Welding Projects

[MinnesotaEric]

This isn't really a project, per se, but I thought we should have a thread sharing welding project ideas. Here is my last one: making horseshoe art.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Still playing with horseshoes. I think I'm going to make a jig for making pumpkins for better quality control since I want to make a few of these things.

 

[dragoneggs]

Nice! Seems you must have a nice supply of horseshoes?

 

[Big Barn]

I like the pumpkin, Eric!

 

[Big Barn]

Nice! Seems you must have a nice supply of horseshoes?

Mark the cheapest I’ve seen is a guy near me. $1cdn each.

 

[ovrszd]

Yeah, where do you find that many horseshoes?

 

[Big Barn]

Prolly the cheapest would be from a farrier supply for horseshoe art. Brand new they wouldn’t require sandblasting or wire brushing for welding.

Horseshoes bring back bad memories of the three girlfriends I had that were into horses. They are all crazy. I know better now.

 

[Tonyinohio]

They're all crazy.

 

[Big Barn]

They're all crazy.

I know right??

 

[dragoneggs]

Prolly the cheapest would be from a farrier supply for horseshoe art. Brand new they wouldn’t require sandblasting or wire brushing for welding.

Horseshoes bring back bad memories of the three girlfriends I had that were into horses. They are all crazy. I know better now.

That's funny... but not really. I have several ole buddies that fell for horse gals.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Prolly the cheapest would be from a farrier supply for horseshoe art. Brand new they wouldn’t require sandblasting or wire brushing for welding.

Horseshoes bring back bad memories of the three girlfriends I had that were into horses. They are all crazy. I know better now.

Exactly right and they MIG nice. In my case, I'm just buying them off of eBay brand new so no prep is needed. If I had space for a muller, I'd buy used nails and all and tumble them clean.

 

[KenLysons]

This was one of my longest tig welding projects.
The side tanks were for water, end for gas and a 4th sits under the channel for diesel.
It was a fun 13 hours.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

This was one of my longest tig welding projects.
The side tanks were for water, end for gas and a 4th sits under the channel for diesel.
It was a fun 13 hours.

Wow, that's cool and a lot of work! How'd this sit on the truck?

 

[KenLysons]

Thanks. I had a 125t 10' break, was sure handy for stuff like this.

It slid in between the wheel wells, 1/4" to spare. The last tank sat under the saddle on this end. This pic is before holes were drilled.

 

[stuckmotor]

When we first got a Tractor Supply, they had plenty of horseshoes. Maybe they still do or maybe I quit noticing. In it's early days here BigLots had a pile of carbide miners lights. Now they have none and not nearly the selection of tools they used to carry.

 

[dragoneggs]

This was one of my longest tig welding projects.
The side tanks were for water, end for gas and a 4th sits under the channel for diesel.
It was a fun 13 hours.

That is beautiful work, Ken!

 

[spitter]

Looks like the start of a cool pontoon boat.:drink:

 

[drizler]

They're all crazy.

And :hissyfit::hissyfit: mean as ****. Sort of like a volcano , off and on.

 

[fried1765]

I know right??

Horses or not......makes absolutely no difference!

 

[Big Barn]

BEAUTY. Nice work, Ken!