Art on Fire

[DocsMachine]

I was hoping you'd post some pics, Frosty.

I wanted to attend, but time and finances were against me. I'll be at tomorrow's event in Kenai come xxxx or high water, though.

I had lots of ideas for something to mold- a vise for my shaper, an overarm support for the horizontal mill, etc.- but no time to get anything ready. My stuff'd be critical enough we'll have to pay attention to the shrinkage rates, and possibly mold a void core- or whatever they're called.

Is this a group of enthusiasts, or a company that can actually pour iron for pay, if I were to come up with a workable mold later in the year? I seem to recall there was a foundry/brassworks in Wasilla, but I lost that contact information about three computers ago.

I'll have both my cameras there, so stand by for more pics.

Doc.

[Frosty]

Talk to Pat about doing critical casting. The gang will be of all skill levels, from 50 year veteran pros to first timers.

Pat'll know who's who.

I've been approached for his contact info by someone who wants to pour iron at the fair so there may be another one here.

Enjoy.

Frosty

[DocsMachine]

Turned out to be a great demo! I was impressed with the setup, and the various guys and ladies made some interesting pieces.

I took just short of a thousand photos- gotta love high end digital - and as soon as I have 'em sorted and uploaded, I'll post a link to my gallery here. I'd go ahead and post a couple that I have up already, except Glenn would just repost 'em to his gallery again, even though I've specifically asked him not to in the past.

Fun stuff, though. I just wish I'd had the chance to whip up a pattern, and I should have gone over the day before and watched them making the molds as well. They suggested there might- theoretically- be another demo at the State Fair, and if so, I'll definitely be there for that.

Doc.

[Glenn]

Originally Posted by DocsMachine

I'd go ahead and post a couple that I have up already, except Glenn would just repost 'em to his gallery again, even though I've specifically asked him not to in the past.

Doc, as I explained to you off line at the time you first brought this to my attention, the photos you referred to needed to be resized to fit into your forum post. The IForgeIron gallery was the quickest way to resize the photos. They were placed into the gallery and then copied, now at proper size, to your forum post. There was NEVER any intent to claim ownership of YOUR work.

When you contacted me, you said I had placed YOUR photos into MY gallery, but did not indicate which photos were involved. So I reviewed each and every post you made to the IForgeIron forum, chasing down each photograph you had attached to the forum, and cross referenced those photos with what was contained in my personal IForgeIron Gallery. I found only 2 (two) photos that belonged to you under my name, the two that were resized to fit into your forum posts. Next, it took some time to figure out how to move the photos from my gallery to your gallery without loosing the image, or loosing the link from the photo to your forum post. That was also accomplished. You were then informed as to the changes and that YOUR photos were no longer listed under my gallery account.

As a photographer I understand the pride anyone takes in producing a photograph. As I explained, there was NEVER any intent to claim ownership of YOUR work, only to resize your photo so it could be included into YOUR forum post.