@nighfidelity Thank you. You know, I do have a great shipper just down the road from the studio. All you have to do is pick one and in a few days you will get a very close look at it.. I have some great pieces still for sale at the studio.
Just joking... But if you are in the Phoenix Az. area someday please look me up and stop by the studio. You can find the office number on my site.
Kevin, Tell the truth. It's really a screen door. What the heck kind of insects do you have out there? Seems like they would be big enough to carry a small child away! :->
You are leaving the heat on the side where you want to pull the pipe which so it will twist the whole piece, If you are trying to straighten the pipe, you leave the heat on the opposite side from where the pipe has already been pulled and that will bring it back to plumb or level. A lot depends on the metals you are welding. Stainless will pull a lot while carbon will on pull a little. I can't remember if this piece is stainless.
This one is mild steel. I just finished a door for a remodel. It was 3/8th wall 1 and 1/2 square tube. It was surrounded by 2 and 5/8 wide by 1/4 inch thick plate. I have one heck of a time keeping it flat and straight. It is amazing what a little heat will do.
I doubt I could do so well. You have to keep an interest and I was always more interested in the numbers. I watched men who were fascinated by the process and would work for hours to get it down. To get it down, you had to get a feel for the heat, the steel, and the hammer and that is something you can't calculate. Pulling a pipe back straight is a lot different than keeping a plate flat.
It is going to be a fine piece of work. The video really does show the work involved. Your understanding of how the weld pulls the pipe around is something that pipe fitters and welders use in keeping their pipe lines straight but you are using it to put in the curve. That is nice.
Thanks Johnny. Sure am getting my TIG time in!! Heck if you know how to straighten this stuff with welding please post it up. I am sure there are a lot of folk who would love to here from an expert. (Yes he is folks 20 something years retired)
Hi Kevin, I really like your work and concepts. Keep up
the great work. I hope to see one up close some day.
nighfidelity 1 year ago
@nighfidelity Thank you. You know, I do have a great shipper just down the road from the studio. All you have to do is pick one and in a few days you will get a very close look at it.. I have some great pieces still for sale at the studio.
Just joking... But if you are in the Phoenix Az. area someday please look me up and stop by the studio. You can find the office number on my site.
kevincaron 1 year ago
Kevin, Tell the truth. It's really a screen door. What the heck kind of insects do you have out there? Seems like they would be big enough to carry a small child away! :->
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago
Ok, you got me there! The skeeter are getting bigger every year. Had one ask for a cup of coffee the other day.
kevincaron 2 years ago
Seriously cool and twisted. I thought the tree was a lot of work, whew. More visual eye candy from Kevin. Hurry and finish! :-)
VisorBlue 2 years ago
I'm working on it!!!!
kevincaron 2 years ago
You are leaving the heat on the side where you want to pull the pipe which so it will twist the whole piece, If you are trying to straighten the pipe, you leave the heat on the opposite side from where the pipe has already been pulled and that will bring it back to plumb or level. A lot depends on the metals you are welding. Stainless will pull a lot while carbon will on pull a little. I can't remember if this piece is stainless.
Johnny
FredJobs543 2 years ago
This one is mild steel. I just finished a door for a remodel. It was 3/8th wall 1 and 1/2 square tube. It was surrounded by 2 and 5/8 wide by 1/4 inch thick plate. I have one heck of a time keeping it flat and straight. It is amazing what a little heat will do.
kevincaron 2 years ago
I doubt I could do so well. You have to keep an interest and I was always more interested in the numbers. I watched men who were fascinated by the process and would work for hours to get it down. To get it down, you had to get a feel for the heat, the steel, and the hammer and that is something you can't calculate. Pulling a pipe back straight is a lot different than keeping a plate flat.
Johnny
earlie47 2 years ago
The contractor said I was off about 1/8 inch. He was hoping for a 32nd or less. Not bad for a first time making a door like this. IMHO
kevincaron 2 years ago
It is going to be a fine piece of work. The video really does show the work involved. Your understanding of how the weld pulls the pipe around is something that pipe fitters and welders use in keeping their pipe lines straight but you are using it to put in the curve. That is nice.
Johnny
earlie47 2 years ago
Thanks Johnny. Sure am getting my TIG time in!! Heck if you know how to straighten this stuff with welding please post it up. I am sure there are a lot of folk who would love to here from an expert. (Yes he is folks 20 something years retired)
kevincaron 2 years ago