My name is Ron and I live in McMinnville Oregon. I am new to the forum and new to the art of metal forming.
I have done a few small projects like a special gate for a friend and done a bit of copper pipe work for arbors, tellis's, and artform around a porch.
I bought a small - cheap anvil (you get what you pay for) with the intent of doing some basic metal "pounding". I'm sure I will want to upgrade this because it's cast iron.
I have a wire feed welder (no gas) so it splatters like crazy when I weld. A grinder is my best frined. :-)
I plan to be quite on this forum and soak in the details you provide. At some point I will get brave and post some pictures of what I have made and look for some feedback for improvement.
Thanks for the forum and I hope to spend some time here frequently.
Ron