What welding projects are you working on? Are you proud of something you built?
How about posting some pics so other welders can get some ideas?
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Looking for a weekend project? Here's a Christmas tree stand that should never tip over on your wife.
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That might even thwart the cat!

Nice job, and a good suggestion for some of our beginners looking for that first practical project. After all, if it came out looking rough, you could throw a skirt over it. :D

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Know if you had more time you could have built a redo our tank and a pipeline that feeds into it so all you do is crack the valve once a day and fill it up out of a large tank.
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Farmwelding wrote:Know if you had more time you could have built a redo our tank and a pipeline that feeds into it so all you do is crack the valve once a day and fill it up out of a large tank.
Or put a float valve in the small tank so it replenishes as needed... :D
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Looks good! I've suggested that I could build one, but I keep getting shot down because she suspects it wouldn't be decorative enough.

Otto Nobedder wrote:looking for that first practical project.
Reminder to anyone that builds one, the weld along the bottom needs to hold water!
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Artie F. Emm wrote:Looks good! I've suggested that I could build one, but I keep getting shot down because she suspects it wouldn't be decorative enough.

Otto Nobedder wrote:looking for that first practical project.
Reminder to anyone that builds one, the weld along the bottom needs to hold water!
If I built one, my wife would be afraid it would fall through the floor. I've built her a few things and she always comments on "how heavy it is" 8-)
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exnailpounder wrote:If I built one, my wife would be afraid it would fall through the floor. I've built her a few things and she always comments on "how heavy it is" 8-)
Jeff, you just need to build a platform to support, and spread out the load, and while you're at it make a lazy suzan rotating thing for the tree to spin on :lol:

(oh and we want a video too)
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exnailpounder wrote:If I built one, my wife would be afraid it would fall through the floor. I've built her a few things and she always comments on "how heavy it is" 8-)
Jeff, you just need to build a platform to support, and spread out the load, and while you're at it make a lazy suzan rotating thing for the tree to spin on :lol:

(oh and we want a video too)
:lol: As much as I am a do-it-yourselfer I am at the point in my life where I just go to the freakin store and save rod and gas.
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exnailpounder wrote:\
LtBadd wrote:
exnailpounder wrote:If I built one, my wife would be afraid it would fall through the floor. I've built her a few things and she always comments on "how heavy it is" 8-)
Jeff, you just need to build a platform to support, and spread out the load, and while you're at it make a lazy suzan rotating thing for the tree to spin on :lol:

(oh and we want a video too)
:lol: As much as I am a do-it-yourselfer I am at the point in my life where I just go to the freakin store and save rod and gas.
There are quite a few things that should be that way. If you can save time and money by going to he store and its quality go to the store.
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Artificial Tree :mrgreen: :mrgreen: joking


I made one years ago that held up well but made the pipe too small. Finally bought a big ass plastic one that holds like 2 gallons of water and a big trunk tree, might rival the Griswolds at times.
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At least this thread-jack is in the holiday spirit!

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