Hot Metal Designs

Hot Metal Designs

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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 worki

Photos from Hot Metal Designs's post 06/01/2026

Laser cut cats and dogs, 1/8” thick aluminum.

05/08/2026

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!

Photos from Hot Metal Designs's post 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.

04/28/2026

doing what it does best. Making flat things, round.

Photos from Hot Metal Designs's post 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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