Why buy it for $1 when I can make it myself for $100.

[Burnt hands]

Project took about 6 months to collect the spoons from many local thrift shops.
Used an old Weber kettle BBQ for the form..

Hard part was getting the spoons to stay in place for tigging.
Magnets helped but then I had do deal with the arc wandering.
Used 3M fiberglass tape to hold the spoons in place which worked out better.

I had thought of putting a color changing LED bulb inside but someone bought it before I could do that.

[Burnt hands]

Local golf pro was retiring so I made this gift for him.

[Ltbadd]

Local golf pro was retiring so I made this gift for him.

Excellent!

[Burnt hands]

Made a couple of dice for fun.
They measure 12" X 12" and the dots are 2" hemispheres from King Metals.

Sent it out to be powder coated so it can stay outside.

[ryanjones2150]

If people retire and go play golf, what do golf pros do when they retire?

[Ltbadd]

If people retire and go play golf, what do golf pros do when they retire?

Hang out at the 19th hole...?

[MAC702]

Hang out at the 19th hole...?

Sorry, it got canceled.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/10/polit...ent/index.html

[ryanjones2150]

Dang it.

[Burnt hands]

Turtle sculpture using spoons again.

A large wok was the form and used some stainless flex tubing for feet.

He measures about 20" in diameter.

[ryanjones2150]

I hope those aren’t sterling.

[MAC702]

Sterling is for brazing, not welding.

[ryanjones2150]

Plus that would make for an expensive metal turtle.

[Burnt hands]

My plumber friend needed a custom set of steps made to fit his F150 pickup due to his bum knee.
He needed one on each side of the bed near the rear tires.

Using the existing hitch receiver was out as he uses that so
I looked under the truck for another solution.

In addition, he needs the step removable so it doesn't snag on anything.

These are the steps he bought so it was necessary to design a way to mount them to the truck.

Made a wood mock up to check for fit before I made the final version in stainless.

Used a long piece of 2" x 2" tubing to attach to the existing factory hitch on each side of the truck.

He was ok with welding to the existing hitch but I wanted to see
if there was a way to make it easy to take off..

His truck was new with only 2000 miles.

Since it only needs to hold his weight when unloads the truck bed,
the 2" x 2" tubing bolts thru the side of the hitch on one end.

It is supported at a second point using a piece of angle bolted thru an existing hole in the chassis.

Made a plate to attach to the alum step.
The step mounting plate is welded to a piece of 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" square
tubing which slides into the 2" x 2" tubing.

Drilled for a 5/8" hitch pin, the steps are quickly removed.

No welding to his truck was necessary and only one 1/2" hole was drilled
to attach the square tubing to the hitch on each side.

This way one or both assemblies can be unbolted if needed.
Photos show the passenger side version.

[ryanjones2150]

Looks like an expensive upgrade from the factory!

[Burnt hands]

Factory unit was $275 each and just bolted to the fenders.
My plumber has a bum knee which makes getting up to the bed difficult.

So I got to play and tig stainless.
Only have about 300 lbs of odds and ends left.