I go off on tangents talking about what interests me. My wife calls moments – Ricky rants.
A wonderful oil painting of me doing what I love. Writing nonsense and doing no proof-reading because of my welding helmet I refuse to take off.
Its easy to forget to stop and take a picture. I’ve been better and have a lot of pictures to share. The difficulty now is sitting down and writing about the work I’ve done. I don’t exaggerate when saying that I am doing something with metal six days a week. More often than not its all seven. My posting and documentation of that work, well that is a different matter. I’ve got more to share than time to write about it.
The tiniest of bummers is my passion is building and creating. The deeper I get into running a business the more I am taken from that action. I don’t mean that as a complaint, just a solemn fact. I will at some point change how I deliver information as I learn and grow. For now this is it.
From the desk of Ricky Phillips, and the servers of rlphillips.com. Welcome to Ricky Rants.
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Calico Shelf
Trellises = Shelf How’d we get here? Like a calico cat, this shelf is a patchwork. I’d consider this a necessity build. We needed something to hold the…
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Will I ever catch up? Small Victory
Victory! Finally, sweet sweet victory. Today, December 19, 2025 is the day I have all the main pages of this website “optimized”. It’s finally fully functional (aside from…
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Beer Signs!
I made my first beer sign just over a year ago. However, it sucked. So did the next 20 or 30. With each batch one problem was solved,…
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Rust – Friend or Foe
Typically that crusty red devil known as rust is the arch nemesis of our dear friend steel. If you want to learn more about rust check out the…
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School, Football, Brick & Mortar @ Painted Tree
The biggest news here is Brick & Mortar! After laying low and getting the business model more or less constructed we are coming to Painted Tree! But man,…
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Happy Birthday! Awesome Lighting & Signage
I try to keep everything welding or business related, this isn’t an exception to that. We brought some lighting to the event with a tunnel and some signage…
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