CreateStage Blog — Field Notes on AI × the TradesStraight takes on AI in metal fabrication, welding, and the trade business — from a Chicago fabricator (20+ years) who builds and ships the AI himself.https://createstage.comen-usI built an AI that quotes construction jobs. Here's what it gets right — and where a human still wins.https://createstage.com/blog/ai-quotes-construction-jobs-honest-reviewhttps://createstage.com/blog/ai-quotes-construction-jobs-honest-reviewReal quotes out of a live beta — a $20,994 reroof line-itemed in minutes. The guy who built it on what AI estimating genuinely nails, and where your judgment still runs the job.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBurton LeeShould welders worry about AI? A guy who does both weighs in.https://createstage.com/blog/should-welders-worry-about-aihttps://createstage.com/blog/should-welders-worry-about-aiTwenty years on a Chicago fab floor, and I build AI systems now. Here's what AI can't do in a shop, what it genuinely changes, and what a welder should actually do about it.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBurton Lee