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Get App Draw 3 lines that are 9 inches apart on a plate steel. Use an angle grinder to score the lines. 1 @benuyeda on

Get App Clamp some 2×4s to the steel piece, so that it bends up and put some concrete bags to hold it down. 2 @benuyeda on

Get App Reposition the handles & bend the other sides of the steel plate. 3 @benuyeda on

Get App To finish the bend use MakerBrand T-Bar Clamps & bend them a little past 90 degrees. 4 @benuyeda on

Get App Use a table saw to cut 3/4” inch oak to width for the bottom/ends & use a miter saw to cut to length 5 @benuyeda on

Get App Use a 8” inches Quiktube as a form for concrete & place it in a hole that is 16” inches deep. 6 @benuyeda on

Get App Mix 2 bags of Quikrete concrete mix into the Quiktube & insert in a 10”inches piece steel pipe. 7 @benuyeda on

Get App Put a flat disk on the angel grinder & round the cut edges over. Use a drill to make holes in steel 8 @benuyeda on

Get App Clean the steel with acetone & paint it with rusty metal primer. 9 @benuyeda on

Get App Make a flag out of steel with an angel grinder. 10 @benuyeda on

Get App Cut a 1” inch angel steel piece for the mailbox door stop. Paint flag blue & all other pieces white. 11 @benuyeda on

Get App Let the concrete set for 20-40 minutes & peel away cardboard Quiktube. Glue & screw the oak pieces. 12 @benuyeda on

Get App Stain all the oak pieces with MakerBrand Simple Finish. Drill in hinges & a handle on mailbox. 13 @benuyeda on

Get App Krazy Glue the steel angle to the inside of the mailbox. 14 @benuyeda on

Get App Slide the oak wood pieces inside the steel housing & drill in stainless steel fasteners. 15 @benuyeda on

Get App Cut a 1/8” inch piece of cork and place it on the steel angle, so that the mailbox can open easily. 16 @benuyeda on

Get App Add some additional bolts to the side of the mailbox, so the flag can stay vertical or horizontal. 17 @benuyeda on

Get App Attach 3/4”inch pipe to mailbox & screw to the concrete foundation. Coat the bolts with flex steal. 18 @benuyeda on

Get App Here is the end result, a heavy duty steel mailbox that doesn’t require any welding! @benuyeda on

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