Welding Tips and Tricks

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:03 pm**

Here is a railing I just finished and installed on Sunday

Scrolls were bent in the shop, all cuts with a bandsaw, 1963 Airco did the tig welding, I just watched

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Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:21 pm**

To weld on bolting tabs, and locate the holes in the posts to weld, I use one flat piece of metal to bolt the tabs to for welding, and to lay on the posts to transfer punch.

This way I only have to measure once and they fit perfect

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Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:24 pm**

Decent tig weld - not perfect, yet

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Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:27 pm**

That's fine work!

It's been years since I did any decorative balustrades and banistrades, and mine were rarely so decorative. Maybe a custom gate or two.

It kind-of makes me miss the work; To have the outcome be artistic, rather than merely functional.

Steve S

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:30 pm**

Thanks Steve

Not my usual sort of job, but I like how it all worked out - a little creative "artsy" work is kind of nice

....wait, is there such a thing as a "usual" anything?

Having to make it fit within about 1/8" all around was a little stressful though I have to admit.

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:35 pm**

Check out my sweet "CAD" drawings...

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And my carbon neutral "CAD" program - it runs on Mt.Dew and coffee.

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Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:41 pm**

I thought CAD stood for "crayons and desks", and I have a light-powered calculator like you show in the last image.

It doubles as a graphics engine.

Steve S

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:49 pm**

Dave,
I'm going to tell you like I tell my kids, take care of your shit and it will last longer. I have one of those pencils that you have in the last picture and it has been used every day since 1996, no kidding, same one.

Nice work and I hope it took you longer than just one Sunday to build and install that or I must be doing things wrong.

Len

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:07 pm**

Looks great.

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:26 pm**

Otto Nobedder wrote:I thought CAD stood for "crayons and desks", and I have a light-powered calculator like you show in the last image.

It doubles as a graphics engine.

Steve S

Haha!! I can't make plans up with crayons - I always end up outside the lines

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:29 pm**

Braehill wrote:Dave,
I'm going to tell you like I tell my kids, take care of your shit and it will last longer. I have one of those pencils that you have in the last picture and it has been used every day since 1996, no kidding, same one.

Nice work and I hope it took you longer than just one Sunday to build and install that or I must be doing things wrong.

Len

Thanks

And it took me three Sundays to finish, including installation.

...but there were "a few" other times that I worked on it too

Posted: **Wed Mar 25, 2015 11:14 pm**

Very nice job on this, I used to work for a fence company, did a bunch of railings of different types.
You are very skilled, that came out great!

Posted: **Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:02 am**

Real Nice!
Welders are true Artisans too!

Posted: **Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:34 am**

massacre wrote:Very nice job on this, I used to work for a fence company, did a bunch of railings of different types.
You are very skilled, that came out great!

Thank you

I really don't have much experience with this type of work - I normally just do random repairs and small stuff for people just to keep the red in my checkbook a little smaller

TRACKRANGER wrote:Real Nice!
Welders are true Artisans too!

Thank you very much, I consider an "Artisan" to be high praise

Posted: **Fri May 01, 2015 8:07 am**

This may be a simple iron railing project but it turned out very elegant in its simplicity if I should say so, very nice indeed !!

Posted: **Fri May 01, 2015 11:20 am**

Otto Nobedder wrote:I thought CAD stood for "crayons and desks", and I have a light-powered calculator like you show in the last image.

It doubles as a graphics engine.

Steve S

LOL! LOL! LOL! "Crayons and desks" ... LOL! Have to wrap it up for today after that one and head out. Miller time! LOL!

Posted: **Fri May 01, 2015 7:54 pm**

I thought CAD stood for "Cardboard Aided Design"?

Nice work Dave.

Posted: **Fri May 01, 2015 7:57 pm**

Boomer63 wrote:
Otto Nobedder wrote:I thought CAD stood for "crayons and desks", and I have a light-powered calculator like you show in the last image.

It doubles as a graphics engine.

Steve S
LOL! LOL! LOL! "Crayons and desks" ... LOL! Have to wrap it up for today after that one and head out. Miller time! LOL!

I'm glad someone appreciated the whole joke!

The pen as a "light powered" calculator, and the pen and rule as a "graphics engine" went past a LOT of techie types.

Steve S

Posted: **Fri May 01, 2015 9:39 pm**

Otto Nobedder wrote:
Boomer63 wrote:
Otto Nobedder wrote:I thought CAD stood for "crayons and desks", and I have a light-powered calculator like you show in the last image.

It doubles as a graphics engine.

Steve S
LOL! LOL! LOL! "Crayons and desks" ... LOL! Have to wrap it up for today after that one and head out. Miller time! LOL!
I'm glad someone appreciated the whole joke!

The pen as a "light powered" calculator, and the pen and rule as a "graphics engine" went past a LOT of techie types.

Steve S

Oh I like a good calculator, but the mechanical pencil is the only "graphics engine" I understand

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Posted: **Fri May 01, 2015 10:36 pm**

roberts56 wrote:This may be a simple iron railing project but it turned out very elegant in its simplicity if I should say so, very nice indeed !!

Thank you very much

Posted: **Thu May 21, 2015 4:52 pm**

Awesome looking railing job Dave!

Pete

Posted: **Fri May 22, 2015 7:15 am**

Thanks Pete

Posted: **Fri May 22, 2015 12:35 pm**

dave
is the top rail just rectangle bar stock?
looks beautiful!
craig

Posted: **Fri May 22, 2015 12:59 pm**

Thanks Craig

Yes, the top is rectangle tubing, square tubing for the posts, 1/2" solid square for pickets and such, 3/16" x 1/2" flat stock scrolls.

Posted: **Sat May 23, 2015 6:10 am**

dave
thanks
i have a fab up something foe my stairs
and i am going to hijack some of your
ideas thanks
craig

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