A while back I said I was building a weight bench from scrap tubing. I finally got around to taking some photos of my setup. I need to get around to making a proper bench and finishing the barbell supports (right now it's just 3/8" solid rod held in place by leverage). I present to you the prison yard:



Ever wonder what quality welds you get form a Harbor Freight fluxcore wire welder? Functional but not consistent or attractive. The wire feeder jams terribly when the spool starts to run low. I could dress it up with a wire wheel and chip off the slag and overspray, but it hardly matters on this temporary rack.



And finally, a roughly cut hole with oxy-acetylene for the barbell support: