The post whore thread.

[ChickNorris]

Lovelovelove it.

[Irving]

At some point, a dragon fly made out of butter knives will get made.

[ChickNorris]

At some point, a dragon fly made out of butter knives will get made.

Ive made those before.

Copper wire is a fun embellishment.

[Fentonite]

Running for Dad of the Year, are ya? Nicely done!

[Irving]

So speaking of different metals, after I bought all the spoons from the *thrift shop, I realized that they are all "stainless" and I only have carbon steel stuff. So I ordered a little roll of 308 stainless wire. I wasn't going to run out and get tri-gas but have access to 75/25 and 100% argon. Watched a couple YouTube videos and looked up some opinions on discussion forums. Changed to the stainless wire and left the 75/25 on the welder. Using the settings on the side of the welder (4/30) just exploded a hole right through my practice spoon. I turned stuff down to 2/20 and it still wasn't working. I put the mild steel filler wire back in and it worked just great. Now I've got a roll of stainless if I ever need it I guess.

I'm maxed out on how much I can work on that fish as well since I need to get the patina to color the scales. Problem is I haven't worked significantly in a few weeks and things are getting pretty tight right now so I really need to shop for the best deal so I don't have to go spend another $100 for the stains if I can avoid it.

[Irving]

Running for Dad of the Year, are ya? Nicely done!

After she did the last weld, I took the dog and threw it on the floor to see if the welds held. After it bounced around and didn't fall apart, she gave me a legitimate high five. It was a good moment.

[Great-Kazoo]

After she did the last weld, I took the dog and threw it on the floor to see if the welds held. After it bounced around and didn't fall apart, she gave me a legitimate high five. It was a good moment.

Not only a nice job, but another family bonding moment, too.



All my daughter wants to do when she visits is, look through the gun safes.

[ray1970]

I'm maxed out on how much I can work on that fish as well since I need to get the patina to color the scales. Problem is I haven't worked significantly in a few weeks and things are getting pretty tight right now so I really need to shop for the best deal so I don't have to go spend another $100 for the stains if I can avoid it.

You could just krylon the fish and call it good.

[ray1970]

Or stick it outside and just let mother nature patina it over time.

[Irving]

Wife likes the raw metal look, but once she sees my vision, she'll appreciate me taking the time to complete what I have in my head.