what i've been upto

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Hi all.been a while so I thought I'd post a couple of pics of what I've been upto over the last couple o weeks.First job was 2 fence panels and a padestrian gate to devide the patio and lawned area of the customers garden, there was no design brief from the guy he just left it to me, luckily he was well pleased and now wants me to do the front of his house too!!!Second job was a single gate, the guy again was not very specific about what he wanted other than saying he wanted the gate to look like it had been there 100 yrs and it must look solid!!! again he was well pleased and 2 of his neighbours no want me to do thiers as well...Hope you like... Comments please........ Attached Images
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Reply:nice work looks real good ,but you need to work on posting pic's right side upChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
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Reply:thanks Chopper5 when I said "comments please" I meant my welding and fabrication skills not my ability to post pictures!, but if thats the only fault you can find I'm happy
Reply:Where did the inspiration for the two gates come from?
Reply:mr2turbo7, the first gate I just decided to follow the design through from the fence panels with the C scrolls, shadow rail and baskets but when i looked it i thought it looked a bit plain so I had a play with my ring roller and came up with the simple design on the top, worked ok I think?The second gate was inspired by some of the ironwork lacally, I live near a place called Port Sunlight, which is the home of Lever industries (lifeboy soap, washing powder, detergants etc.)the company was founded mid to late 1800's by lord Leverhulme who was famous for building his employees houses, he built the entire estate now known as Port Sunlight for his staff here at the local factory. the estate is now protected and recognised as an important historical sight. I took a walk round there and tried to use features on some of the ironwork there in that gate.
Reply:very Nice work!  I wish I had more ornamental come into my shop.I'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:I thought the photography and the fabrication work were both top notch.Old horsebarn for a shopBig scrap pile out backMiller Syncro200Lifelong collection of toolsBunch of other crapUnderstanding wifeUnderstanding neighbors
Reply:Nice work, I'd be happy to have it in my yard.If you don't want to stand behind our Troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
Reply:Looks very good.  You and he clients will be proud of those for years to come.
Reply:It all looks great, very pleasing to the eye. I do a lot of ornamental work and work through a bunch of interior decoraters and design people. When it looks good people will like it without knowing why. The reason is it has nice flow, blends well with all components within it self and is just pleasing to the eye. The work can be excellent, but if something is off, people will not like it. They may not know why they dont like it but they wont. Always step back and look at your design as it goes together to make sure it is still pleasing to the eye. Yours looks good. But, if it were me I would have added a lower picket to the gate on either side to cut those gaps down to match the rest of the gaps in the lower portion. I'm not being critical, as the work looks good, it's little things like that I hear about all the time and just thought I'd mention it. Great work,   Bob
Reply:Thanks everyone for your comments.Bob, I thought about adding 2 extra pickets at the bottom of the gate to close the gaps but if I did that I would also have had to add two extra arrow heads on top of them in order they match the rest but the arrow heads would not have been central in the gap and in my opinion might have looked even worse and so I opted to leave as is, the customer never even mentioned it.
Reply:Absolutely marvelous.  And good looking welds too!Looks just like what you said he wanted, 100 y/o look and solid!!Miller Thunderbolt 225Millermatic 130 XPLincoln HD 100 Forney C-5bt Arc welderPlasma Cutter Gianteach Cut40ACent Machinery Bandsaw Cent Machinery 16Speed Drill PressChicago Electric 130amp tig/90 ArcHobart 190 Mig spoolgun ready
Reply:Bob summed up pretty well what I felt, so I won't try to better that (lazy!) and I appreciate your points about the extra pickets. I was wondering what happened to Lifeboy soap about a week ago, We haven't seen it for years. Sunlight is being re-introduced here after being discontinued in January and public demand has prompted them to bring it back even though now it will be made in Australia with a slightly different scent and shape. It's always been an icon here. I can remember little wire baskets for a bar of it with a handle on so you could shake it in the dishwater for the washing up. This was before liquid detergents were popular."One of the things we have to be thankful for is that we don't get as much government as we pay for." (Charles Kettering)Mitch 180 (NZ)Lincoln SAM-400-220 + ?-400 Fordson Major + 2 x Tractapac Humber 80 + Procut 40 PlasmaMiller Spectrum 375
Reply:Tractapac, the good ol days eh? when stuff just got done, no fuss just done
Reply:and here's the second gate all painted and fitted, hope you liike.......... Attached Images
Reply:Boy, it really looks good after installation. That customer should be very happy.
Reply:work of artM Fed