Chip's 42 in Minnesota

[mrchipster]

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First red San Marzano came off the vine this evening. SWMBO took it off the vine and sliced it before I got an on the plant photo.

[UtahBeehiver]

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Purdy..........

[texman]

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very nice

you should be cooking! That hot dog bun post still has me hungry.

texman

[mrchipster]

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Thought I would post an after painting the new railing, Beauty Shot. Well except for the dead grass from the dog....

House is on the left, top of the stairs is the sunroom (party room) next to the pool and the second level to the garage, sauna is underground behind the oven at the deep end of the pool.

[brickie in oz]

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Brickie, Learn something new everyday. Will have to remember the dish soap trick to help with the splatter.

You can buy propriety anti spatter in a spray bottle from your weld shop, but the good old detergent works just as good.

[mrchipster]

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:wow, did you cold twist all those posts too>

No, the twists were part if the existing old fence, I sliced and diced it to get the fence and gate at the top Of the stairs, and the verticals on the curved railing. The newel post at the start of the stairs was from an architectural salvage company here in Minnesota.

Still lots of work for me but much cheaper than hiring it done by a pro wrought iron shop. Just the stair rail was quoted at almost $1800.00 plus tax. So by doing it myself i saved quite a bit.

I was able to salvage most of the metal and am only out about $100 in steel and $50 in welding supplies, grinding disks and cutting wheels. The newel post cost $47.00. So about $200.00 total.

All the fence you see in this photo was either repositioned by slicing and dicing or built new from cutting up old fence and welding it into new positions, slopes and shapes. That stuff is really heavy to deal with but I think it turned out nice.

[david s]

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:wow, did you cold twist all those posts too>

[mrchipster]

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Thanks Stonecutter, I will post more photos of the area once welding and painting is done.

[stonecutter]

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Nice work with the railing Chip.

[UtahBeehiver]

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Brickie, Learn something new everyday. Will have to remember the dish soap trick to help with the splatter.

[mrchipster]

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Boilermaking was my second apprenticeship that I took on at 25 years old, now Im back at it again as I hit the use by date in bricklaying.

Before you start to weld spray the entire surface down with diluted dish washing detergent from a spray bottle.

Then try
Either turning the amps up or the wire speed down to reduce spatter .

Push the weld puddle away from the weld also helps a lot (the spatter flies off into space rather than landing on the work piece), if you pull the weld puddle the wire hits the weld and sprays everywhere.

Thanks, I will try both of those for the work I need to do today.

Some of the fence around the pool rusted off at the concrete deck after 45 years and I am re-slieving the posts to give it new life. I have it cut off and the holes redrilled so today welding and priming again.

[brickie in oz]

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Thanks but i have a flux core wire feed and it spatters alot. lots of clean-up work.

Boilermaking was my second apprenticeship that I took on at 25 years old, now Im back at it again as I hit the use by date in bricklaying.

Before you start to weld spray the entire surface down with diluted dish washing detergent from a spray bottle.

Then try
Either turning the amps up or the wire speed down to reduce spatter .

Push the weld puddle away from the weld also helps a lot (the spatter flies off into space rather than landing on the work piece), if you pull the weld puddle the wire hits the weld and sprays everywhere.

[mrchipster]

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Nice iron work. I can weld but it ain't pretty. Those cousin SM tomatoes must like the Minnesota weather. I got my first fruit this week but my plants are not real heavy with tomatoes.

Thanks but i have a flux core wire feed and it spatters alot. lots of clean-up work.

Nothing turning red but we have had full size green ones for over a week now.

[UtahBeehiver]

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Nice iron work. I can weld but it ain't pretty. Those cousin SM tomatoes must like the Minnesota weather. I got my first fruit this week but my plants are not real heavy with tomatoes.

[mrchipster]

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I finished welding my curved handrail in place today and gave it a fresh coat of primer, it will be ready to paint tomorrow if the weather holds.

The railing was bent cold by hand using wood forms I made; I bolted them to the pool deck and just muscle to make the bends.

Now I can feel much safer having groups over because they can no longer just step off the edge.

San Marzano tomatoes at the top of the stairs.