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Thread: Flame Antiquing
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08-12-2005, 05:25 PM #1
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It takes a steady hand and an artistic eye to create masterpieces as fine as these.
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08-12-2005, 06:17 PM #2
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That's great.
I bet when they were done they were so proud there weren't any leaks...with only a few marks on the walls!
Get back to work.™
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08-12-2005, 06:21 PM #3
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Toooo Funny. Oxy-cetylene??? Flame Shied??? Never heard of it. Soldering 101?? Oh I cut that class.
If you really know how it works, you have an execellent chance of fixin' er up!
Tomorrow is promised to no one...
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08-13-2005, 12:12 AM #4
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Ugh...where do people still use that nasty wood panelling? I think the hacks were trying to do the homeowner a favor.
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08-13-2005, 03:04 AM #5
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In school i was always taught to use a shield and in our field when in a home, when using oxy acetylene you dont want to have spiders going onto a white curtain.
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08-13-2005, 10:29 AM #6
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Are you sure that's not an outdoor monument? Looks more like a rogue flock of pigeons.
Leadership...the ability to move forward even when you've burned your foot.
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08-13-2005, 02:12 PM #7
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gee i guess that installer never heard of electic soldering tongs or even a piece of sheet metal!
i didn't know i took 4 inches of solder per joint on 1/2 inch type M hahaha!Here's your sign...
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08-15-2005, 07:53 PM #8
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now that i look at the pic again that tee looks like a wrought fitting....wonder if they used a propane tourch and overheated the fitting.
why wont the solder pull in bubba? hahaha!Here's your sign...
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08-16-2005, 03:21 PM #9
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I get a kick out of the chrome plate. Even thought it is the wrong size at least they tried to make the job look good.
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