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[neonnblack]

Started a new steel/wood desk.
First, you buy WAY more steel than you need, because its only bought in 20' lengths.

Set up your bandsaw with the US made bosch 64 1/2 inch blade (which ****** rocks btw)

Cut your steel, half of it cut to long and have to cut it again (better than to short)

Square up the top frame, and tack and weld together.

Start welding on the legs that arent cut exactly straight.
(same pic i know, i didnt take one of just the top frame)
Get all four legs tacked on.


Thats where im at for now.

 

[sunsation288]

I love stainless. I used 3/4" but I also used Swagelok fittings for any expansions needed.

i work with swagelock too , the main is 1 inches , but regulator and filter are3/4

Stainless air lines?? I love over kill.

Y va pas de main morte le gars.

Oui je vais en construire juste un garage , il y a eu ben des t' an qu' a y être !!! lollll

 

[neonnblack]

Finished the bottom. Not i just have to grind it all down and fill in any holes.

 

[F-117HWK]

Finished the bottom. Not i just have to grind it all down and fill in any holes.

Looking good. What gauge is that expanded metal? Are you going to use that on the table? If so, any guesstimate as to how much weight it can support? I have been wanting to use it on my welding cart but don't know what size to order to be able to support the ~90lbs of Miller 211+stuff, across an ~18"x24" span. Any thoughts?

 

[WakonTonka]

Looking good. What gauge is that expanded metal? Are you going to use that on the table? If so, any guesstimate as to how much weight it can support? I have been wanting to use it on my welding cart but don't know what size to order to be able to support the ~90lbs of Miller 211+stuff, across an ~18"x24" span. Any thoughts?

I used expanded metal like this for a few projects. I welded every single place where it touched the edge and it absolutely will handle quite a bit of weight, certainly 90#. I was happy that I had an auto darkening helmet with all of that quick bead, move, quick bead thing.

 

[F-117HWK]

I used expanded metal like this for a few projects. I welded every single place where it touched the edge and it absolutely will handle quite a bit of weight, certainly 90#. I was happy that I had an auto darkening helmet with all of that quick bead, move, quick bead thing.

Ah awesome, thanks for the reply.

 

[neonnblack]

Actually, the expanded isnt for my desk. I bought it for two reasons - 1) fire baskets for a few smokers im building and 2) as you can see in the pic i have my ground clamp on it, so i can set my work wherever on the expanded and still weld without having to worry about the ground clamp getting in the way, or moving a piece.

 

[CubbyChowder]

Hey guys, new to the site and liking it so far! I've recently begun dabbling in metal work and welding and have really started to grow an interest in it. Everything I've done is pretty basic but here are a few of my "projects".

I made a roof rack for my daily driver. I wanted one bike tray, and have the rest of the rack be a wooden platform to haul stuff around on considering the e30 isn't really the most spacious car, especially since the seats don't fold down.

So I went to my local metal supply shop, got 20ft. of 1"x1" metal tubing, had them cut it into four 5' pieces and headed up to my dads.

From there, I made some measurements, cut some stuff, welded stuff together, ground some welds down on the surface and ended up with this frame. It's kind of hard to tell in the pictures, but the legs are a bit longer on one side to make room for the bike tray:

So this is how it sits with the bike tray installed:

Spent the next few hours making precise measurements so everything is proportional, drilling into the wood, and drilling into the metal on my kitchen floor with ****** drill bits. Drilling through the metal sucked and I'm so happy it's over...

I welded on a few hooks throughout the rack to secure tie downs and painted the whole frame and carriage bolt heads black. I also stained the wood, and it's a bit darker now.

Then it was time for final assembly!

And here's where the e30 sits currently:

I'm also restoring a 1973 BMW 2002 which has been a huge learning process for me. I'm welding in fender flares to give the body a wider, more aggressive look. I'll just post some random pictures throughout my build:

What I started out with:

And throughout the build...

Sorry for all the pictures, just thought I'd show some of my work. If you are interested in seeing more on my build, you can view it here: http://roundierevival.webs.com/

 

[TimTaylor75]

The roof rack turned out really nicely. Well done.

 

[michakaveli]

The roof rack turned out really nicely. Well done.

It did!

 

[countryss]

that bmw is badass

 

[welder4956]

Liking the flares. Nice work on the rack and bodywork too. Are these cut from another car?

