Hi,
I want to make window gates. I live in Brooklyn, NY. I worked as a welder for about 6 months many, many years ago. I don't even weld that good anymore, but the more I do, the better I get again.
I have a oxy-acetylene cutter (I don't have any torch tips for it yet,) an electric arc welder, an abrasive cutoff wheel, and a smallish roll-around metal workbench (about 30" x 48" I made with an 11 ga. (close to 1/8") top. Not a very thick top but it will have to do for now. I could double it up but I don't know if that would even be close to the same as having a 1/4" top. The top got a little warped when I welded it down anyway, so it's not perfectly flat.
I don't have a forge or an anvil but I hope I can by without them.
I want to make decorative window gates to start off. I'd like to make some with interesting patterns, not just the stock up and down bars with a few prefab squigglies that most iron shops fab and sell.
I would like to make one for my bathroom window for starters since that's the smallest window. Then I have three regular size windows and a double window and a door to do.
Cheers,
Tom
