Fabrication! do it yourself, post it up!

In my build thread, a few have commented about my willingness to build everything for my car. so, figured i'd post up a thread, to show off both what i have/will build as well as to see what everyone else is building as well. Make it yourself, car related or otherwise, show it off!.

have any questions fab related, i'll do my best to answer them. i don't claim to be an expert, but am well versed i think. I am no master myself, but am never afraid to try to try something new. New skills are never a bad thing, and go in with the mentality of if i screw it up, i can still buy what i need and am only out my time.

So, here are a few things. I have tons of pics of past projects, and will try to post up a few every once in a while and post new ones as i build them. any request for what you guys want to see, i may have built it already. 95% of what i have done and am posting is just for my uses, for fun more or less.

to start, some office products. a few Tape dispensers i have built and given away as gifts over the years

interesting.  TBI is not common to mess with.  


a few more today.....wagons of a different sort.

single piece tube frame.  one cut,  at the X simple because it is the only way.



made a bomber style seat for it as well


next to another one,  my Brother made most of it,  but i did play a little role.


latest one,  made for a Friends first child

and start of my latest,  for my own personal uses so it is going all out.  Custom made Beam style front axle

Good job Bro!

My project before my wagon. sadly, it was parted out to fund the wagon project. started life as a bone stock 1989 V10 blazer (more commonly known as a K5) gm dropped the K and C for their trucks and reffered to them as V and R series in the later 80's but it is not nearly as common of a term as the C and K series is to hear and has become pretty well universal for them. Then, out came the sawzall, grinder, welder, and tube bender








It made it into Fourhweeler Mag at one point as well. Prior to the Fron suspension re-work and entire Cage redesign.

This time, trinkets. Stuff i have made just because. Some with a purpose, some as gifts, some just because i wanted to without much reason.

"Mjolnir" Thor's hammer deadblow for another forums white elephant gift exchange




a few belt buckles.
Captain America


Stars and stripes...welded (Excuse the welds, it was done a few years ago when i was first starting TIG welding)


Stars and stripes--Machined...a previous year Forum Gift exchange


Few years ago, made the Wife a forever rose for Valentines day. Beauty and the Beast is her favorite movie, so it is even stored under a glass cloche.



lastly for today, Some simple Dice. 1 1/2" cubes. initially made to be shift knobs but decided to just keep them as is.

very cool stuff!

One of these days I am going to get a welder so I can do more stuff!

last post for a while. running out of things to post that i have pics of.

Most of this will be Work related. few whole pics, only pieces due to privacy agreements and such.

Side job first. I do fab on the side, mainly offroad related stuff. Roll cages, rock sliders, bumpers, axle trusses and such, but really do most anything metal or automotive related.

simple, no bending required Stand alone swing. had to get creative to weld it all up by myself




Now, onto the Day job.

Made a simple wire straightener to help straighten MIG wire for use in TIG welding thinner gauge material.


an older pic of one of my very first TIG welding jobs. a stainless Yarn cart to put skeins of yarn in a drying oven


Next, a much more recent pic of another project. Fabricated some stainless steel rollers as a drive drum for a larger machine here. Started with some 10" tube and flat plate. ended with some welded and balanced rollers.






lastly some simple shaft adapters. was easier to weld the two sizes together than it was to machine the larger shaft down to the size of the smaller shaft

That's some nice TIG welding there - steady hand. I can make welds like that without filler, but as soon as I add filler it gets inconsistent. Structurally sound, but not nearly as visually nice as yours for sure!

Cool stuff!

Fix Until Broke wrote:

That's some nice TIG welding there - steady hand.   I can make welds like that without filler, but as soon as I add filler it gets inconsistent.  Structurally sound, but not nearly as visually nice as yours for sure!

Cool stuff!

Thanks. TIG welding is my favorite type of welding. harder to pickup than most though. I still have lots to learn and improve upon myself. Practice practice, practice. I use any excuse i can to break out the TIG to get better at it. Being self taught at it, it took a good while to get to this point.