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[Ultradog MN]

I finished my vise stand between rain showers this weekend. Have been getting rid of some of my junk and was loathe to just sell it for scrap. So I built this. As an afterthought I found a place to put the anvil.
Don't have to have the vise on my welding table now which was always in the way.
Guessing it weighs at least 800 with the vise, etc mounted. The pallet jack moves it easily. I added a bunch of extra scrap for ballast under the center of the base for extra stability.

 

[y'sguy]

yeah, that's the handy pocket model!
I love it.

 

[sqznby]

Made a couple cargo carriers, one specific to the Yeti and one specific to the customers specs. Something different

 

[kyrbz]

Needed to make a mount for an outdoor wifi extender for a property I'm renovating. I wanted to get the wifi extender up a little higher than the buildings and I didn't want it facing the south sun where it comes out of the building. Thats why the mount/bracket extends out enough from the building that I could attach a panel that allows it to face north and shield it from the sun, plus I needed it to be out of the way when the roof on the left side of the last pic is redone. All said and done, I'm amazed how much better signal my security cameras around the property get than before

 

[jnlwelding]

16' Players Benches for soccer fields

 

[kctgb]

I started welding 48 years ago, I have a bucket of welding bend certifications. For some reason I can't open the photos with my tablet. I want to comment on things I've seen over the last 48 years with home/beginner welders. Fluxcored welding requires a longer stick out than mig welding(hard wire with shielding gas). Mig stickout is generally 3/8 of and inch, fluxcored without shielding gas requires a 3/4 stickout to pre heat the wire. Most home shops don't do dual shielded fluxcored. DS fluxcored is usually more for industrial use. When welding focus on the weld puddle, not the arc. I often see new/hobby welders focus on the arc and completely ignore what's happening with the weld puddle. Way to often I see new weldors buy a 110 volt welder and try to weld/fabricate something beyond its capability. Buy a welder bigger than you need, its easy to turn down the amps, you can't increase power if you don't have it. Last, don't weld something beyond your capabilities. A local guy welded up a utility trailer with a 110 welder. While driving down the highway the hitch came unglued and went hurrling across the divide hitting a local college girl driving the opposite direction. The trailer decapitated the 19 year girl, the weldor was sentence to prison for 10 year for negligence.

 

[ez-duzit]

I designed, fabricated and installed this aluminum rack for a 65' yacht; had a pro weld it. Holds (5) 8D batteries, which total 780 lbs.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Sometimes it is the smallest thing. A stop for the clutch pedal.

 

[Nortonscustom]

Actually had a little free time today so decided I'd tinker with my harbor freight cart.

Keep my M12 mechanic tools in this cart so made a M12 battery rack.



While I was at it made a spray can rack for the side.



Some IH red spray paint.





Think I'll make a prybar rack for the other side next week if time allows.

 

[BMW Rider]

Sometimes it is the smallest thing. A stop for the clutch pedal.

I've spent enough hours under a dash like that to recognize it as a Foxbody. Why the need for the stop on the clutch pedal?

 

[mv213]

Actually had a little free time today so decided I'd tinker with my harbor freight cart.

Keep my M12 mechanic tools in this cart so made a M12 battery rack.



While I was at it made a spray can rack for the side.



Some IH red spray paint.





Think I'll make a prybar rack for the other side next week if time allows.

CNC Plasma cutter?

 

[Nortonscustom]

CNC Plasma cutter?

Yep, I have a small CNC table. Use Fusion 360 for the CAD/CAM.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I've spent enough hours under a dash like that to recognize it as a Foxbody. Why the need for the stop on the clutch pedal?

Putting in a ClutchTamer and their advise to use one.

Prevents pushing the pedal in too far unnecessarily and for the ClutchTamer, a "standard" to base settings off of.

 

[iagsxr]

Putting in a ClutchTamer and their advise to use one.

Prevents pushing the pedal in too far unnecessarily and for the ClutchTamer, a "standard" to base settings off of.

Be sure to let us know how that works for you.

I had a short conversation with the ClutchTamer guy on another forum. Learned a lot.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Be sure to let us know how that works for you.

I had a short conversation with the ClutchTamer guy on another forum. Learned a lot.

I will.

 

[Bob Heine]

Actually had a little free time today so decided I'd tinker with my harbor freight cart.

Keep my M12 mechanic tools in this cart so made a M12 battery rack.



While I was at it made a spray can rack for the side.



Some IH red spray paint.





Think I'll make a prybar rack for the other side next week if time allows.

@Nortonscustom, I have a soft spot for that single drawer HF cart. Mine is for paint and body work tools and supplies. I may have gotten carried away....

 

[Nortonscustom]

@Nortonscustom, I have a soft spot for that single drawer HF cart. Mine is for paint and body work tools and supplies. I may have gotten carried away....

That is fantastic!

 

[DAVE94LIGHTNING]

Building a mobile base for my home shop CNC Mill. Leveling casters and TIG welded frame.

 

[Cyclotronguy]

Lockwire is always in good taste!

 

[RichieP_MechE]

Simple shop infrastructure project - a mobile base for my flammables cabinet

 

[Terra Nova]

Sort of a welding project. This is the ball from a Waterball game that firefighters play. It's suspended by a cable and they use hose lines to try and push it past the opposing teams, sort of a reverse tug of war. Ours had seen some better days, with a couple nasty dents and the inside was full of rust. Tried a couple things on the dents but finally ended up cutting it apart to bang the dents out from the inside.

