arftist Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Hello all. full time smith, millwright, welder,machinist, 30 years, served aprenticeships here and there, was there for a long time. Trained under a well known artist-blacksmith who was a student of Fransis W. Here to learn and share. Anon for good personal reasons, maybe someday,take it or leave it. Will submit pictures if requested. "there is a concept that is a bar to all knowlegde, that concept is a closed mind." Arf p.s. I love this site, addicting is an understatement, thankyou whoever is responsible. Frosty, did you get your shop built yet? Too bad about E and the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayco Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Welcome to Iforgeiron, Arftist! Sounds like you have some experience with metalworking in general. Great! Your expertise will be appreciated. Feel welcome to 'jump in'. And yeah........WE LIKE PICTURES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 Sorry about being so cryptic. With the internet, the world has become a small place. I need a pacemaker, but if I get it, I can never do electric welding again. Either way my life will be over. If my customers knew, I don't think I'd be getting deposit checks anymore. I have been trying to switch to just art since I found out, but to be efficent, jigs need to be welded, tools built,etc. I know there are a lot of possible solutions, and I have been searching,researching etc. Thank you for your reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayco Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Arftist, I wonder........are there any 'full body' shields that would allow someone with a pacemaker to still use an arc welder? I think I can say from my own experience that health problems can sure interfere with getting work done. I've had open heart surgery . I also have a troublesome back. (I say troublesome because I can still work........and there are lots of others who have it far worse than I do. There are other members with really bad backs, breathing problems,etc. I think each of us tries to work around problems as best we can. You could specialize in forge welding, ox/ac welding, or get a buddy( arc welder) to do some fabricating from time to time. I'll bet a lot of other members have ideas along this line.......... James Flannery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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