Well Jim asked earlier about how to make some flow forge treads, and funny enough i was making some at work over the past few days, so here goes...
Firstly i made a jig the width of the steps, I used a bit of offcut channel and a few clamps
Then i made some end plates out of 80mm x 6mm and punched 2 x 14mm holes for the M12 bolts
The flow forge grating i cut to width using a grinder and a cutting disk, To cut the length i took the full length of grating and cut it on the bandsaw. Its quicker easier and cuts it nice and square
next we need to put the end plates on the jig, i used bolts to hold them flat and upright,
Then stick the grating in there, make sure that you have the top face on the bottom, its easy to get confused
Now we need to tack the tops of the flats all way along both sides
When its done both sides we take it out from the jig and get ready to weld the flats
And this is what it looks like welded up, Some people weld both sides but i just weld one side, Thats plenty strong enough.
Tack the tops of the flats
and then sand flush
And there you have it, so easy and far cheaper than buying ready made
You can make an imporovement by add a 3mm durbar strip along the frond end, to act like a non slip tread
Sunday 17 February 2013
Hi all,
I'm delighted to welcome WorkCircle As Job Page Sponsors, Basically on every county's job pages at the very top you will see 6 of the latest Welding/Fabrication jobs, simply view this list as your reading the forum and click to go direct to that Jobs page. Its so easy
Every day this will update itself, Keep checking back and keep viewing the jobs available I've done this this evening as a Trial on the Essex Job Boards http://welderfab.co.uk/index.php?topic=33927.0 keep that url with your bookmarks
Since Novemeber last year i've been welding the steel work for the PWC Redevelopment in London, they are for the different Floor levels and the 220mm steel tubes for the Glass Lifts which go inside the Atrium.
The redevelopment is to be undertaken in two stages, with PwC staff remaining in part occupation throughout the redevelopment works. The redevelopment is due to complete in August 2013
1 Embankment Place is owned by the Sultan of Brunei and the 12-storey London icon accommodates 4,000 PwC staff across12 floors, providing a total of 346,000 sq ft of West End office space. The complete work is costing in the region of 40 million Pounds.
Prior to lift shaft being constructed a there have been a large amount of works carried out to the existing structure to provide additional strength to allow for the additional loads.
The lift shaft has been built from top down starting with a complex truss arrangement, the steel shaft then runs through the atrium of the building which is still holds 2,500 occupants while the works are in progress.
This truss was been part fabricated in sections to allow for restricted deliveries via the goods lift. The second part of the fabrication has been carried out on site fully welding the sections together to form the structure.
Following on from the truss the lift shaft is made up of vertical circular hollow steel sections with steel frames tying back into the structure at each level. On alternate levels a new slab is formed extending out to the new lift shaft.
Welding the Steelwork at the workshop
You can see the scale of the project in this You Tube Video, The first 15 secs are the wrong way up but after that you can just about make out the tubes of the lifts in amongst all the scaffolding
As the title says i need some serious voting if i'm ever going to weld up that space station in the sky, Alternatively if you guys want a bit of piece and quiet and want to get me off the planet in order to get some , well thats fine by me also
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Ok so i finally got the last section done and added to the trio
next it was just getting the handrails made up with TubeClamps
Now tomorrow i need to get it all undone and send the grating to the galvanisers, Good thing about making the handrails in the workshop is all i need to do is unbolt the base connectors from the Kickplate and send them on site whole, Then the fitters just need to line up the base plates and bolt direct, saving time and money
Since we have quite a few members from the states i've decided to create another site specifically for our American welders and fabricators. Its not fair on them joining here and only using half the forums its not as if they want to work in the UK so I('ve had a few emails saying why don't i do the same in the states.
Shortly members from the US will be able to log on and search for jobs in each state, we have a landing page where members can register their interest, and i'll post up the url to that shortly.
Its quite a bit of work involved in setting up the US site, its so much larger than the UK but hopefully it should be completed within the next month or so. Until then i've forwarded the url to here so at least you'll be able to take part in discussions and air your views and ideas
As the project is in the early stages i'd welcome any new ideas or info, basically, what would you want to see on welderfab.com, i'm working on the landing page and when ready i'll change the domain forwarding to point at it.
Had a little job today making up a walkway for a plant room, Got the middle bit done and one of the end bits, Just need to finish the other end bit Monday and make the handrails, but this is what i've done so far
The Grating made up of 25mm x 3mm slats
Cutting the Grating, The easiest way to cut this stuff is with a 9" grinder and cutting disc. A lot of people swear by gas cutting, but you need to clean up each strip before welding it, i just clamp a nice thick bar where i need to cut it and just cut with the grinder, easy
the Middle and Top sectionsi had to weld a 25mm x 3mm strip to the end cut to finish off the ends but apart from that all looks well, Monday i'll finish the bottom section and add the handrails
http://vimeo.com/572892821 on Vimeo and then click on the vimeo icon (next to the UK Tube one (make sure you remove the "S" from the http: at the beginning of the url
A little tool that i made out offcuts, These are steel wedges which are useful for a variety of things, From levelling to help keep the metal apart when gas cutting, Everyone shroud have some wedges as part of their toolkit.
I hardened these myself by heating them cherry red and dropping them into some oil to cool down.
"Gerry can you go on site and weld a little plate"
Sure i said, so i got all my bits ready, loaded the welder genny on the truck, got my rods and tools and off i went to a Hospital where they are demolishing some of the old parts.
So i left to go to the hospital and try and find where i would need to weld this plate?
This is what i found
Its a Ram Guard Its about 4ft long and made up of 100mm angle at 10mm thick, then there the bit that slides inside with the Hinge Attachment.
Its got to go on the ram casing and the hinge bit welds onto the hinge of the excavator, to protect the ram as it extends. See the picture below, Look at that nice shiny ram just looking to get damaged..
It took 4 of us to lift it onto the ram casing, i'd already sanded off the paint, Then i welded the guard on using low-hydrogen rods 7018.
Using the Low hydrogen rods i achieved Excellent puddle control, resulting in easier out-of-position welding, Ease of use, Great arc initiation, Minimal clean-up and a Wider operating range
I was pleased with the end result, i asked the driver to give it some rough, well just see the video below for yourselves..
