Driveway Gate

admin

After getting some astronomical estimates for a driveway gate, decided to do it myself.  Primary equipment: Hobart 187, Cutmaster38, Quincy 5HP compressor, and HF chopsaw with metal blade.  Total cost: steel tube $250, perforated steel sheets $75, paint $50, misc $40.Started life as several 20ft lengths of 2" 16 gauge sq tube (frame), 1x2 tube (arch & center), and 5/8 sq tube (pickets).After couple coats of Rustoleum clean metal primer in makeshift garage paint booth.Mounted and operational.
Reply:Nice Job!!! And you have been doing this for how long???? Every Homeowner needs a small front end loader for those pesky jobs.. There is a future in it for you..Now that you bought all that equipment.. ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Very good,Waynet. Just curious, what was the lowest estimate? I built a new walk-in gate for our backyard last weekend. Not near as fancy as yours,but built w/ all recycled metal.                                                 MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:how did you curve that square tube?
Reply:Nice work! Is you garage modular? Those walls look very different.John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterAnd you have been doing this for how long???? Every Homeowner needs a small front end loader for those pesky jobs..
Reply:It feels real good when you save yourself that kind of moneyand you did a great job on the gateLincoln Power Mig 200Ready Welder spool gunLincoln Tomb Stone AC DCMPM 150 AMP DC portable Arc welder and GeneratorRiland 40 AMP Plazma Cutter
Reply:I rarely comment in the projects section, but your gate just made me say wow.  Congratulations, great job!
Reply:That is a very nice gate.Will   Supports Autism Awareness                            My ToysBobCat 225 PLusMillermatic 130Miller Spectrum 300 CutmateEverlast Power Tig 185 Micro April is Autism Month .
Reply:Very nice gate! So how did you cut the dog silhouettes? Plasma cutter? Laser cutter?Lincoln AC/DC 225/125 Stick Linde HDA-300 MillerMatic DVI MIG Miller Dynasty 200DX Hypertherm Powermax 1000
Reply:thoese are coolChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
Reply:That gate looks awesome!!!!
Reply:Very nice.... I'm impressed._________________Chris
Reply:Originally Posted by Carl26Very nice gate! So how did you cut the dog silhouettes? Plasma cutter? Laser cutter?
Reply:Fantastic!  What do you have for a latching mechanism?
Reply:Nice job!!
Reply:great job very nice gates  Creative metal Creative metal Facebook
Reply:Great job, why even consider getting someone else to build them?DewayneDixieland WeldingMM350PLincoln 100Some torchesOther misc. tools
Reply:Love the Boxers, fabulous dogs aren't they. Like the gate too.Clive