[TheForge] weld question

Thu Apr 24 14:32:00 2003

Dan,
I was thinking about making the same recommendation, but without a water wheel powered line shaft machine shop it might not be considered traditional either..............(sorry too cynical)

Ray Miller
Cincinnati
> 
> From: "Dan Tull" <[email protected]>
> Date: 2003/04/24 Thu AM 10:51:58 EDT
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] weld question
> 
> 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" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> 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.
> >
> 
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