Look what I made

[bodyman5000 and 1]

So, I mentioned my dogs in Sly's coming to Vegas thread. At my old house I never went upstairs. We used a fireplace screen to keep the dogs out. We bought a new house and I go upstairs every day and didn't want to mess with the fireplace screen every time.

The wife bought a baby gate on Amazon and it was a piece of junk.

We looked at some artistic ironworks stores and they would have had to make it and it would be hundreds of dollars. No thanks.

I figured, I have a welder so I'll build my own. I have less than 85 dollars in this gate and it is perfect.

The square piece my wife had bought at Big Lots for 20 bucks, I saw it on the counter and stole it for my gate.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

By the way, I know it ain't a freaking sailboat

 

[magnifier661]

Looks good bro

 

[Further]

Awesome. I don't know how to weld but I think i'm actually going to take a welding course at my CC. Its a skill that I would use often around the vineyard and winery.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Very handy skill to have. The longest part of building this was cutting the tubes with just an air powered cutoff wheel. A real saw with angle settings would have made it easier.

I texted my wife a picture of it before she saw it in person and she texted back "it's beautiful"

I texted her "what did you think it was gonna look like?"

I didn't think it would look as good as it did either.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

That really is nice, but its no freakin sailboat...

seriously, very well done. I think you could market those if you wanted..try one out on ebay, perhaps? Start a kick starter to get some momentum..obviously you can offer custom sizes, so designers would flock one would think.

 

[PDXFonz]

Is that a sailboat?

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

That really is nice, but its no freakin sailboat...

seriously, very well done. I think you could market those if you wanted..try one out on ebay, perhaps? Start a kick starter to get some momentum..obviously you can offer custom sizes, so designers would flock one would think.

I thought about it a bit. I showed the sales lady at our development and she thought I should sell them to people that buy the houses like mine.

I've got about six hours work into it and I figure I'd have to sell them for the same hundreds of dollars the place we looked at local would charge.

I'll die broke because I'm not a salesman, I've got a simple invention in my head right now that could make millions probably. Just don't know where to start.

The thing may already be invented, if it is they should sell them because I'd buy one.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Sell for a hunskie? Naw..dont compete with KMart..go upscale..two hundred and up..

 

[riverman]

Very cool! I love to make stuff at home myself...well done!

 

[riverman]

What did you finish it in? Lacquer? Enamel?

 

[riverman]

now you just have to make one of these

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Welding is a great skill to have, good for you man, looks functional!

 

[julius]

I wish I knew how to weld.

You should weld together a boat!

 

[MarAzul]

Neat gate! But how did this bring up Boats?

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Neat gate! But how did this bring up Boats?

well..you need a gate for your boat?

 

[MarAzul]

well..you need a gate for your boat?

Never thought of that!

 

[dviss1]

now you just have to make one of these
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Reminds of this. I'd be so proud of my kid:

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Neat gate! But how did this bring up Boats?

I thought of the last thing I remember somebody made on here and it was a frigging sailboat. Who was that again?

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Sell for a hunskie? Naw..dont compete with KMart..go upscale..two hundred and up..

To make what I make working I'd have had to charge 320 bucks if I only charged for the actual time building it. Measuring and planning and collecting supplies took time too.

I don't think it would be worth the effort.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

What did you finish it in? Lacquer? Enamel?

Rustoleum rattle can paint and primer in one. I did scuff the whole thing with a scotchbrite roloc to give it surface tension. Only took two coats.

I thought about priming it and painting it base coat with clear but that stuff is expensive. For this use the Rustoleum looks great.

I wouldn't have had to pay for the paint, but it didn't really call for it.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Welding is a great skill to have, good for you man, looks functional!

I thought about using a torsion type spring used for car trunk lids so it would pop open. I would have ran a cable up the stairs and hid a handle behind the railing so I could open it a few steps before I got to it.

I thought that would be overkill, plus I'm lazy.

 

[riverman]

What did you finish it in? Lacquer? Enamel?

I thought this was a valid question..HVLP spray or spray can?

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I'm sure it was enamel. Don't really remember, it was a rattle can. See above.

I thought this was a valid question..HVLP spray or spray can?