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Agreed; and especially that wrap-around door, that's great.
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Looks good
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Excellent repurpose of MV parts. That has got to be one heavy potbelly/outdoor fire box. Bet it holds heat for a while
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The cactus one is serial number 0003. I came as a result of a customer seeing my ad for the one with scorpions and wanted this one made to his spec.
He needs the wide opening to put a pizza stone in it. I suggested the door in order to provide even heating. You'll also note the inner racks made from 1/2" ×1" bar stock.
I heated the wheels cherry red before beginning assembly. I then power brushed the insides, and got after them with a flap sander. I wanted to make absolutely sure there's no paint residue inside. The entire inside was like chrome at the start of assembly.
I fabricated the door latch out of a bolt, and the heat dissipating door handle was donated from a chipping hammer.
The entire equatorial bulge was welded like pipe in 3 passes: 1/8" 6010 @ 130 amps, then 2 more passes with 3/32" 7018 weaved @ 110 amps.
I am extremely pleased with the results. The guy is coming to get it today. He hasn't seen it yet....
Edit to add detail pics of latch mechanism.
I don't consider myself an artist. I can barely draw a stick figure. I'm surprised beyond words that my results appeal to anyone...
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And for good reason too, because that is a fine work of art you created there; that is real craftsmanship. It looks great.
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Scorpions have been the theme lately. I'm branching out from plasma cut to bas-relief.I like the one in the bbq grill best. I gave up my stencil and just free handed this one.
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i built this
i started with 2 doors and a cowl buried in a meadow
i started with 2 doors and a cowl buried in a meadow
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It looks great; almost like an actual fossil or something, pretty cool.
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"started with 2 doors and a cowl buried in a meadow"
Very nice.
Steve
Very nice.
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It is nice; first one like that you ever tackled?
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Cucvlvr, I think I fixed the problem with my scorpions looking "happy"
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I'm branching out into heavy tables...And end tables made from rock and pipe
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The tables look terrific. ![[thumbzup]](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_thumzup.gif "Thumbs Up [thumbzup]")
I would SO want any of them I had in my house though to have rounded corners on those table tops!
I would SO want any of them I had in my house though to have rounded corners on those table tops!
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Agreed.The tables look terrific.
I would SO want any of them I had in my house though to have rounded corners on those table tops!
You would think that a welding table would be hard to find a market for. Thing is, I got the steel plate as remnant, priced accordingly. So what I've been doing is just making sets of legs to match the Plates' existing dimensions - not doing any cuts to the plate. I've sold 8 of them now.... I sell them for about what it would cost for just the materials at standard prices.
I had one guy want one in specific dimensions, so I had to buy a whole sheet of 1/2" plate for his. Since I was making cuts for tjat one, I did a radius on all corners.
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Redtruck got a new rear bumper. 4" schedule 40 pipe and 1 / 2 " steel plate. 939series 5ton shackles, a 15ton pintle over the 2" receiver.
Everything is welded in 3 passes - 6010, 7018, 7018.
I designed this one to tow M1082's level...