Random Metal Fab Fun.

[blynyrd]

Sort of non 4x4, even though it goes in one. Dog box for bear dogs.

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

I like the use of the bed instead of a drop in full box, lots more space.

 

[hurt4x4]

This thread needs a bump.
Necklace hanger I've been working on for my GF
The base, twist and rolls at the top all done by hand.

 

[MarsFab]

That's pretty dang cool!

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

Nice fab table @hurt4x4

 

[Tom@Hilltop_Machine]

Nice fab table @hurt4x4

X2

 

[ponykilr]

I have heated with wood for several years with my second hand Squire woodstove. We heated with wood when I was a kid and it just feels "right" to me. I love the stove, b ut I wanted to make a few changes to make it look a little more modern. It was the classic Squire with 2 cast doors, 70's chic.





Out on the back porch on my dolly





I started with a plan to add secondary air tubes to make it more efficient. I used steel threaded pipe and pulled the air from the inside of the double wall.





Once I had that done, I started on a new door with ceramic glass so we could see the flames. I used 3/8 plate for the door. I added the sill for the glass to sit in and used fiberglass fireplace gasket to seal it. It bolts in so if I ever need to replace the glass or gasket it will be easy. I made the latch with a long 5/8 bolt that pivots in a nut welded to the door. Air tight and nothing to wear out. I had to cut the hinge off of the left side and had to fab up hinges to line up with the hinge on the right. I used my draft knobs from the old doors and I think it looks great. The stove works wonderful and with the new pewter paint job it has a steam punk feel. We are very happy with it and it was a fun project.

Clamped in position to make the hinges.







Drilling for the hinge pin.





Ready to weld.






Welded up.





Latch pivot.







Draft holes and controls









For some reason, I did not take pics of the sill for the glass. It is 1-1/2 x 1/8 flat bar welded around the inside perimeter of the hole. The front is 1 x 1/8 flat bar and it bolts over the glass and gasket. This leaves 3/8" (thickness of the door) for the 3/16 ceramic glass and 1/8 x 1 fiberglass gasket that wraps around the glass.

I love the look and it looks like a modern stove instead of a throwback to the Carter administration.

 

[frankenyoter]

Nice job ponykilr!

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

Recycled washing machine drums. Rainy day project with my son.

 

[livetorun]

Fantasy football trophy I made this weekend.

 

[ponykilr]

Hard to believe that this thread is from last year! My wood stove is still performing great and looks like something I bought.

When I pulled it this summer to brush out the chimney, I improved the airwash for the glass door to keep it cleaner.
Still untested, but I think it will work better.

I built a nice woodshed this past summer that can hold over 4 cords.

I am working on a sleeve hitch setup for my John Deere 265 lawn tractor. It will use an electric screw drive actuator instead of hydraulic.
These actuators are rated at up to 1000lbs force and will be much simpler to fab up compared to hydraulics.
Sleeve hitches allow a simple way to use implements. My neighbor has a small lawn tractor with one and a blade, rake, bucket, plow......
Real work savers that I have seen in action, one of those things you don't want to be without once you use them.

Not my video, but a similar setup.

 

[Chuckman]

^ how does that work with the up and down force of plowing. hydraulics naturally can handle the dampening, but will that screw drive last? Its way cool though!!

 

[ponykilr]

Lots of people use them. In fact Cub Cadet had models with screw drive sleeve hitches from the factory. The are rated for dynamic (moving) load and static. 1000lbs is way more rating than needed for anything the tractor can do.

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

All thin gauge sheet metal. Used GTAW, SMAW to get effects I wanted. The log was 6 inches od and the handle started as 3/4 thin wall tube. The stubby branches started as header tubing drops.

 

[hurt4x4]

Awesome. How many hours do you have into that?

 

[frankenyoter]

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All thin gauge sheet metal. Used GTAW, SMAW to get effects I wanted. The log was 6 inches od and the handle started as 3/4 thin wall tube. The stubby branches started as header tubing drops.
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One of the coolest things ever....PERIOD!

 

[jeepinmatt]

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All thin gauge sheet metal. Used GTAW, SMAW to get effects I wanted. The log was 6 inches od and the handle started as 3/4 thin wall tube. The stubby branches started as header tubing drops.
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Dammit. I made the mistake of showing this to my wife. Thanks a lot.

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

Awesome. How many hours do you have into that?

Around 16. Thanks guys. It is for a customer. They are also great friends. It is a Christmas present for their father. The families last name is Hatchett.

 

[StokesCo.94HB]

That f'n thing is freaking awesome. One of the coolest pieces of metal work I've seen.

 

[YotaOnRocks]

Been a while since I did any copper work this was from a couple years ago all made from 3x10 sheets
Before

After

 

[Dirt Mcgert]

Here are a few things I've made out of scrap stainless in the past year or two

 

[Dirt Mcgert]

more pictures

 

[Dirt Mcgert]

this is pretty much how I make them , sketch it out with a sharpie and carb cleaner (eraser) , cut it out , add some texture , color with a torch

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

The fish are awsome. Do you vary welding tip sizes or use a standard cutting head or rosebud? Looks like you have mastered control ing the heat. P an O sheets or any of it SS?

 

[Dirt Mcgert]

I have a rose bud tip , but I rarely use it , pretty much do it all with a welding tip and vary the pressures , its all stainless , different grades and thicknesses