Joel OF Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My first two gates, made to match my client's existing driveway gates. Not my taste but having a challenge and getting to use your brain is half the fun. My biggest commissions to date and my first time of using/making a scroll jig. A very valuable learning curve at every stage. Blasted & zinc flame spraying then I etch primed and acrylic satin black top coated them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGUY Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Awesome!. I like the latch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel OF Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Cheers. I uploaded the pics in order per gate but they've become jumbled up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrin_radd Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 That is a great looking gate, looks perfect. I like the latch too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Nice looking gates Joel. Well done.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 That is very nice, no frankly speaking, for an early job that's flipping awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel OF Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Thanks folks. I can't claim they're perfect as there's a few imperfections but for someone who's completely self taught and only learned how to taper two years ago (self taught stick welder for about the same time too) I'm pretty happy with them, they're a nice milestone anyway.Now I've just gotta stop under quoting by light years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) snip...Now I've just gotta stop under quoting by light years….When you have learnt how to do that could you give me some pointers? Well done with the gates. Even if they were not to your own taste, as you have found, every job can be a useful experience and add to our knowledge and skill set. Sometimes that is the only way we profit from them, but it can be worth a lot more than a short term financial gain.All grist to the mill.Alan Edited March 18, 2015 by Alan Evans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 for someone who's completely self taught and only learned how to taper two years ago (self taught stick welder for about the same time too) I'm pretty happy with them, they're a nice milestone anyway.Oh, my god!! You bet that is big thing! Congratulations both on the process and on the achievement. Those gates look wonderful. How long did you work on those?And may we please see some pictures about that scrolling jig you made?Greetings:Gergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel OF Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 And may we please see some pictures about that scrolling jig you made?I actually filmed myself on my phone making the scrolls and the collars so I could post videos on my Facebook page. They videos are deliberately lacking in technical info so I didn't bore my "fans", (or whatever it is Facebook calls you Page Likers), to tears.The scroll jig in the video is a bit worse for wear because after using it on the first gate I then tweaked to make it also work for the second gate, that involved cutting bits out and welding it back together. My scrolling process varied slightly in real life but I just kept things simple for the sake of the video.I should also point out that because the collar material was so thin it cooled very quickly so I was working the collars into shape at a pretty low temperature, which ain't ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrin_radd Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Thanks for posting those vids. Good stuff there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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