Reply With QuoteFor an alloy welder he'd makes a good chippy.....if it was done right there would be no reason the grind it back.....
Originally Posted by Matt76
Not an apprentice as its a one man business. I've live with it till I save enough for another one.
For an alloy welder he'd makes a good chippy.....if it was done right there would be no reason the grind it back.....
Maybe old mate was wearing this.....
welding helmet.jpg
Timmy, those weld looks hell strong as !!! LOL.
But to be honest, they looks SHITE!!!! In engineering, performance take precedent over form, maybe this is what he's working on. LOL.
Humility is not a weather condition.
OMG I'd be embarrassed to give that to a customer. Actually I couldn't give that to a customer and it's embarrassing to anyone who knows what there doing.
I'm an Alloy welder and had my own business for years. I'd take it back and query the strenght of the welds and let him know your not convinced it will hold and ask him to repair it at no cost.
Greg
Mate, we are steel fabricators, weld mild steel, stainless and ally. That is simply unacceptable, no ifs, buts or maybes. Get some pics from a boatyard or the net, of similar frames, and show them the standard that you expect. You want them bound right back and re-welded, and NO grinding afterwards. If they refuse, just offer to give back the frame for a full refund. No need to lose your cool, just purely business....
Though I am not a welder by trade qualification, but I can tell that they are cold welds. Ok they might not be flash with a TIG, but then just MIG it!
And sometimes the customer gets better than they deserve. They really do.
Possibly in this case as well, as timmdo has given no further info, suggestions or requests for improvement, further explanation or reply to specific questions.
He might be frustrated, and I do not expect one should like that result.
I can fix and upgrade this over a coffee on a Sat morning, but that was not the question was it?
Pauly
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The story is..
1. I showed the welder some pics and ask for a quotation
2. Accept the quotes and fabrication begins
3. End product.
4. Looking for another welder to rectify problem, not much luck so far.
5. The rod holders don't line up, different angles.
6. Wasn't happy but paid to get the boat back and importantly go fishing.
Fatbouy
There are welds on the otherside, so structurally its sound.
Mate, ask if they will come to the party and fix it.
By paying them, and driving away, you accepted the job, unless you raised the points at the time. I would've gone fishing without the rack, and brought he boat back afterwards....
You say they are marine fabricators. Seen any of their other work there? Have they been around long?
As a fabricator though, no way I'd let that go out the door. I made a stains rocket launcher for a friend of a mate. I quoted it too cheap, didn't make anything, but made suer it was done well. Once installed and used, he complained it moved too much. In order to keep him happy, I took it back, and welded extra bracing, at my cost. All I wanted was a happy customer, even though it cost me. A fabricator has to have pride in their work to stay in business......
Thanks for the info and photos timmdo
I agree with bigpats above comment.
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There's no "pride" in work anymore - it's all about getting work through one door, get paid and then out the other door. Hopefully you can get it sorted from the great offers here otherwise it'll play on your mind and get you all ticked off until it's fixed.
You are a nicer fella than i , pic 3 would not have been good enough for me to give them a single cent till it was all fixed .
Haha Jeez pretty generalised comment there mate, there are still a lot of trades that take great pride in their work, it's just the bad ones that get all the publicity.
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