Decorative nautical bell buoys (red/green sets) for outdoor decor

The original poster shared a nautical bell buoy decoration they made. A commenter showed strong interest in buying variations: 'Dude, my dad would absolutely love this. I need to get him a green one and a red one for either side of the hot tub.' This indicates a market demand for such themed decorative items, especially in pairs (red/green, mimicking navigation buoys) for specific settings like poolside or hot tub areas. The product could be these decorative buoys, potentially with working lights or bells like in the original. Expected benefit: It caters to a niche market for themed outdoor or nautical decor. The desire for specific colors and use case (hot tub) suggests there's potential for good margins and custom orders for a well-crafted product.

Origin Reddit Post

r/metalworking

Welded together a Nautical bell buoy decoration with a working light and bell. 90% is from scrap and the other from purchased materials.

Posted by u/Responsible-One-219206/02/2025

Top Comments

u/Responsible-One-2192
Thanks!
u/ottis1guy
Yeeeeeaaahhhh buoy!
u/remudaleather
I really hope you have a pool or hot tub!
u/Simple-Act1277
Great idea nice
u/Proscribers
How long did it take you to make this? Outstanding work!
u/Responsible-One-2192
Thanks! I appreciate it! It’s taken me several breaks/slow times at my job to scavenge/piece together/weld/clean and then take home to prime and paint and attach components about 6 weeks to c
u/Cambren1
I would think it would need a longer chamber to float. OP did an amazing job though, it looks like it would appear when passing by.
u/jameswboone
Does it float?
u/Oisea
Dude my dad would lose his mind over this. Gotta get one green one and one red one for either side of the hot tub.
u/BalanceFit8415
I have never known I want one.
u/Simple-Act1277
Great idea nice
u/Natsuki98
First the stubby gas bottle, now this! I am getting all sorts of projects ideas from here.
u/monstrol
Fucking brilliant.
u/ottis1guy
Yeeeeeaaahhhh buoy!
u/Responsible-One-2192
Thanks! I appreciate it! It’s taken me several breaks/slow times at my job to scavenge/piece together/weld/clean and then take home to prime and paint and attach components about 6 weeks to c
u/remudaleather
I really hope you have a pool or hot tub!
u/Responsible-One-2192
No it’s just a static prop for my shelf. I suppose with some more engineering and lighter materials it could float but it’s just a decoration.
u/Responsible-One-2192
No it’s just a static prop for my shelf. I suppose with some more engineering and lighter materials it could float but it’s just a decoration.
u/remudaleather
I really hope you have a pool or hot tub!
u/Oisea
Dude my dad would lose his mind over this. Gotta get one green one and one red one for either side of the hot tub.
u/Natsuki98
First the stubby gas bottle, now this! I am getting all sorts of projects ideas from here.
u/jameswboone
Does it float?
u/Cambren1
I would think it would need a longer chamber to float. OP did an amazing job though, it looks like it would appear when passing by.
u/Responsible-One-2192
No it’s just a static prop for my shelf. I suppose with some more engineering and lighter materials it could float but it’s just a decoration.
u/Responsible-One-2192
Thanks!
u/jameswboone
Does it float?
u/Oisea
Dude my dad would lose his mind over this. Gotta get one green one and one red one for either side of the hot tub.
u/BalanceFit8415
I have never known I want one.
u/platapusdog
Thats awesome!
u/Proscribers
How long did it take you to make this? Outstanding work!
u/monstrol
Fucking brilliant.
u/platapusdog
Thats awesome!

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