Metal Garden Trellis - Made at the Tech Shop in San Jose

Made this trellis a couple weeks ago as a Christmas gift for my mom. I'm learning to MIG weld and felt like this was a really good beginner project because everything is tack welded. Made it at the Tech Shop in San Jose http://www.techshop.ws/ts_sanjose.html. Enjoy!

this trellis is approximately 5' x 3.5' and I used around 30 feet of 3/8" inch steel rod. Make sure to clean the metal before you do any welding. I used acetone for this project.

Plan design and cut pieces to approximate length. I use a hot saw for the cutting and a grinder to clean up the edges. You may want to lay out your vertical pieces before cutting any of the horizontal pieces.

The tech shop in San Jose, California has really nice welding tables that made this project simple. I was able to put a slight bend in the vertical parts which gave a really nice look. After laying the vertical pieces out place the horizontal pieces on top of them.

Tack weld horizontal pieces to verticals pieces. Flip over. Repeat on other side.