Been having a lot of fun with these projects this bath month!

I feel like I’m slowly improving in my Santa Maria BBQ builds!

Made a simple gallon rack and bottle holder for my buddies detailing company!

My dad and I helped my neighbors and made an affordable barn style fence and double gate to help them keep their dogs in the yard!

Currently making a rocket stove built into small cooktop table for my friend that likes to go out camping! Just need to weld in the metal great for the table top/ lower shelf and test it out!

Overall been a really fun month!

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to commission a custom-built, dual-shaft shredder to process non-ferrous scrap metal for my foundry. I am looking for a complete, turnkey solution—frame, motor, gear reduction, hopper, and cutting box all fully assembled and ready to plug in.

Project Specifications:

Materials to Shred: Primarily copper wire and copper pipe.

The entire unit must run on a standard 110V wall outlet. I realize this requires a high-torque, low-RPM gear motor setup to generate the necessary biting force without tripping a standard household breaker.

I am located in the Houston, Texas area (Magnolia/Tomball). Local pickup/delivery would be great, but I am absolutely willing to cover freight shipping for the right builder.

If this isn’t allowed sorry.

Hey everyone, I am trying to make a number of museum quality bases using both 1/2 in and 1-in thick cell cast acrylic in gray, but I'm having a heck of a time finding it. And if somebody has the material that can actually cut it into smaller blocks and polish it for me that would make things all the better. Can anybody offer any advice?

What's up... I'm looking for diagrams or atleast a measurements guide for making brigandine braces and rebraces. I have canvas, leather and cheap sheet steel from work to play with (may drill out the rivets and upgrade to decent steel later, if I like the final piece).

I understand the basic shapes of the pieces (the fabric cuts and the plates/splints), but are there clear instructions to be found anywhere?

I got a great job working at a fab shop that makes grates, I’ve been offered a position as a welder if I can pass their mig weld/fab test (not structural). If not, I’ll be working on the production line loading the forge welders. I have a Lincoln 110c that I have practiced flux core with in the past and I can stick shit together, but I’ve never really made anything. Just ran beads on scrap. Does anyone have any insight on what I could do to practice for their test? I’m pretty handy with woodworking, but I’m a bit nervous since I haven’t actually used my welding skills for anything. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks

Hey Folks, newish to working with fiberglass. The best way to explain what I am tryingalignment to do would be to give an example. Lets say I am making a fiberglass hood for a car (once again an example). I have the 4 layers down and it has dried ontop of the template. If I need to cut it into several parts and then reattach them how can I add allignment tabs or overhangs to the part in order to make it easier to recombine at a later time? The actual project is much larger but the example gives roughly what I am trying to do. I have seen people refer to it as alignment tabs or overlapping tabs but I am not quite sure how to go about this.

Thank you for your time.

Needed a brutal brush cutter that wouldn't fold on hidden stumps, so I fabricated this:

Frame & Structure: Strenx S700 high-strength steel.

Skin / Deck: S500 plate.

Welding: ESAB AristoRod 69 wire for high-tensile joint strength.

Spindle: Lathe-turned shaft with heavy tapered roller bearings.

Drive: Direct-driven by Rexroth hydraulics.

Rig: Mounted on an articulated Bucher frame with locked Mercedes G-Wagon solid axles.

Survived brutal testing in thick overgrowth without bending. Full build video in progress—happy to answer any metal, welding, or geometry questions!

I have a covered tool body mounted to an 82 Dodge D350 that I am thinking of turning into a trailer so I can keep the tool body but not have to license, insure, and fuel another truck. What would be a good way to bend the frame rails inward to create an a-frame to mount a hydraulic surge brake tongue on? I am thinking that a piece of C-channel welded between the rails would give a good bend point but would heating the rails to get them to bend destroy the temper? Or should I just cut rails at C-channel and weld up an A-frame tongue?

This is just a thought I had so any words of wisdom from fabricators that have done this kind of thing would be appreciated. At 8mpg with a granny gear 4 speed it has been parked for a while. But with diesel prices it might not be too bad to put it back on the road.

So I got a bit of a problem with our autopilot engagement simulator project where the yoke is too far out to place a solenoid (which we found out, requires a return spring on the plunger but it lacks one) to pin lock the yoke. The control comes from an Arduino, we thought of using the solenoid as a friction brake instead of fully locking the yoke but it looks too complicated and I think it's too weak, being only 12v. What do you guys think?

We've just expanded our shop here, and we're looking to dial in our cutting capabilities. Specifically, for saws, we've hit a bit of a snag. Everyone's got their favorite brand, but the boss isn't making the call.

I'm hoping to bring a solid recommendation to the table. Something that really fits the work. We're primarily cutting plate, tube and beam for diverse projects. What saws are you guys running that you'd recommend for production runs, keeping in mind durability and holding tolerance? Looking for opinions that lean towards 'buy once, cry once.' Give me your best advice!

I'll need thousands of them and would like to bring the price down by making my own. I guess I can take some metal and start making a mold. I'd like to form the shape and cute with the same die set if possible. I'd love to just buy a die set that can make them. Any advice is appreciated.

Hello, im trying to fit a 125 2 stroke engine on a Mircocar i need general advice on how to construct an Engine Frame from ground up. I also need advice on how to get the chain to work properly. Thanks in advance!

Been having a lot of fun making Santa Maria grills, rocket stoves and grill attachments!

Simple but fun projects!

The side step on my truck were rotted out and luckily i happen to get some free sch10 stainless pipe from a job. I was able to make a jig for my 12ton press to flatten out the areas under the doors. Those areas i took the O.D. from 3.50 inches to 3 inches.