My stocking in particular is large and would drag on the floor. I also questioned the maximum GVW of these under-engineered peices of tin. I really have my hopes up this year.

So now it was just a simple matter of creating something that the wife would allow in to the house and more importantly would support my expected stocking booty.

Step 1: I did a quick inventory and found some 2x3x1/4 tubeing and I eyed it up but thought that it might be just a bit overkill, even for me. Next I found some 1/2 inch cold-roll. Hmm... perfect.

Step 2: Take the torch and bend a few curlicues in the bar to meet minimum wife approval standards.

Step 3: Grind off just enough rust to get the welder to draw an arc and weld all of the bent up peices together.

Step4:To qualify for the nice category (rather than naughty)... A good coat of paint, it also keeps the rusty old thing from marking up the carpet. Here's to the hope that Santa approves, hmm, perhaps I should consider an upgrade on the stocking.

Only one problem, the wife won't let me have the iron back after Christmas and there's still two nice straight peices.

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