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None of this is very extensive, but I'm learning.

Patch piece manufactured to fix rusted out section between wheel well and package shelf.


Cut out battery tray section of pan


Tacked in new section


What you can't see in these two pictures is that I've welded up all of the trim holes

Here is somee of what I do

Looking at those beads brings back memory when I was learning to weld.

Look fellas, practice on other pieces of metals and get good running beads. Try thin materials to thick materials.

Spot the piece into place and then run the bead. Over time you will be able to judge how long you should lay the bead before you come out on the other side.

Also, most important is the root pass. It has to be absolutely clean. The root pass will make or break the strength of the weldment.

yes if i can just figure out how to post a pic on here LOL

Jerry Can Rack


Dirt Bike bed brace


Dirt Bike hitch rack


Hose rack for work


Dirt bike stands




ATV rack for a travel trailer



Turbo set up

got dimensiosn on the jerry can carrier? any close ups of the strap anchors on it? gonna make something myself, but can't quite figure out how to lay it out. lemme know how you like yours in practice

fusername wrote:got dimensiosn on the jerry can carrier? any close ups of the strap anchors on it? gonna make something myself, but can't quite figure out how to lay it out. lemme know how you like yours in practice

I bult those about 10+ yrs ago for a friend's Land Rover. No dimensions, sorry. I used Chain link pieces for the straps. He said it all worked quite well.

Picture of the 14x35 SS swimming pool I biult at work for the owner of the ship yard 4ft on one end 8ft on the other .used steal for the base and 316 stainless for the pool itself i formed all of the ss from 1/8,3/16 and 1/4 in plate .took about 5.5 weeks to build and diddnt have any leeks

Chris4747 wrote:Picture of the 14x35 SS swimming pool I biult at work for the owner of the ship yard 4ft on one end 8ft on the other .used steal for the base and 316 stainless for the pool itself i formed all of the ss from 1/8,3/16 and 1/4 in plate .took about 5.5 weeks to build and diddnt have any leeks

Definitely a job and a half........but why would he want a blah SS pool? The things they do now days with plaster, rock, brick etc... is so nice. Oh well! The fab work looks great though!

He lives in a marshy area and it had to be an above ground pool .also the companies that fab stainless pools will only build a 6 ft deep pool .thanks for the comp it was a big project

i made these bike trailers, my wife is from a kibbutz in the negez desert in israel, bike transportation is the main get around, and some wanted / needed trailers.
i made 15 my first visit, and 1 more this last visit.


all were made from scrap materials

Built from scratch on a dare.