2nd Welding Project

[maidenfan]

Started up a welding class at the local college last semester. Sold my first project (a weighlifting sled) to fund this one: a welding/forge table. Frame is made out of 3"x3" and 2"x3" tubing and the top is a laser cut piece of 4' x 5' x 1/2" plate. Pretty sweet deal as my instructor only charged me $125.00 for the top. Welds arent the prettiest (Miller 350P), but hold real good (still got some learning to do in the welding dept). Excited that I'll have a nice table for my forge and grinder now.

Other one is a 180lb dumbell made out of 7" round stock and a 2.5" roundstock handle.

Here are a few photos:

[Phil Patrick]

Looks very good! Whats with the dumbbell looking thing? Is it a mouse squisher?

Nicely done


Phil

[Jose Gomez]

The table looks great, but your going to have to start working out with some real weight if you want to be a blacksmith. I use a set of 220 lb dumbells.... no.. not really.. heck I'm just happy when I finish 1 set of 35,000 reps with a 2lb hammer!!! Nice work, thanks for sharing.

[hammerkid]

looking good! keep it up

[maidenfan]

Originally Posted by Phil Patrick

Looks very good! Whats with the dumbbell looking thing? Is it a mouse squisher?

Nicely done


Phil

Its a homemade version of the "Thomas Inch Dumbell". The original is a 172lb cast iron, globe style dumbell with a 2 3/8" handle. The whole idea is just to be able to pick it up. Mine cost me $100 in steel - you can buy replicas for about $450.00!

[meancoyote]

nice table

[rawblacksmith]

i made dumbells that way the first time i tried stick welding...i used train car bearings; looked just like the one you made. then i made others with 2 on each side of the handle,welded end to end... then 3, welded into a triangle on each side.

[Speeddy]

If you clean it and turn down the heat a little you will notice you will have less spatter.Good Job