The post whore thread.

So for Valentine's Day, I told my daughter that she would be making a gift for her mom. We watched a video on YouTube to get the idea. I coached her through, but she did ALL the work, cutting, grinding, bending, and even the welding. I have videos and stuff, but that's for elsewhere. Here is the short version. All photos are vertical because of Instagram. :/

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Np...J=w352-h625-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tP...5=w352-h625-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7K...H=w352-h625-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Qa...l=w352-h625-no

Lovelovelove it.

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

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Originally Posted by Irving

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

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Ive made those before.

Copper wire is a fun embellishment.

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

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.

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Originally Posted by Fentonite

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

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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.

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Originally Posted by Irving

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.

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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.

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Originally Posted by Irving

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.

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You could just krylon the fish and call it good.

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