some gates

[theguapo]

grid/wrap driveway gate:
http://www.hobartwelders.com/weldtalk/picture.php?albumid=28&pictureid=126
6' x 45' sliding gate:
http://www.hobartwelders.com/weldtalk/picture.php?albumid=28&pictureid=125
grid top/weave bottom gate:
http://www.hobartwelders.com/weldtalk/picture.php?albumid=28&pictureid=124
another grid wrap driveway gate:
http://www.hobartwelders.com/weldtalk/picture.php?albumid=28&pictureid=117

[Rocky D]

Beautiful again...how do you do the knot look? Do you heat and form it right on the gate, or prebend them some first?

[Tom37]

I really like your work, very nice.

[theguapo]

Beautiful again...how do you do the knot look? Do you heat and form it right on the gate, or prebend them some first?

No heat, I bend them in a "U" shape first then lay the gate down and hammer the rest of the bend, cut, weld & chase it clean. I love the look of the wrap too; it looks like leather lashed around the joint.

http://www.hobartwelders.com/weldtalk/picture.php?albumid=28&pictureid=133

[theguapo]

I use one of these to do the "U" bends. cheap tool that has paid for itself a thousand times!
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/38400-38499/38470.gif

[FWI]

Nice fab work looks really good.

[n8tureboy]

Nice craftsmanship. What kind of finish did you use, sort of looks like a natural rust color?

[theguapo]

yes the finishes that are not obviously painted are rusted, muriatic acid & peroxide.