Artifacts produced by the welder-o-doom.

The welder of doom was not just meant to  impress friends and awe my enemies, it also had to earn its keep. This is a selection of stuff that it has produced.




This is my chipping hammer. An arc weld with consumeable electrodes leaves the flux/slag layer behind. The slag is to protect the incandescent iron from immediate oxidation. It must be removed before you paint and to permit inspection of the weld. Many welds are not welds but  merely globs of slag which has no strength.  The tips of the hammer are made from pieces of old file and are very hard.  Materials here are nothing but bits of steel junk from the scrap box.


These gates were biult and designed to stop toddlers and a much missed deceased doggy from playing on the road








This was purchased from the two buck and made from  usually rotten chinese steel. The tynes of this poor old fork would bend if you tried to lift soft custard. I added a strengthening member and a foot pad.  The foot pad makes using this a real pleasure.  This is a modification to your garden fork that you will not regret.



A boot rack for drying out shoes, sneakers. Essential for the kids' grotty shoes.



adjustable netball hoop for the kidsthe nineteen inch rack expander


There is something deeply satisfying about being able to weld and form steel and iron into usefull things. After all, the smithy is the worlds oldest practical sorcery.

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added the rack expander Thu Jul 29 18:30:12 EST 2010