[TheForge] weld question

Fri Apr 25 07:47:04 2003

Amen Randy!
Ray Miller
Cincinnati
> 
> From: "R.C.Mundt" <[email protected]>
> Date: 2003/04/25 Fri AM 12:07:08 EDT
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] weld question
> 
> 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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