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This is my son riding my neighbor's horse, Buddy, with the neighbor girl clinging to him. This led to me getting some of Buddy's horseshoes from the farrier and making a wine rack as a gift for letting my son go riding. That led to people wanting stuff made out of horseshoes. I made enough at my first craft fair/art show to buy a plasma cutter and bigger air compressor. I never thought of "welding art" as a thing until that moment. Now, I usually make 5-7k profit a year screwing around in my shop making stuff. It keeps my CPA spouse mostly off my back when I buy crap. Anyone else look at a picture and think "damn, that was THE moment?"
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Let's see some pics of some of your stuff.
Heck, someone might want to buy.
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I am..........disturbed.
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goalie (and DD)
cool stuff
this could turn into a way cool thread.
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Golfer: Dog: Skier: And for Dan, a few seconds after my first shots fired in anger:
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Golfer: Dog: Skier: And for Dan, a few seconds after my first shots fired in anger: had a buddy back in high school who welded up nice belt buckles, scorpions, longhorns, etc.
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My welds look like that dude from Goonies.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
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The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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I was going to post a pic of Kingstons colored boyfriend but I don't want to ruin this thread.
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Damn, goalie, those are nice!!!
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Holy SCHITT DD ! Were you flying that one ?
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Snowman for the electrophysiology nurses: Melee weapons: Boot rack: Owl:
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My welds look like that dude from Goonies. The grinder makes you the welder you're not......
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goilie, you are a very talented guy. Very nice stuff in those pics! Never tried to weld, but always swore that someday, I would learn. Hope I can find someone as good as you for my mentor.
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Wow man
Just keeps coming with cool metalwork talent.
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This is the one that paid off: Lady at work has a daughter that rides horses. She wanted something cool to hang in the stable. I wrote down the sizes/where to cut the shoes, and now I can crank one out in about an hour. No finish work, it's supposed to rust. And horse people around the Twin Cities apparently have more money than brains......
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