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#1 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Lubbock
Hunt In: Nolan County
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I’m a senior in high school and don’t have time to work a regular job during the school year. I’m looking to make a little extra money with some welding projects. I have quite a bit of experience building various items at home, in ag class, and from my summer job on a ranch. I have built deer feeders, two trailers, lots of pipe fence, H-Braces, Gates, farm/ranch repairs, and many other smaller projects. What would be something that I could build to make a few extra dollars?
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#2 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Alvarado
Hunt In: Whitney public land
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Tripod stands. Hat or coat hangers. Boot hangers. Feeders. Smokers if u have the cash to buy materials
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#3 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Lubbock
Hunt In: Nolan County
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Here are some pictures of the trailers I built.
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#4 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2009
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Hitch mount skinning rack.
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#5 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Antonio
Hunt In: Cool places with Cool people
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Firewood holders
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#6 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Marble Falls/Burnet
Hunt In: Mills and Burnet County
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Deer skinning racks
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#7 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Powderly, TX
Hunt In: God's green earth
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Hay rings were a good money maker when I was in Ag
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#8 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Humble, TX (Atascocita)
Hunt In: Bienville and Jackson Parish Louisiana - Union Community area
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Something like this that would allow people to convert their 55 gallon feeders to stand and fills.
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#9 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
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My son sold a cpl of hog traps when he was is welding.
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#10 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: East TX
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#11 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Wylie,Texas 75098
Hunt In: Eastland County
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Fire pits
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#12 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Carthage, TX
Hunt In: Coke Co, Panola Co
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#13 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Midland, Tx
Hunt In: Big Lake , Tx
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Winch Up Feeders
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#14 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Troup
Hunt In: Cherokee, Rusk, Trinity Counties
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Blind platforms w/or w/o porch and stairs to match.
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#15 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Goldthwaite
Hunt In: Mills County
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I would take 6 h braces with anchor front leg. Pipe 8 ft with anchor brace at 4 feet. Depending on price and delivery. I'm at 76844.
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#16 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Lubbock
Hunt In: Nolan County
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I wish I could, but I believe the site rules state that I can’t sell my products on here in respect of sponsors. I just don’t want to get in trouble with mods
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#17 | |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Wise Cty
Hunt In: Young Cty
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There you go, OP! Always quicker, better money when you have it sold before you start. Think through your materials list thouroughly, don't forget consumables, paint, delivery, etc. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#18 | |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Lubbock
Hunt In: Nolan County
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I wish I could, but I believe the site rules state that I can’t sell my products on here in respect of sponsors. I just don’t want to get in trouble with mods. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by Raider4044; 01-29-2018 at 08:47 PM. |
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#19 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Marble Falls/Burnet
Hunt In: Mills and Burnet County
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ATV/UTV cattle guard . I may interested in a couple depending on cost
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#20 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Bellville TX
Hunt In: Pandale
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Send him a PM and work out the details. You are selling anything on the site, you just asked for suggestions
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#21 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Wise Cty
Hunt In: Young Cty
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#22 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Brackettville, Texas (Fort Clark Springs)
Hunt In: Kinney County, Brackettville
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#23 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Wise Cty
Hunt In: Young Cty
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Price high on fire pits, they are labor intensive...there's a reason they cost what they do.
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#24 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Porter, Tx
Hunt In: San Augustine
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I weld for living all day every day but I do like to build things for myself or others sometimes. The more creative you can be, the more money your gonna make. Here are a few items I have built for myself or friends that lots of people have come to me about making. Deer lease items are great but you have to stay competitive with the big guys that mass produce them. Just think outside the box. Coffee tables, tv stands, bow blinds, table and chairs, lamps, bed seats for utv's. Those are all things that will sell. If I can help you or answer any questions feel free to pm me.
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#25 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lubbock
Hunt In: Coleman
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A welder in Roscoe? I thought they left the heavy work to those boys from Bronte or Robert Lee!
I’m kidding, good looking work. If you can weld aluminum, dog boxes are a good option to make money |
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#26 |
Four Point
Join Date: Jun 2011
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#27 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Houston
Hunt In: LaSalle County
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Tripods with a good size platform!!
