[TheForge] weld question

[Steve Smith]

Reynolds wrote:
> 
> Oh boy. Here we go. Couldn't agree with you more switz. 
I didn't want to open this pandora's box so I kept my mouth shut,
til you commented. In my opinion, immediately opting to stick/mig/tig
weld something is not the best choice. The obvious drawback is the weld
that needs to be ground or filed. Not so with a forge weld.

The other-other option is to electric weld it and then forge it to 
shape. Cheating--certainly. I just have very limited time to spend 
smithing, and I like to pick what I'm working on and do what I have to 
on the rest. As you can tell, I don't lean in the purist/perfectionist 
direction.

Steve Smith