I built this archway for my friend's wedding

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Mobile bar i made at work a couple months ago. Definitely the nicest thing I've ever built.

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Garden Arbor/Pergola I designed and built, all steel tubing

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The first railing I ever made.

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Fabrication nation.

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I was asked if I could repair the rusty one. Decided to start fresh.

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got me something new. just got to finish the building and concrete pad

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they loved it

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Cracking little builder

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Miller’s welding cart was 2-3 month on back order, decided to make my own.

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Stainless steel kitchens are my specialty! Always trying to get better!

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Needed a new dustpan and making one was quicker than a trip into town.

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The air fed mask was out of stock

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My uncle had a great idea for a table. Wood flooring. Just replace it whenever.

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Just finished cladding up a floating staircase we built a few months back.

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One of the exchanger jobs we've been fabricating.

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finished my custom drivetrain stand

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Now making a front to match the rear better..

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Pro tip: don’t fart while wearing an air fed mask.

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I made a jewelry stand for my mom. What do you think?

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Coat rack my brother made the other day, i think it came out pretty nice

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French doors

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Some DIY skid steer forks from scrap.

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Made this Multipurpose Gym Equipment from Scrap Steel Tubes

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Just found this sub! This is my latest fab project. Let me know what you think!

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Finally made the move to renting my own space.

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What temp do you preheat cast metal to prior to welding?

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Built my dream fixture table. Love it.

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I built a infeed/outfeed station for the horizontal bandsaw with integrated storage

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just a little note from the shop foreman

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need a bigger guard

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SFW

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Building a new fab table.

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Made a bumper for my truck. Still solid after 3 months.

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Computer desk I built for my brother, pretty happy with the result

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A little project for the day

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#5 of this frame I made in my garage. Made a step by step how to build mini bikes, this was the purple one. Axle tabs, spacers, brake tabs, brake tensioners, etc. Made many of the parts.

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New set of cheater tubes I bent up today.

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A stool I made out of car suspension

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A hand rail I did on site. All 3/32 7018.

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For those of you that think you need a large shop before you start a fabrication business.

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All done! More pics in comments.

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Made me an end table

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The folks at my new job tend to use stainless 1/8 welding rods to make these keychains, anyone else make stuff with their leftovers? If so, what?

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Here's to a new step forward in life! 🙃🤞

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CNC Lathe Enclosure

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Roper Whitney #20 punch. It’ll punch a clean 1/2” hole in 1/2” mild steel.

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Don worry, I got it.

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me vs the portaband

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Quarantine boredom

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Made my own tube bender with the affordable bender die. Used a portapower ram and hydraulic pump instead of the bottle jack like most

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Can anyone recommend what I can do to make this clutch cover for my rare Indian Motorcycle. I’ve been riding it and don’t want my leg to get blown off by the chain. Part is impossible to find

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A gallows block on a fishing trawler,donegal,ireland.

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Good clean day in the shop. Love when they go this nice. 316 Stainless gate and associated posts ready for 1/2 tempered glass.

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Is it possible to get a mandrel bent tube to come out round instead of an oval?

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Customer requests a raised bed floor to hide whored suspension work. All made serviceable and out of 1inch square stock riding on two 1 1/2 main rails.

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When you wonder about the engineer

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What would cause bandsaw to make cuts that aren’t square?

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Is this fixable?

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Can someone give me some help identifying this machine? I can’t seem to find anything about it online and it appears to be missing any badges that would have serial number/model numbers.

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Some of the stuff I made for the super

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3330 lb base plate 4.5 inches thick

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i hate this shit...

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First project when I started welding. Goes on the back on a transit for a carpenter who didn’t want to take a huge step into the back of the van with all their equipment.

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Started building my fixture table. All welding is complete and next step is the big horizontal mill for facing, drilling and tapping of 500+ holes. 32x66 1000+ lbs

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Railing detail

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Home depot can keep their 50 dollar wood mailbox post. I gotta welder and some square tubing left by the previous owner or my house

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My planter box using oxyacetylene

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I'm looking for something like this, a screw style body with female threads in the end...like an elongated end nut with a Philips (or Allen) head. Does anyone know what this would be called or if they exist as standard stock anywhere?

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304 stainless counter top. Every piece started as a piece of sheet metal, including the sinks. 16g all welded and fit by me.

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Tips for rolling big beams? The engineer on this project needs some...

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Piston head

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Last minute Christmas gift for my parents.

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Time to weld it

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I'm looking to do something similar to this for my license plate; hoping to hear thoughts on how OUT & BOX were likely created.

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Heat warp/weld sequence

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Old bed rotted out so I decided to build a flatbed, main frame is all done!

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Inexpensive Rod/Filament Material ≤ 1/8 which can be repeatedly bent but spring back to straight?

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Looking for aluminum or similar structural channels to join fiberglass panels, see sketch. Anyone have a good source?

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Thinking of doing a frame Extention. Anyone have any advice about this or any thing to say? I'm a little skeptical but I feel like it would work out with a Z cut.

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How to remove oxidization from galvanized steel without removing galvanizing

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Who holds the secret to keep these panels from 'whopping' when rolling them.

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Does it make you feel bad when you have to get this tool out?

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Not even half of the cuts I need. fml

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Does anyone know of a source for this type of light duty wheels? I’ve checked McMaster carr. I need these, only ~10” diameter for my dog’s “wheelchair”. These are too short. Other dimensions in comments.

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I beam question.

