Posts Tagged welding

A New Desk – part 5

Desk stands on it's own!Haven’t posted an update for a little while but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been working!  This whole project has taken more time that I expected – that has been a learning experience in itself!  Funny how the Part 3 post says “Finally it’s starting to come together”!  So what have I been doing? Read the rest of this entry »

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A New Desk – part 3

Welding up the mitered cornersFinally it’s all starting to come together.  along with the 2″ x 3″ x 3/16″ steel angle from before I cut up some 1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1/8″ as well.  I made up a little jig for both the 1/8″ and 3/16″ corners to keep them lined up just right while welding them – made it so much easier. Was a little bit worried about how to weld them all up as cleanly as possible.  For now the plan is to keep the finished desk in a raw state so I can’t just weld away and grind the welds down as one often does. Read the rest of this entry »

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A Big B – Steel Plate, Plasma Cutting, and an Ellipse

A Big BThe first real Club Workshop project was a Big B.  My Better Half (MBH) just got a new office and one day we were at Decade admiring a “little” (18″) B which was made out of rustic/rusty sheet metal.  Funnily enough I had already thought of making a B as an officewarming gift – mentioned that and was given the green light. Read the rest of this entry »

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