Had a week where every weld just clicked perfectly

Last Tuesday was one of those rare days where everything went right. I was working on a set of wrought iron gates for a client in Austin and every forge weld came out clean on the first try. Usually I fight with scale or get the heat wrong, but this time the metal flowed like butter. Even the scrollwork on the top rail matched up without any grinding. It felt so good I stayed an extra hour just to finish the brackets. Has anyone else had a stretch where your hammer seemed to know where to land on its own?

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nancyg144d agoTop Commenter

Metal flowed like butter" - sounds better than my last batch of actual butter.

foster.jordan4d ago

haha right? I had a batch of cookies last week where the butter was more like sludge than anything else... definitely not flowing like metal.

the_brian4d ago

52" welds on an aluminum boat repair last summer - every single one passed X-ray on the first pass. I know exactly what you mean about the hammer knowing where to land. Don't chase that feeling though, just take the win and enjoy it while it lasts.