table looks great! Question for you - what are the rivets you used? do you have a source? are they glued in place somehow? I have considered shaker bolts for the next project but am open to other alternatives Sorry for the late response. I haven't been on for awhile. The rivets start out as carriag...

Burley are you using gun and bucking bar on the rivets or just tac welding the backs? craig They start as carriage bolt. I chuck them up in the drill and smooth the head on the belt sander. I then cut the head off leaving the square shoulder. I drill a hole big enough for the shoulder to fit in and...

A few detailed shots

With the water cooler installed

Coffee cart on top

Here it is

For my wife's birthday a month back I built this 'coffee cart'. It's sort of a multi-functioning piece. It houses our water cooler as well as adds additional countertop space for our coffee marker and cups.

Looks awesome!

The table measures 6'x3'. I completely agree about taking on everything that comes in the door, and for the most part I have been. Just this weekend I've decidedto make a big change to the layout in my shop. I'm splitting the metal the metal and wood areas to opposite ends of the shop. Before it was...

weldin mike 27 wrote:Have you considered selling on Etsy? It's a selling site for makers

I thought about etsy but two things give me pause. First is I would like to sell it local. Second is it weighs a ridiculous amount. Shipping really isn't an option. I'll have to look into if there is a local pickup option only.

Looks really nice!

Ballistic fab sells some really nice tube caps/ends

https://www.ballisticfabrication.com/co ... and-spikes

You're a true craftsman. What a fine job. your finish work is impeccable! Thank you! Those are very kind words and much appreciated. Why are you selling such a beautiful table? Awesome job man.... Thank you also. I just went full time about a month ago and this is me trying to niche down what I wan...

A few more of the finished shots. (Its also for sale just FYI)

motox wrote:Burley
how much off set did you use 1/16 or more?
i haven't done more of those in many years...
craig

Correct. 1/16" offset for the oak dowels.

The pink tool bench is my 2 young daughters. I try to give them projects to do while I'm out working.

The breadboard ends are drawboard mortis a tenon joints.

The table is almost complete. I ended up sending the base out to be painted satin black.

I'm back on the dinning room tressel table today. I'm really happy with the way the stretcher turned out. I brought it inside to get an idea of how it will look. I'm leaning towards just clear coating it. What do you guys think?

LtBadd wrote:Looking good, anxious to see how the metal finish turns out.

Yeah me too. I've watched all there YouTube videos and it seems like really cool stuff. Hopefully it turns out good.

tungstendipper wrote:That's going to be beautiful!

Thank you!

The base is tig welded with regular ER-70 but all the 'face' welds are silicon bronze.

a few more...

I recently ran across some reclaimed Douglas Fur a few weeks back for a somewhat reasonable price. It came off a dam when the dam was torn down and supposedly is around 90 years old. I'm not much of a wood worker but I wanted to try my hand at building an industrial table. Here is what I've come up ...

If you take a few minutes and scotchbrite the cooled roll before you weld it, it will yield less spatter and less clean up afterwards. You can also spray Pam on the metal to prevent any spatter beads from sticking. I took each piece to the belt sander. The splatter isn't bad, no matter what, you ar...

I decided to build my wife's Christmas gift this year. It's a wine holder/wall art(ish). I got a few other people interested and I'm building a few more now. I TIG welded the first one but that took way to long to be able to make any money on the additional ones. I just did my best to dial in my mil...

Thanks for the welcome guys!