were a few small minor explosions in the tip of the #8 rosebud torch (the biggest one) when I tried dialing in the flame.  Luckily a TechShop master welder walked by and told me it was an inherently crappy and dangerous tip, and got me setup with the cutting torch for much easier bends.

And here it is attached in all it's epic bent steel glory.  There's a twist at the base to get it centered over the cart.  It sockets into a sleeve mounted to the top of the frame for daytime removal.