Diy hat rack

[deacon198106]

Still not perfect but getting better

I finished the 4 hangers for my new cowboy hat rack that I am building. While the welds are still not the prettiest, I think they are getting better. I did find my grinder and used it a little, but once I finish cleaning them up with a wire brush I will spray them with rust inhibitor and paint them black then spray on a clear enamel to help protect them and keep the black from rubbing off on my white straw hat.

[hebegb]

Welds are not the problem!

Sorry to say it, but after looking at the last pic, welds are not your problem: I'm afraid your hats are gonna slide right off that rack! Better send it to me. I might can make something out of it.

Good Job! And Congrats for getting that welder outa mothballs.
Now that you know you can do it, you've opened the door for some great future projects. Kudos!

[deacon198106]

Sorry to say it, but after looking at the last pic, welds are not your problem: I'm afraid your hats are gonna slide right off that rack! Better send it to me. I might can make something out of it.

Good Job! And Congrats for getting that welder outa mothballs.
Now that you know you can do it, you've opened the door for some great future projects. Kudos!

For some reason the picture posted upside down. Thanks for the encouragement. My next project is going to be a dog run in the back yard using some wrought iron fence that I ckept from our model home conversion when we sold it. I can't wait to tackle that one so the kid can play in the rest of the yard without stepping on a land mine.

[deacon198106]

Here it is

Here is a pic of the finished product with my hats on it. I have some more fence pickets so I might make one for my sons hat with a few spots for new hats as he grows.

[PROUDREDNECK]

Great job brother congrats ...just one thing that it will help to make the rack look cooler....fix those horseshoes to the wood using horseshoes nails in all their holes, once they pass bend the remaining at the back of the wood.

the silvery color of the nails add a nice touch hope you take this into consideration...congrats again

[LonghornTX]

Hats off to you. Great job.

[JWalker08]

Looks real nice!

[jwedel]

Rusty horseshoes are tough to weld for a few reasons
1. Rust is tough to weld on for anybody.
2. horseshoes are not made out of metal that is designed to be welded. I could be wrong, but I think they are relatively soft, when compared to other mild steels.
3.The little 1/2" weld areas are difficult to make look good, just due to lack of space to get warmed up a run

I've been welding for several years. I'm not the best, but I get lots of practice building small things and fixing most anything farm related. I learned my best by digging through a scrap pile and welding junk iron together.

[locknload]

got some myself

[deacon198106]

I have a bucket full of old horseshoes. I am a construction super for a residential builder so lumber is a lot easier to come by than scrap metal. That is how I get my living room coffee table and my reloading bench in the garage. I would love to have access to scrap metal so I can learn enough to build my BBQ trailer. I mean time things like this will have to fulfill my tinkering side. I do have plans to a cowboy cooler for the back patio and will use some of those horseshoes to decorate that.
Thank you for all the encouraging words and not cracking on my welds too hard.