Stark Residence

A few simple column adornments for Doug and Angela Stark's cabin. Thank you, both!

No job is too small..

Modern bench

Modern bench. Douglas fir in waterborne polyurethane. Steel in silver powder coat. 84" x 12" x 18". For Des Moines YWRC "Sit On It!" March 31, 2012.

Tables for Daniel Hyland Design

1/4" steel in statuary bronze powder finish.

As always, thank you, Daniel.

Machinery

My wife took some photos the other day. This is of our new piece of machinery.

I gotta think this guy sings nothing but Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time" to himself...and he's even MORE naked than Cher was in the video.

YWRC - "Sit On It!" 2012

Here's a mock-up of the bench we're submitting for this year's Young Women's Resource Center Sit On It! event being held on March 31 here in Des Moines. Thanks to Christina Jarck for allowing us to contribute to the live auction for a fourth consecutive year. See you all there.

McCoy-Garrett table

This table was built last fall for Daniel Hyland Interior Design and belongs to Iowa state senator Matt McCoy and Dan Garrett. 1/4" steel in statuary bronze powder. Both Daniel and I were very, very pleased with this piece.

Roth Residence railing

2" sq. posts, 1/2" sq. solid pickets, 1 1/2" top rail. The top rail is removable so as to be replaced with a 2" OD brass handrail in the future. Satin black powder-coat finish.

Thanks, Joanne!

Peterson Resdidence deck railing

What an enjoyable day of work doing an installation. I was in a t-shirt...outside...all day. Everything fit very well and the client was happy. Thanks Janet and Brian. Big thanks to Thomas Wright too...

60 degrees on February 1...

Reunion

You can't keep in touch with everyone you ever meet in your life...just enjoy the times you do get to see them and don't regret having not seen them more in the past.

Cheers Eric!

In print...

Pick up the latest issue of do it yourself, on newsstands now...A couple cool layouts of some railing we built this past summer...

Isn't that editor hot??!!

Punch the clock

Thanks to Laura with The Rusty Pumpkin for the sweet time clock. I was able to fit some inked ribbon on the old bobbins, and she works like a champ again. Declan was put above of the clock to make sure everyone punches it...

Shop improvements

Gotta keep the dust out of the reception area. Door, window, done. Well, some insulation and drywall too...

Distracted...

It's been a great year for Factor II Fabrication. We've grown, matured and made new friends and clients...and are ready for a short break.

I haven't been on my snowboard in years...YEARS!!! I don't know why. But I'm rearing to go so bad I feel like I'm 14-years-old again - pining for snowfall every night...

Friends from the Cities, come join us. Welch Village in three weeks...

Finished table for COSC's EVERGREEN Fundraiser

Here's a pic of the table we're donating to COSC's EVERGREEN Fundraiser event. Details in the prior post. THIS is going to be a killer event - NOT TO BE MISSED! See ya there...

Center on Sustainable Communities EVERGREEN Fundraiser

This table is being donated to the Center on Sustainable Communities EVERGREEN Fundraiser this Wednesday, Nov. 2 at People's Court in Des Moines...Did you know William Elliot Whitmore is playing???...Yeah, it's gonna be a pretty, pretty...pretty sweet event!

Pictured here in its raw steel state, the table will be finished in a RAL #3003 Ruby Red powder coat finish. The square perforated adornments and accompanying hardware get a RAL #9010 Pure White powder coat finish. The table measures 24 1/4"W x 60 3/4"L x 12"H.

For more information on the event checkout COSC. See y'all there...

Barely wired...

These pics were sent to me by Aaron Moon with the attached notations:

"Back story...working on an old car in rural Dallas county with a friend. We were in need of a tap and die set so off to the neighbors we go. There I stumbled upon this gem. Guy tells me he still uses those cables. Wowza!"

Those cables have to have two dozen rolls of electrical tape on 'em...damn. Still, an old, cool Forney welder similar to one Double D sent me a while back...

Mountain & Molehill Preservation Society Fundraiser

Here's a coffee table (21" x 35" reclaimed 2 1/2" thick cedar top, with powder-coated steel frame) we put together for auction at the Mountain & Molehole Preservation Society breast cancer awareness event Saturday, October 15, 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm at Snus Hill in Madrid, IA.

$10 Cover (15 & under accompanied by an adult are free)
LIVE MUSIC BY: Ben2K & Danny Grause
POWDERPUFF & MEN'S FOOTBALL GAMES IN THE MORNING! (see separate event)
SILENT AUCTION & RAFFLE ITEMS
BIG G's Catering (for additional cost - more info to come)

It's a fun-filled night with great music, good food, and lots of laughs all supporting a great cause! Please try to stop out & see what we're all about!

Introducing the Gaucho Grill

This has been an ongoing project for the better part of six months now. Mike "The Grill Guy" Schmitt approached me months ago about helping design and fabricate this fun cookout creation. I always take a fond interest in projects related to the food industry - especially this one. It's not a primary grill, but for anyone that consider himself or herself an outdoor chef, this charcoal/wood grill is gonna be tough to beat. Below is some text from Mike's press release along with his contact information.

It's been a pleasure collaborating on this project...and bringing back Mike's inner punk.

-Boonie



The Gaucho Grill is inspired by South American outdoor cooking. Argentinians typically build fires and cook over them in time honored methods that are starting to catch on in the United States. The Gaucho Grill is made in Des Moines, Iowa by Factor II Fabrication for Grill'N Out!



The Gaucho Grill is easy to use, easy to clean, flexible, mobile and built to last a lifetime. Cooks can Grill, Indirect Grill, Griddle, Skewer, Rotisserie, Roast directly on the coals and use Dutch Ovens or other cast iron cookery on the coals as well.



I designed The Gaucho Grill because I was tired of running out of fuel before I was done cooking? You will never run out of fuel again because you can always add fuel at anytime during the cooking process with our open firebox technology. Simply burn wood to embers or prepare Lump Charcoal to ensure even heat transfer then drag the coals under the cooking surface of your food. When the ashes cool, simply pull them off the grill into a trash receptacle.



The Current Model is the 5'. It has 10 square feet of flexible cooking space. Most grills are measured by sq inches! The size and construction lends itself to opportunities to customize, let us know what you'd like to put on your grill.
The Gaucho Grill offers a Customer Satisfaction Warranty on Firebox Burnout, all other components come with a one year limited warranty.
So, If you're fed up with small grills with limited space or limited cooking methods contact us today.


Mike "The Grill Guy"
info@grillnoutiowa.com
515-229-9713
www.grillnoutiowa.com

Sculpture - Daniel Hyland Design

Finished this one a couple of weeks ago for Daniel Hyland Design. Client supplied driftwood mounted on raw, unfinished mild steel.

Schwertfeger Residence - reclaimed wood floor lamp

Here's a floor lamp we fashioned out of a 8' reclaimed tree. The limbs were forged out of 1" pipe to allow for the wiring to be concealed. The flanges had holes drilled drilled in them before the limbs were welded to them. This allowed the client to run the wiring down the back of the trunk and through the base.

The globes...are another story. Jeremy and his wife found them in Italy, thinking they would be the perfect adornment for this project. They came packaged as geometric pieces that required "some assembly"...and a doctorate in advanced mathematical analysis. The instructions included some rough drawings...and directions in Italian. Luckily, Jeremy's father is known to feed on challenging, brain-busting puzzles. What we struggled with all summer, took him a few hours.

The result is this one-of-a-kind, rustically modern piece.