Knocked the dents out, added a little POR15 on the inside, welded and ground smooth, little more POR15 inside to cover any that burned off in the weld zone. Some fresh paint and new hardware on the outside and the Craig's List rebuild was complete

 

[DAVE94LIGHTNING]

More work on the mobile base for the Mill. The whole assembly is very heavy now so time for the wife to help with positioning to finish the final weld passes. Then I have to figure out how to hoist the mill onto the base safely.

 

[JackOfDiamonds]

Frame for a 3D printer I'm building

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Desk frame I dropped in my shop thread. Will be finished and installed some time in early Sept.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Desk frame I dropped in my shop thread. Will be finished and installed some time in early Sept.

Huge cool factor right there. I just hope that center brace is in far enough that you don't smack your knee on it when sliding your chair forward.

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Huge cool factor right there. I just hope that center brace is in far enough that you don't smack your knee on it when sliding your chair forward.

I measured 3 times and engineered it twice. It's all over but the crying now, hopefully there is no crying.

 

[Nortonscustom]

Made the pry bar rack for my cart. Was asked what kind of press brake I used on the spray can rack. I don't have a press brake so thought I'd show how I do stuff like this.

First cut out the part. This will hold five pry bars, two 3/8" extensions and two 1/2" extensions.


Then clamp it to my welding table with a chunk of angle iron. While keeping constant pressure with one hand, work it over with a big deadblow hammer. Once bent over I tighten up the bend with a block of wood and big hammer. Makes nice crisp bends. The steel sheet is 1/8" thick and each bend point is 1-1/4" wide.



Repeat for the other side.




Some red paint and the cart is good to go.




Bob Heine's idea of mounting lights to the cart is pure genius. So that's my next step for this very handy little cart.

 

[DAVE94LIGHTNING]

Toy for my dog. Hope she doesn’t break it

 

[kaymccampbell]

Butchered up a crucible lifter.

 

[Terra Nova]

Got an O/A torch setup together and thought I would give it a whirl. There are a few mig welds at the base so I think it counts

Lid lifter for a Dutch oven. Made from two pieces of bar stock.

 

[sqznby]

Made some rod holders

 

[kyrbz]

An outdoor ping pong table I made/designed for a former NBA player. Unfortunately I forgot to snap some pics of while I was making it. The base is various sizes/shapes of powder coated tubular steel. The underneath storage drawer is sheet steel and accommodates the net, paddles and balls when not in use. The top, net and drawer front are a phenolic material called richlite. The whole thing disassembled flat for transportation





I guess the only thing I took a pic of while making it was the method for attaching the top to the base, Richlite doesn't hold screws well, so I made some steel pucks with a threaded stud welded to them. The puck was then epoxied into the bottom of the richlite

 

[Nortonscustom]

Got an O/A torch setup together and thought I would give it a whirl. There are a few mig welds at the base so I think it counts

Lid lifter for a Dutch oven. Made from two pieces of bar stock.

Nice job! Funny story, when I first learned to make that braid I decided to make a fire poker. Finished the braid handle and excitedly put the other side into the forge to start on the hook. I relearned that day steel doesn't have to be glowing to still be blazing hot. Melted that pattern into the palm of my hand. Was a daily reminder for nearly a year.

 

[Terra Nova]

Nice job! Funny story, when I first learned to make that braid I decided to make a fire poker. Finished the braid handle and excitedly put the other side into the forge to start on the hook. I relearned that day steel doesn't have to be glowing to still be blazing hot. Melted that pattern into the palm of my hand. Was a daily reminder for nearly a year.

Wow! that'll leave a, uhh, mark...

Fortunately I've been welding and torching long enough to mostly remember when stuff is hot. Was a fun little project and think I'll start shopping for a cheap forge and anvil to try some blacksmithing stuff.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Had an employee ask me to hand him a muffler tip he had just cut off with the torch. Wanted to kill him.

 

[GeoBruin]

Quick weekend project. I picked up this handy little dolly/stacker for moving stuff around in my shop and loading stuff in my pickup. My issue is that it doesn't turn, and when it's loaded up you certainly can't nudge the front end around. I found some low profile castors that allowed the overall height to remain unchanged, and cut/bent some strap to mount the castsers.

I have room for some gussets on the mounting plates, but I maxed out the load on the forks and there's no visable flex. I might just go with this for now and add gussets later if I see any deflection overtime.

Sorry for the bad pics.

 

[JackOfDiamonds]

A fake steering tube to mount handlebars to the back of the my cargo bike for kids to hold.

 

[PugetDude]

Shop stool. Height adjusts from 18"-28". 4" locking swivel casters, $12 from the GJ Amazon Deals thread. . Genuine Vyper seat, ~$60 on eBay. Everything else came out of my scrap bin.
Details in my project thread.

 

[RichieP_MechE]

Miter saw/sanding station workbench. 1.5" sq x 14 ga tubing. Close to 11 feet long.



The finished product. Still working out the final benchtop tool arrangement.

 

[MadeByMiller]

Miter saw/sanding station workbench. 1.5" sq x 14 ga tubing. Close to 11 feet long.



The finished product. Still working out the final benchtop tool arrangement.

Really nice!! Do you have an Instagram account or a place where we can see more of your shop? Always enjoy your posts here.