That is the coolest thing! I love it! How do you connect the pieces? Adhesive? Soldering? Welding?

Exceptional...will be putting this idea in my "to do" folder for sure.

The pieces are welded together.

I added a few new pictures of the smaller dragonfly to my web page.

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I absolutely love your dragonflies!

Meant to say Welcome to the junk pile the other post, nice to have you here and sharing such unique ideas.

Karen

Welcome to Garden Junk...your dragonflies are the most awesome!! greatest use of rusty, throwaway parts I 've seen in a long time. we had a neighbor who used to do welding like this..sadly he passed away several years ago, but he gave my husband an octopus made from horse shoes and a trailer ball...very cool..I'll see if I can post a pic soon. So...how hard is it to learn how to weld?? :o)

I love your dragonflies. Have you made anything else you would like to share with us? My DH got a welding machine for Christmas, I wonder if he could make me one. Welcome to the forum and thanks so much for sharing.
Janet

Great dragonfly! I noticed the drill bit you used for the tail is bent upwards. Did you do that yourself or did you find it that way?
If you found the bent drill and said to yourself, "Hey! a dragonfly tail!" that makes you garden junker of the month!
Great job!

I love your DFly, do you sell them?
Kathy

These are just the coolest things. I love them!

Love them, too! Always love to see junk reused...and not in the landfill! Great work! Jeanne S.

Great Dragonflies !!!
Nice welds too !!!
I know it's hard to weld different thicknesses of metal.
You did a fantastic job !!!

What kind of welder do you have ???
What type of set up do you have ???

Those are wonderful!

I like both of them, but the small one is my favorite, I like how you used the bent tongs and using the drill bit for the tail was brilliant. Thanks for posting and welcome.

Karen Thank you for the welcome.

Misselaineous, Thank you too.

How hard is it to learn how to weld? Actually it is not difficult at all to learn the basics. Check with the local high school, parks & rec, adult ed, etc. IÂm sure you can find a class. One semester should give you a great start. Then itÂs all experimental and loads of fun. My only warning  learn all the safety rules by heart. I know safety can sometimes be a boring subject but you canÂt create if you hurt yourself. It not only hurts but it takes all the fun away. ----- Watch the puddle!

Janet, Thank you for the welcome. Yes I have made many art pieces and have won numerous awards and County Fair Ribbons.

Hi Kathy  I have sold some pieces but most end up as gifts: those my wife doesnÂt claim first. Years ago I had a few pieces taken from my front yard but my homeownerÂs insurance made the loss palatable.
Akup, although I would love the moniker the drill was only old when I found it.

Lucymarie, Yes it is difficult as a rule to weld different thicknesses but directing the majority of heat to the thicker piece helps a lot. More difficult is the welding of dissimilar metals. I use several different welders, the ARC welder is for really heavy stuff and I donÂt do a lot of that, the wire welder (MIG) I use on pieces that would consume too much gas, but mostly I use the torch. I love working with a torch.

This picture is a birdhouse I made without any welding. I found an old porch light and removed all the electrical, replaced all the glass with plywood pieces, (one with an opening for the birds_ mounted it on a plywood base, added a Gargoyle to ward off evil hawks, and mounted it on a 10' piece of electrical conduit.

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That's a really cool birdhouse. I can't get over your creativity and talent. Your wife is a lucky lady!

I have a feeling we'll not get enough of your photos here, so get busy.....LOL

Karen

Wow, that's one cute birdhouse. Lucky wife you have!

I have always wanted to learn to weld. Maybe one of these days. I really love your stuff! Thanks so much for sharing and welcome to an awesome forum!

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M U R R A Y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Murray M * U * R * R * A * Y !!!
Wow...
That's just
it....
FANTASTIC !!!!
God is Good to Give you such a Creative and
Useful talent and You are Sure Using it....
KEEP Up the Good Work...
Thanks For Sharing.....
and
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Don't you just
wonder what people who Never ..ever MAKE
anything... do....
WELL I'm Sure YOU NEVER EVER HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THAT>>>>
KEEP IT UP M U R R AY !!!!!
Thanks ~
God Bless !!!!
SusieSunShine

If you would like to sell one, let me know what the cost of one plus shipping is. I love to put whimsical things in my flower beds and next to my fishpond/water garden. If you don't feel comfy discussing this on here, my email address is kvalentz@aol.com
Kathy
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