CGCINC Project#5: Weight Stand

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12-15-2011, 08:20 PM
CGCINC

CGCINC Project#5: Weight Stand

My brother in law has a bunch of weights but no stand so I decided to make him a weight stand for a Christmas gift.
This is the one he liked...
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...38632p275w.jpg

He has a lot more weights than this one would hold so I made it bigger to hold all of them. It's just 2" square tubing, 2 pieces bolted together with some feet and 1" pipe to hold the weights. I found some plastic end caps for the 1" pipe at the local hardware store that just push in. The size is 16" wide x 30"long x 27"tall.
I was done welding at 1pm, primed and painted by 2:30pm and delivery @ 5pm!! Of course I'm gonna advise him to give it all night to Completely dry before stacking the weight on it. Don't want to scratch up my shiny new gift!!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...C/IMG_0187.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...C/IMG_0188.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...C/IMG_0191.jpg

Grind the welds off....
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8.../IMG_0194a.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...C/IMG_0195.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...C/IMG_0196.jpg

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12-15-2011, 08:22 PM
CGCINC

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...C/IMG_0209.jpg

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12-15-2011, 08:31 PM
67cudafb

I wish I had half the weldiing and fab skills you have displayed on this site, you really do some nice work.
12-15-2011, 09:35 PM
CGCINC

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67cudafb

I wish I had half the weldiing and fab skills you have displayed on this site, you really do some nice work.

Man, thanks! That was really nice!
The welding is getting better but I still make a mess sometimes.

EDIT: I also don't post the bad welds!! :D
12-15-2011, 11:19 PM
67cudafb

I am still trying to get the hang at welding some look good others downright ugly pratice pratice pratice
12-16-2011, 12:32 AM
yamafreek

Nice job. You used stick? What rod/amps did you use?
12-16-2011, 12:44 AM
CGCINC

Quote:

Originally Posted by yamafreek

Nice job. You used stick? What rod/amps did you use?

This was all welded with my Everlast 250EX TIG welder....Did I ever say that I love this welder?!!! :)
12-16-2011, 12:47 AM
CGCINC

Took it over to my brother in law's.... Worked great and he's happy!

These are cell phone pics...
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...C/weightss.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...SC/weights.jpg
12-17-2011, 06:45 PM
scootarida1

Very nice stuff, I like the pvc inside the tubes to hold while you paint. Its always hard to try and find ways to prop items to put a coat of paint down in one run rather than paint, wait to dry, paint again etc. because of not having a good prop that does this.