Great Lakes Weld Design

10/09/2026

This is the second bridge Great Lakes Weld has put panels on. The first one was in 2016 the Pine Street Pedestrian bridge behind the old J & S on Front Street.

Check out the front page of today’s Traverse City Record-Eagle!

The bridge design has elements similar to other bridges along the Boardman/Ottaway River. When FishPass is complete, we can hike, bike, stroll, or roll the shoreline of this system from upstream to the bay!

10/08/2026

Awesome job guys! Corten side panels fabricated and installed for the new Fish Pass Bridge in downtown Traverse City!

10/01/2026

The chassis is back home, and the TIG work is pure art! 📸✨

Huge thanks to Cameron Boyd at Great Lakes Weld Design for putting in the marathon sessions—root and cap passes on all these joints, melting Docol into absolute perfection.

A job like this only goes smoothly when the prep is right, so huge credit to Matt Taylor and Off Road Anonymous for the tight design and precision cuts. Fitment was spot-on.

Next phase starts now, but first… drop a comment! 👇

CONTEST: How many hours do you think Cameron put into burning all this? Closest guess wins a FREE T-shirt! 👕🔥


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10/01/2026

10/01/2026

Raise the roof! 🙌

As we raise the top of the chassis and start fitting the bottom half, you can really see the shape coming into its own. A bit of test-sitting, verbal engine noises, and imaginary steering inputs have us all pretty giddy!

Jigs, braces, jigs, braces, and more jigs. These are all critical to ensure everything is square and properly positioned. We spent a lot of time here making sure the foundation was perfect.

That effort spent getting the cabin portion just right made the rear end come together smoothly with very little trouble.

Jigs are indispensable—the unsung heroes of the build, even if they aren't part of the final chassis. So many hours go into making them, only for them to sit in the corner once their job is done.

How many jigs do you think we’ve used so far?

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08/18/2025

Great Lakes Weld Design

10/11/2024

If you are looking for the very popular “Rusting Steel” planter boxes, give GREAT LAKES WELD a call. Our guys can fix you up! Any size or shape! The angled boxes are awesome looking!
231-943-4180

08/12/2024

Check out these railings that Great Lakes Weld fabricated and installed last week!! Awesome job guys!!

04/19/2024

We had some new artwork done for our shirts and they turned out great!! We've had requests to buy them so here you go. If you are interested, we have t's $20( dark heather gray), long sleeve t's $30(dark heather gray) and crewneck sweatshirts $35(black). Limited sizes. M-2XL
Let us know what you think!