ArtMetal

Hi Janet

It has been fun watching your gates come along. I can only hang my head and laugh (at myself) along the lines of mis-measureing, bad startoffs and just generaly "Off" days in the studio. The scrap pile out back is the only proof of how often that is.

Yeah, all the cross hatch on the surface is hand welded. (god my back was sore) On the up side I have become a rather good welder because of all the long runs. I also found the duty cycle limit. Was trying to get a little more water noise out of the flow.

It also helped to control the water has it made its way around the corner. I would soak the bare steel with WD40 and run the fountain for a few seconds to see how it flowed.

Dry off the water and draw the hatch marks and weld. Try it again and make adjustments as needed. The welds are alittle taller on the outside of the curve to help control the speed of the water.

It all sounds like I know what I am doing but truth be told, there was a lot of head scratching/banging along the way.

Well, off to the studio.