Four-poster steel bed mock-up

Four-poster bed for Daniel Hyland Design. 2" posts. 2" angle side rails. 1 1/2" sq. tube bracing at head and foot and top perimeter.

New hoodies and shirts

New Factor II Fabrication 2012 Spring Slacker Collection available here. Limited run of hoodies ($14) and tees ($8). Pick them up at the shop for that price, or have them shipped anywhere in the lower 48 for a few bucks more.

Ninja

I'm guessing that mask lasts a week during the summer...

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!