Yogi Berra was quoted as saying "You can see a lot by observing."and at the meeting it got proven to me when Mark welded the 1 1/2 inch wide scroll form bar to the 3x3 angle iron base when he made his scroll jig. He used a MIG welder to do it and he welded in a spot that was so tight that he could not get the welder nozzle down into the scroll and I would have had to drill two holes and plug welded from the back side if I had done it. He calmly ran the wire that 1 1/2 inches out of the nozzle and welded AWAY FROM the tip of his nozzle. When I commented that I had learned something new he advised me that I would need a good gas flow to do what he had done. Easier to turn the regulator valve a bit and weld than to have to mark out and drill two holes.

Not only is he a VERY good smith at FORGING skills, but he has obviously picked up a world of practical and useful skill.