[TheForge] weld question

Thu Apr 24 14:50:01 2003

Chuck and all hands:  Good piece of advice, Chuck.  The great Art Deco
smith, Edgar Brandt, embraced all new technologies and was one of the first
to use the "autogenous welding gun" (oxy-acetylene torch) around  1913.
Anyone who has seen Brandt's work could never fault his aesthetic or
craftsmanship.

    It is important to know the old ways, as sometimes they are the best
solution, but never willfully choose ignorance of technology.  Tradition
should get a VOTE but not a VETO.

                                    Grant Marcoux
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Robinson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] weld question

> If you can't forge weld the piece, acetylene torch welding can be a better
> option than electric methods.
> A well done flame weld, using parent stock as the filler material, gives
> excellent results.
> It also works well for cleaning up electric welds.
> Chuck
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Smith" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 10:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] weld question
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> >
> >
> > 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
> >
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