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Awesome! Follow me on social media and you’ll see a lot more cool stuff I make!

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching😃

Thank you so much! 10 years so far here…I still get better every year that passes!

I saw a charcuterie tray the other day that had a saw handle attached to each end. It was super cute!

Thanks Richard…I’ve been MIA for a bit, but am trying to get things lined out so that when I’m working in the metal shop I’m Live on all available channels for a little while several times a week. How did today’s vid play on your end? Was the background music too loud or weird?🤣 Were there any interruptions? Facebook deleted like 14 minutes of my stream bc of copyright issue…not sure why, maybe that background music. Thanks for hollering!

They’re repurposed old freezer baskets. I tend to use whatever comes along haha. A piece of expanded metal works well too. It’s just good to have a few inches of clearance between the table and the work.

Not really, most people are smart enough to watch their fingers, but I have started using my mig welder to attach a “cuff” to the outside. The cuff is 2-3” wide and makes the sign itself sit away from the wall. It’s kindof like framing it with metal.

@@junkyardfarmgirl Thank you SO much for answering! I’ve been thoroughly enjoying your videos - you are so talented! I LOVE repurposing old rusty stuff - I took a welding found object workshop and just got a plasma cutter - been collecting fun stuff from the metal bin at our dump (aka treasure shop) and I’m ready to get started! Wish I lived nearby to see your shop! Keep the videos coming! 🥰

Hi there Christine! Thanks so much. I did make a tiny hole, but it’s hardly noticeable. I press the two layers of metal together with the tip, and I pull the trigger while applying pressure for just a few seconds. It’s just enough heat and pressure to melt the layers together.

I use the handles to make owl sculptures, so I do not leave them attached.😀

@@junkyardfarmgirl oh cool what do those look like?

@@shannonfinnessy533 maybe I should do a recap of that project. It’s that time of year after all…everything trees!

@@junkyardfarmgirl I’d love it! How long have you been plasma cutting? I just started and only have a couple months under my belt. I am amazed by your ability to one hand cut! I have been working with my neighbor in his shop but they leave for the winter so I’m anxiously awaiting spring to get back at it! I have so many ideas.

@@shannonfinnessy533 I’ve been at it for 8 years. I am able to help others skip a lot of the trial and error that I encountered by giving tips on how to cut smoothly. It seems I have a different little technique for each medium, depending on the thickness and how rusty it is. I’m able to make it easier for my followers by showing them the medium with its particular technique. Lately I’ve been cutting script font into sheets of ceiling tin. I’m working on a product for people like you who love plasma cutting and want to advance their skills with the craft.

Hi Carl! I’m on the other side of the state, just north of Joplin. However, I travel to teach my workshops! It’s $250 (fuel and one night lodging) to book me for a distance such as STL. I bring my generator, plasma cutter, welder if needed, and all the materials we need for the workshop. There is a per person cost as well, depending on what project you want. So gather up some friends and learn together! For luminaries, it’s $60/person. You get to make 3 luminaries; more, if you bring your own metal container to cut. For a metal sign workshop, it’s $60/person, and you get a practice sheet, two template cutouts (I have lots of templates for you to follow with the cutter, and I can make templates for you on the spot; I draw it right there on a heavier sheet of metal and cut it out for you to use as a template), and your final project, a layered metal sign. If you have a different project in mind, by all means, ask me! I’ll be adding more workshops to the website soon. I have two traveling workshops on the schedule for fall so far. One in Iowa and one in central KS.😃😎 Check out my website, junkyardfarmgirl.com, in the Metal Workshops tab in the main menu…there’s a short video at the top of each workshop…one is a luminary and the other is a She Shed sign. Thanks for inquiring, Carl. email me at junkshed@junkyard Farmgirl.com if you’d like to discuss booking dates.

Thanks, it’s a dirty habit I know.

I use it to weld thin stuff together by pressing the layers with the tip and giving it a short burn. It has an internal air compressor, so it’s really quiet to run!

It’s a Hypertherm Powermax 30 Air😃

Turn the wooden handles into little owl sculptures by adding old metal jar lids, little old watch faces and steampunk parts. The horns on the handle look like owl horns!

@@junkyardfarmgirl oh wow great ideas! Thank you! I look forward to watching your other videos. Subscribed today. :)

@@jonkwilloughby thanks for following!

I get them for a dollar or two each, sell the tree cutouts for $7 each, then turn the wooden handles into owls and sell them for $15. They aren’t valuable until I turn them into something else.

@@junkyardfarmgirl keep up the Good work. 🙂

Well some of them older saws are saut after and if you were to polish the blade back and sharpen it a little with a file you'd be surprised. Some of those saws go for 40 to 50 dollars each. But whatever

It’s worth a try!

Actually, they don’t sell at my studio or at shows for more than $4 each. I sell the trees for $7 each, then I turn the wooden handle into an owl and sell for $15. Thanks for the unsolicited advice. You do you babe.