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Well I have been busy with work lately, but I did a little work on this project today. No pics cause it looks the same as it did in the last pic. Ha ha. What I did today was drill larger holes in the bottom plate to essentially counter sink the bolts a bit. Once I bolted it down no more rubbing...

Today I finished the outside wall and tested it for leaks. It was easier to bend after I bolted it to a large 1/2" steel plate and used lots of heat. The bolt heads will have to be ground down to clear the bottom of the bowl.

Roger, wilco.

Here is what I got done today. Got the spacer ring for the motor and welded it to the bottom plate. Bent the inner oil ring into a circle and welded it to the plate, and started bending the outside wall. It being 10" tall, it is a little harder to bend than I expected. Ha ha... I heat it up and...

The motor is a 3450 rpm motor. I was thinking of using a steel pot or something, but I had this round plate that was begging to be used for something. And I really enjoy doing fab work, so win win. Ha ha. The rotor holds quite a bit of oil, and it will be able to clean oil at a higher rate...

Sorry, the pics didn't upload the first time.

After doing some research off and on for the last few years, I finally decided to start my WMO adventures. I ordered a centrifuge bowl from simple centrifuge and a Baldor motor to get started. For the bottom base plate I used a 12" round, 1/4" thick plate that has been sitting in the garage...