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Lighted personalized sign for my twin brother to honor his service/ roller for chop saw

I made this in my welding class at Butte College. I had the letters plasma cut on a cnc plasma machine. Then welded the riser and letters to the riser with chain for flair and a longer piece chain hang the sign from. I then painted it camouflage, and painted the US Army yellow and background black. It has custom LED lights I soldered and wired together with a plug to plug into a wall. I also built a wooden box mimicking a wooden Army crate painted olive drab green, with a hinge and black foam cut specifically for the sign. It has a custom hook I made so he can hang the sign from the hook. I took a roller from a treadmill, a trailer stand, and some scrap metal and castors to build a roller for our shop chop saw.
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    The back panel open testing the hinge.
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    Before the 1 inch tube was welded around the edge.
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    A better view of the hinge, back panel, and screw holes.
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    The legs of the roller.
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    Trailer stand ready to be welded to the top plate.
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    I made this in my welding class at Butte College. I had the letters plasma cut on a cnc plasma machine. Then welded the riser and letters to the riser with chain for flair and a longer piece chain hang the sign from. I then painted it camouflage, and painted the US Army yellow and background black. It has custom LED lights I soldered and wired together with a plug to plug into a wall. I also built a wooden box mimicking a wooden Army crate painted olive drab green, with a hinge and black foam cut specifically for the sign. It has a custom hook I made so he can hang the sign from the hook. I took a roller from a treadmill, a trailer stand, and some scrap metal and castors to build a roller for our shop chop saw.
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    Trailer stand and top plate welded to the legs.
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    Castors welded to legs.
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    Chop saw stand after I painted it.
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    I made this in my welding class at Butte College. I had the letters plasma cut on a cnc plasma machine. Then welded the riser and letters to the riser with chain for flair and a longer piece chain hang the sign from. I then painted it camouflage, and painted the US Army yellow and background black. It has custom LED lights I soldered and wired together with a plug to plug into a wall. I also built a wooden box mimicking a wooden Army crate painted olive drab green, with a hinge and black foam cut specifically for the sign. It has a custom hook I made so he can hang the sign from the hook. I took a roller from a treadmill, a trailer stand, and some scrap metal and castors to build a roller for our shop chop saw.
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    I made this in my welding class at Butte College. I had the letters plasma cut on a cnc plasma machine. Then welded the riser and letters to the riser with chain for flair and a longer piece chain hang the sign from. I then painted it camouflage, and painted the US Army yellow and background black. It has custom LED lights I soldered and wired together with a plug to plug into a wall. I also built a wooden box mimicking a wooden Army crate painted olive drab green, with a hinge and black foam cut specifically for the sign. It has a custom hook I made so he can hang the sign from the hook. I took a roller from a treadmill, a trailer stand, and some scrap metal and castors to build a roller for our shop chop saw.
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    I made this in my welding class at Butte College. I had the letters plasma cut on a cnc plasma machine. Then welded the riser and letters to the riser with chain for flair and a longer piece chain hang the sign from. I then painted it camouflage, and painted the US Army yellow and background black. It has custom LED lights I soldered and wired together with a plug to plug into a wall. I also built a wooden box mimicking a wooden Army crate painted olive drab green, with a hinge and black foam cut specifically for the sign. It has a custom hook I made so he can hang the sign from the hook. I took a roller from a treadmill, a trailer stand, and some scrap metal and castors to build a roller for our shop chop saw.
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    I made this in my welding class at Butte College. I had the letters plasma cut on a cnc plasma machine. Then welded the riser and letters to the riser with chain for flair and a longer piece chain hang the sign from. I then painted it camouflage, and painted the US Army yellow and background black. It has custom LED lights I soldered and wired together with a plug to plug into a wall. I also built a wooden box mimicking a wooden Army crate painted olive drab green, with a hinge and black foam cut specifically for the sign. It has a custom hook I made so he can hang the sign from the hook. I took a roller from a treadmill, a trailer stand, and some scrap metal and castors to build a roller for our shop chop saw.
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    I made this in my welding class at Butte College. I had the letters plasma cut on a cnc plasma machine. Then welded the riser and letters to the riser with chain for flair and a longer piece chain hang the sign from. I then painted it camouflage, and painted the US Army yellow and background black. It has custom LED lights I soldered and wired together with a plug to plug into a wall. I also built a wooden box mimicking a wooden Army crate painted olive drab green, with a hinge and black foam cut specifically for the sign. It has a custom hook I made so he can hang the sign from the hook. I took a roller from a treadmill, a trailer stand, and some scrap metal and castors to build a roller for our shop chop saw.
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    The lighted sign.
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    The backside before painting.
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    A locking device welded to a 3 yard dumpster.
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    The legs welded together.
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    Top plate welded to the stand, and excess cut off the top (also allows the handle to turn uninterrupted)
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    Roller and roller support welded to the top plate,
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    Chop saw stand in its final resting place.
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    I made this in my welding class at Butte College. I had the letters plasma cut on a cnc plasma machine. Then welded the riser and letters to the riser with chain for flair and a longer piece chain hang the sign from. I then painted it camouflage, and painted the US Army yellow and background black. It has custom LED lights I soldered and wired together with a plug to plug into a wall. I also built a wooden box mimicking a wooden Army crate painted olive drab green, with a hinge and black foam cut specifically for the sign. It has a custom hook I made so he can hang the sign from the hook. I took a roller from a treadmill, a trailer stand, and some scrap metal and castors to build a roller for our shop chop saw.
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    The finished sign.
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    My work station and the sign in progress.
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    You can see the drill holes, each one with a nut inside so the back panel can be screwed shut.