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Cannot find the right size bearing. Tapered roller or cup and cone/loose ball bearing. 30mm bore 43mm OD, width doesn’t matter

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Using a ranch as a window handle

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Looking for ideas

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How do I bend the angle of an angle iron / decrease angle? I cannot find this info anywhere and I'm sure there are clever ways to do this in the garage. Angle iron I need to bend is about 5 feet long

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Best boots for working on concrete that hold up to abuse from welding?

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So my goal is to try and make a rack similar, almost exactly like this one. I was thinking at first to try a mild steel, then I thought I could get away with aluminum. what do you guys think? I am limited only to an arc welder, but I can also braze aluminum.

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Any other Railway Welders our there... TW1-3&5 👍🏻👍🏻

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Designing a motorcycle frame table - universal fixture table. Need criticism.

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Kinda stuck.

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I saw this picture and it looks like it might be some type of concrete form. Any one know what it's made of or how to make it?

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DIY adjustable control arms, Need help with IDing a part.

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Can anyone fill me in on how to attach panels like this with out holes or fastening?

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An open wheel 4 cylinder track car. I work at shop that builds headers for virtually every kind of racing series. Made the muffler on this project. It's a dual stage, ultra lightweight muffler. Weighs about 6lbs. 3 inlet and outlet and the body is 4.5.

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Need Help w/ Custom Fabrication - Not sure if this is the correct place to ask but I need a sturdy metal bar like shown in the picture to hold a 150lb punching bag that extends off the side of my squat rack. Does anyone know where I can get this made?

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Can these long tube headers be modified to fit?

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what's your preferred vise setup. I feel like I'm going to miss having this attached to a solid bench. might make it bolt up to mine for certain jobs

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Unfamiliar weight units, anyone know what Long. T means?

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Anyone know of an app I can use to get the top and bottom angles from knowing the height and width? Height 12” width 7” really like to find an app to use for this sort of thing “I’m not a very smart man” in my FG voice 😂

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Cage questions, and opinions.(more in comments)

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How would you compare the quality to the StrongHand Magnet vs the Harbor freight version? Worth the extra money? I have the HF one now.

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Which is the name of those hoses and fittings? And where can i find them?

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Security gate from 1018

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Hi everyone. I have no experience with fabrication. I have also never been to a fabrication business. I own a weight rack and need it to be shortened a few inches for a smaller room. Would my local fabrication store be able to cut 3”x3” 11 gauge steel? Any help is appreciated.

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Would it be possible to weld transparent plastic (acrylic?) flush with the shaped ABS fairing?

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Building a rack very similar like this for a client. How would you wire the lights so they are backup/ brake lights with the truck?

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little mess up

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Ive got this trap bar i was given but i cant use it as it takes 2 inch Olympic plates and ive only got the normal plates. Is there any safe way i can modify it so it can take normal weights, so with a 1 inch bar? I have basic welding skills and plenty of tools, and i can get new materials if needed.

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I have a small side business of making trophies for events from scrap engine parts. One of personal favorites.

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Table I recently made

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Building a sandrail and need advice. I’m new to everything about this and am stressing out over a few parts being off by .15 to .25 inches off what should be center. Is there any room for flexibility on this type of build or am I overthinking things?

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Honda header/exhaust I built.

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yikes. i’m in dimension line hell.

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Desk I made from an old Cadillac fender.

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I got bored and made a floating bedside shelf. What do y'all think of it for being an off the cuff project?

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Anyone know where I could get a vessel like this cylinder with the lid?

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Constructive criticism please. New to pie cuts, long time Mig user. Not a pro by any means.

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Ideas for how to taper in very end of this brass pipe’s diameter by 1/8”?

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I need a sheet of stainless bent, and I have a ton of questions to make sure it comes out how I want it. Can anybody share some expertise?

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Built a bumper for a work truck. It’s 1” plate with a 6”x6” .25” square tubing. We painted it right after this. Came out pretty nice.

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What would you call this squared piece with two rounded edges? And how would it be manufactured? Is this punched out of the aluminum bar, or milled out? (Handle for DC disconnect switch used in transit system overhead lines.)

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Need help with painting steel. Bought these steel casters and put 3 coats of cheap all purpose paint on them (said it worked for metal). Didn't prime or wash :/ and now its slowly flaking off. any recommendations for products and procedures would be greatly appreciated!

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This table top I built at my job. Each hole was welded into place with rectangle collars or tubing. All 316 stainless.

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Beveler table I built for my welding class

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Has anyone ever built extension ramps for a car hauler? I have a customer wanting me to build some for his trailer and sent me this picture for reference. I plan on using 1/4 channel and mig welding it all using 75/25 argon co2 and .030 wire. I also plan on preheating... any advice?

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Best way to cut a channel down the middle of a metal/aluminium rod without a CNC machine? Maybe not 1 continuous channel but several 1 by 1/8 ish slots down the middle. The best I can think of is drilling holes with a centering jig (maybe 3D printed) then dremel

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How to fabricate a copy of this?

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Cart for the new everlast 210ext

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Repair or fabricate? Can't find part

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How would you cut this

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Water jetted a a custom bumper for a ‘49 pick up truck. Still needs buffing, rolling and welding.

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Hand textured stair rails almost completed!

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Built my friend another heavy duty trailer ramp after he lost one, company that makes them went out of business so i made him an exact replica!

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Another set of gates and matching panel

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Anyone know what this might be?

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Intercooler end tank for a 350z turbo Kit I’m building.

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Second squat rack I build to sell, but keeping this for myself

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