@dirtdorphins...that arch looks great dirt! Did your welder make it for you? Is it rebar? tubular? solid? and does it bend or was it made in pieces? And how wide is it? Unfortunately my diva welder is a
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I had given them a photo from the internet of what i wanted. I had given them the exact dimensions in centimeters of the height, width, and space between the horizontal bars. I had told them that i had already planned on how to seat the ends into the earth so they should use my exact dimensions and not make any adjustments. They had a photo, the hand written dimensions, and a sketch i had made.
They had never made a garden arch before. Gardening is not a part of the culture in Mexico, but interest is growing among the 20 somethings now. Of course people have gardens but most would not pull a weed and they hire gardeners to tend them. Still, my diva welder listened to me attentively, took the papers i had prepared, and proceeded to do what he thought would be best. He put metal wings on the bottom of the four legs that would go in the ground, he added over a meter (3.3 feet) of height to the structure. Then, when the structure was completed except for the paint, they called me up to come take a look at it. I told him he had to cut each leg 1/2 meter off each leg and no wings on the bottom 4 pieces that would go in the ground. The owner was not in the shop and the diva welder was very angry and would not do what i asked stomping away to his work space. The young woman who was the office assistant and i looked at each other...she knew exactly what i was talking about...we laughed a little bit but not so the diva welder could see or hear. She told me she would talk to the owner when he came in. So i received the arch with the legs cut down, but still 1' taller than i had requested and i decided to count my blessings and not make a fuss about the extra foot.
So, if your diva welder ever wants to take a trip to Mexico, let him know there is a woman in Colima who needs something like you've got, okay? Thanks