 

[SM Racing]

Yup, nice job. Wondering what the flares came from.

 

[neonnblack]

Continuation on the desk. made the tower holder, i was gonna do something adjustable, but meh.
45's like a pro!

all welded in

Welds ground, cleaned with spirits and primed.

Darker hammertone gray


Working on the wood top now.

 

[JustAnotherJeeper]

finally got the rear bumper moved, bolted, welded, shortened, boxed to the frame, and tied to the rear crossmember

Looks to be an S-10 series truck? First generation?

I have a solid axle swapped 89 I have a few more changes to make, like making a front bumper, modifying the existing bumper in the back to accommodate a winch, replacing the 1" bolt pivot on the swingarm with a trailer spindle, and so on..

 

[JustAnotherJeeper]

Excellent work on the BMW rack and the fenders- and I normally dislike those cars!

 

[neonnblack]

All finished.

 

[Kaasdief]

Very nice!!

 

[MillerMav]

I'm also restoring a 1973 BMW 2002........

......If you are interested in seeing more on my build, you can view it here: http://roundierevival.webs.com/

Very sick man. I love 2002 roundies and am always on the hunt for one. I bookmarked your page and am looking forward to updates.

 

[CubbyChowder]

Thanks for the nice comments everyone, they are appreciated! The fender flares are from a MK1 Volkswagen Rabbit/GTI (late 70's early 80's). You can buy them as rust repair panels online.

 

[brianpgriset]

Finally finished the tig rod holder for my welding table. Still need one more section of PVC.

Installed on the table:

 

[WakonTonka]

Finally finished the tig rod holder for my welding table. Still need one more section of PVC.

Installed on the table:

That is a nice design & execution. May I suggest that you make up end pieces to keep the rods clean & dry?

 

[CubbyChowder]

My girlfriend just bought a nice new couch and it's basically a perfect scratching post for our idiot cat so I had to find a solution. I thought it'd be fun to take some scrap metal from around the property my dad lives on and build a table to cover up the area of the couch that he (the idiot) was terrorizing. This was a really fun project, as I basically went into it with no set plan, I just built it however I felt like at the moment. I knew the general dimensions it needed to be to cover the cushion, but the rest was up to my imagination at the time.

The couch is also next to the walkway into the kitchen, which is why it is triangular shaped. It leaves plenty of room for people to walk in and out of the kitchen.

Here is the frame of it. It is all scrap metal that I found, ground down to bare metal and welded together. I made little swirlys in the tops of the round pipe on the corners haha:

I then spent $30 at home depot on wood and clear coat. Cut some wood, sprayed some clear and ended up with this:

Here is the couch before the table. You can see at the back of the cushion where our cat started tearing **** up:

And after:

 

[racingtadpole]

My girlfriend just bought a nice new couch and it's basically a perfect scratching post for our idiot cat so I had to find a solution. I thought it'd be fun to take some scrap metal from around the property my dad lives on and build a table to cover up the area of the couch that he (the idiot) was terrorizing. This was a really fun project, as I basically went into it with no set plan, I just built it however I felt like at the moment. I knew the general dimensions it needed to be to cover the cushion, but the rest was up to my imagination at the time.

The couch is also next to the walkway into the kitchen, which is why it is triangular shaped. It leaves plenty of room for people to walk in and out of the kitchen.

Here is the frame of it. It is all scrap metal that I found, ground down to bare metal and welded together. I made little swirlys in the tops of the round pipe on the corners haha:

Thats way cool, very creative solution.
The $30 you spent at home depot would have bought you a few rounds for your weapon of choice too

 

[MillerMav]

......

And after:

Very cool stuff. I have wanted to build a bar in a similar fashion for a long time. What did you use to connect the wood to the frame?

 

[CubbyChowder]

Very cool stuff. I have wanted to build a bar in a similar fashion for a long time. What did you use to connect the wood to the frame?

Thanks. The top wood pieces just pop in, they sit on some 1/4" round bar so they sit flush with the top. They are super snug in there so I didn't feel it was necessary to bolt them in.

The side pieces are bolted on from the little tabs throughout the frame of the table.

 

[BigChevy17]

I worked on a few projects this weekend, I started on the cart for my dynasty. I wanted something small and simple, easy to move around and still have room for my custom torch cooler I'm going to build soon.

