Project ideas?

[Kayla]

Im a highschool student taking welding, and we can make projects, but i cant ever think of anything to make :/
Any ideas?

[aametalmaster]

Look here at a few of my things...Bob

http://www.millerwelds.com/resources...umid=24&page=2

[MMW]

A good roller cabinet for your tools. It will last a lifetime.

[fjk]

look around in
http://www.millerwelds.com/interests/projects/

[FabTech]

Don't try that Portable Welding Table. The plans are poor

[fjk]

Don't try that Portable Welding Table. The plans are poor

Seems to me that poor plans make for an excellent learning
exercise - what's wrong here? how do we fix it?.

[FabTech]

If the plan were decent she be able to complete it in a week.
I could be wrong but I don’t think a High School student has the time to make corrections to poor illustrated drawings and complete a project in a timely fashion.
Aren’t classes about 45 min a day? They need projects they’re able to finish in a short time for a grade.
It would be a challenging project for home were you have the time to figure it out, bring it back to class and put it together for a final.
I remember we made candle stands, things for mom, stuff she still has sitting around the house, the lathe project were fun.

There's a lot of projects in the Idea Gallery Have fun

[MIKEDOGG]

The most interesting projects to fabricate are usually ones that are functional or serve some purpose. Think of something you need or could use to make a job easier. You could also try and find some scrap pieces of stainless and try welding different metals if you have access to the proper rod. Lots to learn.

[Kayla]

I have welding for 2 periods a day, 5 days a week, i can take as many days as i need to complete a project, my teacher wants us to make cool things that take more than one day. We started learning TIG today, i actually did really good, specially for my first time, it almost looks like i did the weld with the wirefeed. So im gunna try and work on TIG and get better than work on projects using TIG.
But thanks for the ideas, i have all this year and next to make what ever it is i want. :]]
Keep the ideas comming guys.

[con_fuse9]

Ditto that idea about functional....

It could be furniture for your room - the nice thing about steel is you can make things thinner, hidden supports etc.

On the artistic side, there are a couple of people that frequent here who have done some really nice stuff that would definitely qualify as art - even functional. Follow some of the sigs.