[TheForge] weld question

Fri Apr 25 00:12:01 2003

It all depends on the customer and the situation, I make a lot of railings,
seems like I have 2 kinds of customers those who need somthing to hang on to
on the front steps and don't want to spend a lot, they get an all arc welded
railing w/ maybe a little forged ornament welded in place.
Then there is the customers who want something nice inside their home, they
get collars, rivets, tennons etc.
I once told a customer, whom I'm poisative had money to buy anything she
wanted , that I could assemble her railings using traditional methods and
that would look nicer.
She told me that welding would be just fine.
I don't have so much work that I can afford to be too independant,  this
2003 and we have some modern conveniances and I think we ought to use them,
just because its arc welded doesn't mean it has to be sloppy and just
because it is tradional doesn't mean it's better, they both have their
place.
Randy Mundt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Tull" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 8:51 AM
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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