[TheForge] weld question

[Dan Tull]

I'm obviously not talking about Steve!

"Purist/perfectionist" have to have a pecular/particular client base.
What is your goal?
To perpetuate 100 yr old practices,  50 yr old,  or make money?
Pick your niche in history!

Ya'll don't get me wrong. I respect (and practice) the old methods.
I hot cut when I can ( vs chop saw ). I even teach forge welding.
My hero/mentor is Peter Ross. And I do traditional when the customer
request.
I do disagree w/ the " pass off as iron work" statment by Bob. It is still
iron work,
(post 1944 ), and has its' market. An elec. weld  MAY not deminish the
quality of
the piece.  ALWAYS do quality work. The best that you can do. ( will it be
better the next time you do it?)
Then do it over, til it is the best.
Note: Rackers, you could vise it up and mill off half the dia.!  Then it
wouldn't be arch welded.


dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Smith" <sos@alum.mit.edu>
To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] weld question


>
> 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.
>