Making Some Flow Forge Treads

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

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  

PWC - London, Lift Steelwork

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



and a HD version on Vimeo

I want to go to space!!

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  

I need to get as many Votes as i can, so please can you vote for me?

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Welding Gauge

Hi all, whilst looking at the Ebay Bargains on welderfab.co.uk I came across a Welding Gauge, i placed a bid and won  

Take a peek here http://welderfab.co.uk/index.php?topic=29476.msg30295#msg30295



for £5.60   (works out at $8.84) its a bargain i'm sure but i've never heard of the A.L. GAGE CO OF AMERICA ? Are they still going or is it a real oldie  

Forum Moderator Required

Over the past few days we've been getting loads of new Welding and Fabrication work in the welderfab job boards, some days we see an excess of over 500 new welding jobs entered in the moderation queue, each one of those jobs needs to be checked before being approved for inclusion to the job boards.

We're looking for a Global moderator who can help keep the job boards clean and tidy, its pretty easy to do, its just a bit much for one person to do every day (me!!)

If your a welder/Fabricator with a passion for Welding and Engineering in General, and would like to be part of the UK newest and Biggest Welding Jobsite, Then send me a PM or email me direct admin@welderfab.co.uk

We don't expect much, just help out when you can, We have a zero approach to Spam on this site, so much so that systems are in place to stop spam 100%, your responsibilities would involve:-

1. Being an active member of the forums
2. Moderating the Job boards and approving/deleting jobs when necessary (Training given)
3. Helping , greeting and welcoming new members
4. Generally having fun, and making this "The" Place for Welders and fabricators in the UK 

Thanks

Gerry

Plant Room Walkway Part 2

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