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Fabricating metal art and designs in stainless steel, aluminum, steel, and copper. My name is Mark Wabol and I am a trained welder living in Largo, FL.
My passion for metal work has been in my blood; my father was a machinist for over twenty years. My interest in metal began with cars...how they work and how they are made. So I started at the ground level to better understand metal and welding techniques. After graduation from PTEC's welding program, I took my skills beyond daily welding jobs and into my own workshop. My obsession for metal working combined with my interest in the ocean and surfing has resulted in many late nights experimenting with metal sea life. Various commissions and the projects you see on my site are the result of five years of hard work. Many more projects to come! Please email me if you have a custom piece in mind.
Trying to eliminate one of the worst jobs in the shop, sanding!!!! Still need to mess with feeds/speeds and mounting but I think this might at least speed things up.
06/01/2026
Laser cut cats and dogs, 1/8” thick aluminum.
Owned this laser cutter for about 3 years now and this is my first time cutting steel with it, haha. Usually only cut stainless or aluminum but man does it cut steel cleannnn! Will cut a perfectly round 1/2” hole in 1/4” plate in 5 seconds flat.
Here it is cutting out some mounting plates. Also got the feature working which saves mucho material!
04/30/2026
Just scored this 1930-40’s drill press. Everything is complete overkill on it, just the way I likey!
Thanks to for making it happen.
doing what it does best. Making flat things, round.
04/26/2026
Had to slap the funk off thee ol and bring it back to life for an upcoming project. My shop is near saltwater and anything steel starts to look like this after 2-3 weeks. hotmetaldesigns
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