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#28 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: May 2016
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Just switch to making knives and post them in the DIY forum. No need the explain anything just post pics and you will get offers I am sure.
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#29 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Georgetown, Texas
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There are so many people doing the deer stand, 4 wheeler thing that you may have problems competing. Then there is the insurance thing for the deer stands.
Here are some rolling tables that I have sold a couple dozen of. The top is a sink cutout of granite. You can get them at the granite places for around $50 with the edges polished back. |
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#30 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Apr 2014
Hunt In: Votaw, Del Rio, Eldorado, Bon Wier
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My friend sold several hog traps when he was starting out welding
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#31 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Texas and NYS
Hunt In: The Picarosas North and South, Kerrville, Mountain Home and Harper
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Here is something simple I am so surprised no one mentioned it.
Boot scrapers. You know once it rains and you go walking in that Texas mud, you need to scrape your boots before you enter the front porch. I have seen simple ones like 2 horse shoes, open ends up, welded to opposite ends of a plow disc, with two pieces of 1x1 bar stock welded to each horse shoe end spanning the plow disc or some other flat secure surface. Easy, small and everyone needs one. |
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#32 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Magnolia
Hunt In: The woods
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#33 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: League City
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I sold some scrap metal to the guy that cuts my grass because he needed it. I think I sold it to him for 5 bucks
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#34 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Houston, TX
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Google: 'horseshoe welding ideas' or 'Pinterest welding', and I bet you come up with tons of things to make.
I've made hog traps, chandeliers, horseshoe wine racks, hat racks, stars from railroad spikes, tripods, and candle holders. Have an open mind, and give anything a try. |
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#35 |
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2017
Hunt In: South Texas
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Hog traps, feeders, and blinds. There’s always somebody looking for one of those.
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#36 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Savoy, Texas
Hunt In: Fannin/Grayson/Erath
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Hog traps are quick and easy, with a decent to good profit margin. Plus somebody is always needing one.
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#37 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Georgetown, Texas
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#38 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Hill Country
Hunt In: a high fence, southwest of DFW, Colorado
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I'm just wondering where I could find me a trailer like this one
if anyone can build one let me know.... ![]() ![]() Last edited by Atfulldraw; 01-31-2018 at 03:53 AM. |
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#39 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Del Rio
Hunt In: Amistad
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Can you weld aluminum?? I have a few projects I would like made.
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#40 | |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: May 2013
Location: Weatherford
Hunt In: Erath & Hamilton Counties.
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#41 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Texas and NYS
Hunt In: The Picarosas North and South, Kerrville, Mountain Home and Harper
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#42 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Pearland
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#43 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Lubbock
Hunt In: Nolan County
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#44 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Cherokee, Tx
Hunt In: Cherokee and old Mexico Rancho La Zorra
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#45 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Keller
Hunt In: Cisco, San Juan
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The deer feeders great idea.. But think some of the western stores that sell the items . Walk through a few and see what they have . Many local places may sell your items for you .. My GF bought me little item for christmas .. I like it its a simple coat hook I was shocked at what it cost HA HA
I own a engine building shop so yes I weld and have tons of scrap steel .. I jut have no time.. The horse shoe items sell , etc think about small items that are easy to make and have little cost invested to make it a quick turn around . as well easy to ship .. Think you ship it boxes .. The larger items are great but shipping is very costly .. |
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#46 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Collinsville
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#47 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Collinsville
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If you have access to a plasma cutter look up wedding branding irons, we own a wedding venue and it's a "new" popular thing for couples to brand a chunk of wood rather than lighting candles or putting sand into an hour glass.......from what I can see they run about $98 starting.....
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#48 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Victoria
Hunt In: Sheridan, Victoria, Weesatche and Mississippi
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Hope you picked up on something eluded to in this thread. I love the creative/detailed projects but many of those can take a lot of time, which is money. Have a couple those projects going as bigger ticket items but items you can turn out quicker with less material costs are often what put cash in your pocket.
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#49 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Georgetown
Hunt In: Williamson,Coryell, Bell
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Following
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#50 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Round Rock, TX
Hunt In: Where I can, Terrell County
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I would be interested in in a couple of bases to make barrel feeders stand and fill.
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