Metal Fabrication

[Jacob Dryer]

I just finished my first metal fab project. First time working with metal really and first welding project. It's just a small roof rack for next to my Yakima Skybox.



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I'm priming it now, and paint later, so I guess it isn't done, but the fab part of it is..

 

[TRACket Paul]

:haveabeer::supercool:

 

[H D]

Looks good. How big?



That's possibly my next project. I started my first metal fabricating project today. I'll post more about it later. Hint: I'm using 3/8" steel flat stock.

 

[Jacob Dryer]

It's 5' x 14" x 6" should hold a gas can or two nicely. Along with a few camp chairs or other random stuff that doesn't really matter if it gets wet.

 

[Steve McKellop]

Looks good! Consider powder coating as opposed to prime/paint.

 

[EddieS'04]

Is it aluminum? Looks like it..good job..:supercool:

 

[Richard L]

It looks like about 1/2" or 3/4" thin wall square tubing. By the welds it looks like steel rather than aluminum.



...Rich

 

[Jacob Dryer]

Steel thin wall 3/4" good eye Richard :supercool:



For how much it will get used I think the rubberized undercoating from a spray can should hold up fine. If it doesn't then I will look into powder coat, but right now I've only got about $30 into it so I can't really justify the cost of powder coat.

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

Sweet, welds look really good from what I can see. :banana::haveabeer::supercool:

 

[Jacob Dryer]

Ha thanks, but they aren't thats why there aren't any close ups :rofl:



I'm sure there was good penetration, but I'm using a BS harbor freight 90 amp mig welder so they look like splattered bird poo.. lots of grinding on this project to clean them up.