I think he means unfortunately for his personal life... 5 12's and 8 on Saturday doesn't leave much time for yourself. Very true...and that's what I meant. I totally love my job and wouldn't want to do anything else. Structural steel fabrication in a shop environment running .045 and 1/16 dual-shie...

Thanks for all the replies. Unfortunately, things have really picked up at work...we're working 5 12 hr days and 8hrs on Sat. Haven't had time to do any paint as yet except to rattle can some primer on it to keep it from rusting. I will definitely post pics once the final paint job is done. I apprec...

RustOleum Hammered Paint works great on projects like this. It comes in a variety of colors. Hey!! I didn't think of that! Looks really good too. I was just going to use regular spray paint but I think I'll look into using this!! Thanks for the great idea! Firewelder, I LOVE it! As Jody says, there...

Haha...not really. They're pretty average for a 9, 7, 3 and 1yr old. I just had some C-channel that I hadn't used so bought matching to build the whole thing. Plus, this thing will last for many many years and through all the abuse they could throw at it.

Ok, so I have been looking at swing sets, with monkey bars, for my kids. Everywhere I went, it seemed that playsets were $500 on up for cheesy wooden ones that didn't seem like they would stand for very long. So, I thought to myself "Why not just build one out of steel?". So I called aroun...

Hi everyone. Just a little about me, I've been a hobby/garage welder for 15+ years now. Just this last spring though, I graduated from a 2 year college welding program. I'm currently working as a welder running .045 Dual-shield primarily. I finally broke down and bought my first welder for home....a...