Mitten rack

[AndrewS]

Finally got this done, still 2-3 months of snow left:



I'm a complete beginner when it comes to welding. This was an interesting learning experience.



The rods are cut out of an old shelf, wire-wheeled, and bent in a vice.

The spheres I had to order from the US. Which really sucks because I paid 33$ for shipping on 14$ of product. And I live not far from Hamilton, which is supposed to be "steel city"

The plate was from home depot. That was probably a mistake. It just said soft steel on it, but it was clearly harder than the rods. I had to adjust my welding technique to try and get more heat into the plate than the rod. It's not pretty but it will hold.

To attach the balls I ground a flat spot on them, put the rod in a vice, and held the ball with a stick. It probably would have worked well if I were more efficient at starting a weld. Grinding that was a pain in the neck - trying to keep the sphere a sphere and the cyllinder a cyllinder.

All done with E6011 AC.

Thanks to juicedz4 for the inspiration here and everyone who gave me advice here!

[billwood437]

Very cool idea and good use of the dead space!

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[ronsii]

Looks very useful

Did you clearcoat it or wax it? to keep the rust at bay....

[William McCormick]

Looks very useful

Did you clearcoat it or wax it? to keep the rust at bay....

It looks like paint to me.

Sincerely,

William McCormick

[Continuum]

Very nicely done. 6011 AC can produce rough welds but yours looks smooth. Also like the wood to steel relief

[AndrewS]

Thanks

I was going to paint it but given the complexity of the shape I didn't want to risk screwing up spraying it. And I thought brushing it may also look bad.

Then I realised the grey metal looks pretty good as it is. So I sprayed it with Permalac. I expect it will keep the surface rust-free. It's certainly going to be wet a lot

I do wish I could have polished it better, but I ran out of patience. It's just wire-wheeled.

Would wax have really been enough? That's an interesting thought.