Tony Herrera

Hi Ericka,
I'm looking forward to taking part in the activities of the guild and meeting others in the group. Does your husband currently have a welding machine (or welding torch)? I am not a "hobby welder" per se. What I mean is that I earn my living providing welding services (mainly field, portable welding).

In my spare time (which is in between jobs), I am working with scrap metal I have accumulated to build things. Which I like to do. Right now I am working on making some wood burning stoves out of old water heaters. When you strip away the outside sheet metal and underlying insulation, what is left is a relatively heavy wall tank that can be made into different products such as the stoves or BBQ grills, large hanging chimes, etc. I have the wood burners on craigslist.com in the hopes that they might sell. I put them up a few weeks ago. I have several tanks that are stripped down that I am working on. I want to have around four on hand of different configurations for sale and see if they move before making more.

I will post some sample pictures on my space here. I also have produced some patio style furniture out of scrap car rims. I have rims that I will be working on after the stove projects.

If you husband is looking to team up with someone to work on ideas, I'm open to that. When I came across the guild, one of the ideas that came out of my discussions with a volunteer was to let guild members know that I can make them trellises or garden items out of metal. These would be for sale of course as its how I put food on our table.

I also offered to volunteer to help the guild with projects that may require metal working as a way of contributing to the effort. Maybe your husband would be open to teaming up and helping the guild out in such ventures. Just some thoughts.

Thanks,

Tony

"Hello Mike and Lylah,

Thanks for the invite and look forward to meeting you at events. I just posted a lot of pictures of my work on my page. When you have a chance, can you give me some feedback on them? I wasn't sure if I over did it and maybe…"

"Hi Ericka,
I'm looking forward to taking part in the activities of the guild and meeting others in the group. Does your husband currently have a welding machine (or welding torch)? I am not a "hobby welder" per se. What I mean is that I earn my…"

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levi mason January 13, 2010 at 6:06pm

neat images on the welding projects! welcome to the guild!
Ericka January 12, 2010 at 3:30pm

No my husband does not have a welder, it is just one of the many thing he would love to do :)
Through your photos I can tell you have many talents with metal work. I am going to "friend" you. I would like to keep in touch as I can see your services coming in handy for many projects. ~Ericka
Tony Herrera January 11, 2010 at 11:43am

Hi Ericka,
I'm looking forward to taking part in the activities of the guild and meeting others in the group. Does your husband currently have a welding machine (or welding torch)? I am not a "hobby welder" per se. What I mean is that I earn my living providing welding services (mainly field, portable welding).

In my spare time (which is in between jobs), I am working with scrap metal I have accumulated to build things. Which I like to do. Right now I am working on making some wood burning stoves out of old water heaters. When you strip away the outside sheet metal and underlying insulation, what is left is a relatively heavy wall tank that can be made into different products such as the stoves or BBQ grills, large hanging chimes, etc. I have the wood burners on craigslist.com in the hopes that they might sell. I put them up a few weeks ago. I have several tanks that are stripped down that I am working on. I want to have around four on hand of different configurations for sale and see if they move before making more.

I will post some sample pictures on my space here. I also have produced some patio style furniture out of scrap car rims. I have rims that I will be working on after the stove projects.

If you husband is looking to team up with someone to work on ideas, I'm open to that. When I came across the guild, one of the ideas that came out of my discussions with a volunteer was to let guild members know that I can make them trellises or garden items out of metal. These would be for sale of course as its how I put food on our table.

I also offered to volunteer to help the guild with projects that may require metal working as a way of contributing to the effort. Maybe your husband would be open to teaming up and helping the guild out in such ventures. Just some thoughts.

Thanks,

Tony
Ericka January 11, 2010 at 8:16am

Thanks for joining us Tony! My husband is interested in welding, he did some back on his parent's farm. Looking for a "hobby welder" as he likes to mess around with scrap parts too.

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