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I still have a lot to do but I need to get casters tomorrow before I go any farther.

I got tired of my grinder laying on the welding table so I made a little hook for it, it's nothing fancy but its a welding project





Bending down to use my my chop saw gets old so I worked on a stand for it today.



Cut up some 1 1/2" square tubing on the chop saw, the 3" is what's left over from my table.

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I figured I would need this anyway and the 3" wasn't perfectly square so I made a little jig out of some flat bar.






Clamped up my tubing and no daylight, dead nuts!






Stand welded up



I made a frame on the bottom of the saw out of 3/4" angle and welded it to the base, I didn't take any pics though. Here's the finished product.






That's all for now!

 

[MarkG]

Nice job! You could always add a 'swing-up' outfeed support to that pedestal too sometime if you wanted.

 

[Tazfink]

Very cool cubby!!!

 

[BigChevy17]

After raising up my chop saw I can only cut short pieces without having to prop the other end up with random **** to get it level so I built a solution tonight.
Started cutting some 1 1/2" square tubing and some scrap 2 1/4 ID pipe.




Tacked up the base





Then the top





The two together



Then I tig welded a 3/16" rod to a bolt and welded a nut to the side of the pipe on the base to make it adjustable.



Just needs a coat of paint and its ready to go.

 

[Sea_Chicken1]

This is a license plate mount and new gas tank mounts that i welded up for the bike the other day.

 

[SiGmA_X]

BigChevy17, nice work man. I like everything I've seen you melt together thus far!

 

[alpinewhite]

BigChevy17, nice work man. I like everything I've seen you melt together thus far!

i bet his roller stand will be blue.

 

[BigChevy17]

BigChevy17, nice work man. I like everything I've seen you melt together thus far!

Thanks man!

i bet his roller stand will be blue.

What can I say, I'm a miller man

 

[Stooge]

Ive been trying to chip away at my c10, so i started cobbling away at the floor with some scrap sheetmetal i had sitting in the corner (truck's bagged so the stock floor needed some trimming) so far the floor's only cost me some cutting wheels and grinding discs
Start of my trans cover

And the driveshaft tunnel

Then decided i'd like a cup holder and got a little carried away

Also needed a place for a new shift indicator and an extra gauge an possibly an aux switch or 2. Wasnt sure how to start this so i figured exhaust tubing had the right the shape to bend around

Still need to make the openings for whatevers going in there but its a start

 

[BigChevy17]

Hell yea man, looks good.
Can't beat it for the price of cut off wheels!

 

[kkroger]

What the heck, here is my welding/fab cart.

Started out with an idea to mary my "welding" toolbox to my welder and plasma cutter.
The Toolbox was a roll away and typically the welder and Plasma machines sat on top... Until the night that the plasma got pulled off the top. UGH
Anyway I have a Miller 211 autoset MVP and a Hypertherm Powermax 30.

so I had a vision something like this, and a coupon to the harbor for $3.99 tires and wheels. I needed this to be able to roll over gravel and uneven terrain.

After a trip or two to the steel yard for some materials.

One piece of square tube short

I got a circle template from Troy Rutherford at SWAG Offroad

A little further, I have the last piece of Square tube on, and the Lead Hangers

 

[Mc_racer]

Turned my stock rzr wheels into beadlocks.

 

[koditten]

That is too cool. Amazing work making those cuts!

KO

 

[koditten]

Here is a tailer I started last night. I was having a hard time sleeping so I said the hell with it and went out to the shop around 11pm. What you see is the results of 5 hours of work. This trailer is being built with my usuall utility trailer design. The only thing different is the customer needed some cross bars installed. These bars are to hold kayak transport brackets. This is the first time doing something of this sorts.

I was able to design the racks so that they could be removed, thus using the trailer for whatever is needed. Trailers are expensive and I like to think up ways to make a trailer more usefull.

You can see in a couple of the pics the normal fashion for hauling the boats and you can see how the racks will be stored out of the way when the trailer needs to be used for something else.

The "c" clamps are just in place to keep the racks from sliding too far into their tubes. There will be holes and pins installed later.

You will notice the tongue is extra long, this is to ensure that the boats don't hit the back of the tow vehicle.

The pics are in no particular order. Be happy I got this far

KO