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Here's a mechanical access ladder and platform made from aluminum.Fun work, but aluminum can be a pain.But it is shinyMy wife once called me a monkey, after I commented on the polished pieces on someone's hot rod.I replied, "Most of us men are just like monkeys, we like stuff that's shiny, loud and crunchy."She countered with, "Well, what does that make me?!"I replied,"You'd be smokin' hot all chrome plated!"And continued,"What I meant was you'd be more smokin' hot than you already are, if you were chrome plated."And just because I don't know when to shut up I followed that with, "Yup, and I'd buff you up and polish you real nice, all the time" and, "Yeah, you all chrome plated, a screaming small block with a big cam and open headers running on avgas, and some bacon......mmm, almost heaven!"She thinks I'm a little weird, but I think she digs that.Brian LeonardAppalachian Ironworks L.L.C.434 Long Branch Rd, Marshall, NC 28753828 649 9966828 702 [email protected]
Reply:Mmm bacon...
Reply:that looks like it would make a great tree stand for deerIf you like my stuff you can find me on Facebook.  https://www.facebook.com/theangryanv...ngryanvilforge
Reply:was thinking the very same thing.
Reply:I thought that's what it WAS!          You mean it really IS a "mechanical access ladder" and that's not the 'cover story' you told the wife!Lincoln AC225 & MigPak 140, Lincoln Magnum SpoolGun, Miller Spectrum 375-X Plasma, Syncrowave 200 TIG, Millermatic 252 MIG, Miller Digital Elite, General 7x12" horiz/vert bandsaw, 3' box/pan brake, 20 ton press, milling machine, 12x28 lathe, etc.
Reply:As always Brian, nice work.Looks as if it may be on the ragged edge (height) of requiring a cage.  Can't remember if it's 8' or 10'.  ??MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:Your just sick man. Good sick though. I really think the girls like that wierdness in us.
Reply:Originally Posted by DageonYarMmm bacon...
Reply:Well I'm going to dig this post from the grave one more time. I finally got to finish it up. This platform, ladder and doors are for a USGS gauging station, on the French Broad River in Hot Springs, NC.It's located, next to the river of course, on US Forest Svc. property (On the Appalachian Trail, as a matter of fact.) and we had to wait (and wait, and wait) for their permissions to work on the bldg.The delay was due to the USFS looking into the historical background of the bldg. It was built, as a C.C.C. project in 1935 then, eventually decommissioned in 1949. It should be online, again, transmitting data within the next day or two.So I got a call a couple of weeks ago from the USGS director stating they were finally ready, so I finished up the fab work last week and we put it all up yesterday.I'm so glad to have this done and out of my shop. (Not to mention paid for)continued...Brian LeonardAppalachian Ironworks L.L.C.434 Long Branch Rd, Marshall, NC 28753828 649 9966828 702 [email protected]
Reply:Brian LeonardAppalachian Ironworks L.L.C.434 Long Branch Rd, Marshall, NC 28753828 649 9966828 702 [email protected]
Reply:I'm liking that no-climb. I see so many structures with no climb prevention on 'em, it worries me. Most of them are mine, but they're inside barbed wire and locked, now I just gotta get 'em posted, a warning sign a day keeps the lawyers away!
Reply:me    luv  the     aluminuminummmmmmmmmm   !   very   nice   work !!    quit the craftsman u are  .    ............................   id like to  mention     that   looks like a prime    canadidate    for    the     bandits   to  swipe  with a sawzall      , and cash  in for  aluminum   ... lol     hope  not  though >  to good looking to trash  ..          could u  get pics   of the inside    when its all  setup    for     whatever  there doing  with it  .        .     DATA transmission????Last edited by Thiel-Metal-Fab; 08-02-2011 at 12:53 PM.>Innovations are what i leave behind for History
Reply:any pictures of the welds?  I am assuming mig, any info on the wire, settings spoolgun/pushpull?  Details man, details.Oh yeah, great looking.  I have built many of those to fit tanks and vessels but mine were steel that would be galvanized or epoxied/painted.  I did built one out of stainless.  It was EXPENSIVE.  It was early in my welding/fitting and I remember having walked funny for about a week due to the pucker factor.  I didn't want to mess up and have to reorder material.  It didn't help having the boss and qc standing over me.  I don't know who was more nervous, me or them.  I had to build a man cage and everything.you always have good projects and do good work.
Reply:[QUOTE=Thiel-Metal-Fab;  id like to  mention     that   looks like a prime    canadidate    for    the     bandits   to  swipe  with a sawzall      , and cash  in for  aluminum   ... lol     hope  not  though >  to good looking to trash  ..        If the thieves did get it, it might be repeat business for App-Ironworks to replicate and replace it.
Replylease include pic of wife for us to judge as to suitability for chrome plating and estimate your sanity..Ps bacon is a good start. Oh and agreed you might as well let her know she's in for a long bumpy ride and that you occasionally lose grip on the wheel of the sanity bus.( it's only fair) Nice work. Could you please explain the reason for this ladder. It looks like a 2nd floor crapper in size.What is this building for?Miller thunderbolt 250Decastar 135ERecovering tool-o-holic ESAB OAI have been interested or involved in Electrical, Fire Alarm, Auto, Marine, Welding, Electronics ETC to name a just a few. So YES you can own too many tools.
Reply:Originally Posted by WiregeekI'm liking that no-climb. I see so many structures with no climb prevention on 'em, it worries me. Most of them are mine, but they're inside barbed wire and locked, now I just gotta get 'em posted, a warning sign a day keeps the lawyers away!
Reply:Originally Posted by app-ironworksllcThanks.Thanks, I've worried about vandalism and theft since we started this project. (If you noticed over a year ago. Thank you, USFS.) But all you can do is all you can do. Like they say make something idiot proof and they build better idiots. The USGS has these gauging stations all over the USA and they were telling me the trouble spots are usually in the more urban areas. (Go figure.)Odds are I'll never be able to get inside again. When I finished on Monday afternoon I installed their padlocks. But I'll give you, as best I can, a description further down in this post.Sorry I forgot to post the important stuff. For a weld pic scroll back up to the 1st post and see the 3rd pic.Specs:Material; 1-1/4" sch 40 6061-t6 Al. (3 passes on joint shown)Machine and settings; Millermatic Passport Plus w/ Spoolmate 100, input voltage 240V ac,output amperage WFO (~180A, not sure of V), wire feed speed, WFO (guessing over 180-200 ipm) Filler; ER4043, .030 Most was done with Washington Alloy brand wire, but I finished with Lincoln brand. I actually like the Washington Alloy better. It wasn't near as fussy about how clean the work pieces were and just laid down a slick bead with less mess. Now you're thinking. But there's a catch, this is a Federal Gov't project. In other words this belongs, technically, to you and me. It wasn't cheap either. So if it get's stolen we have to foot the the repair bill. Maybe if we help all the folks going by it know that it'll make them think twice. (yeah right, most thieves and vandals aren't know for their high IQ)Sorry wifey doesn't like that idea. But I'll tell you this much, IMO very cute, redhead, freckles, 5-3", 120lbs, in good shape (real good, reeeaaaalll goooooood, )And she digs bacon, almost as much as me.It's a 2 story outhouse. Remember always take the top floor if you have a choice.Ok, here goes.It's a USGS streamflow gauging station. This one is for the French Broad River in Hot Springs, NC.Here's a link to this gauge's data records: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/inven...te_no=03454500This gauge was built in the mid 30's as a C.C.C. project, then it was decommissioned in '49 and has been vacant since.Last year the USGS got some "relief" money to spend and used some of it to repair and upgrade some of their gauges and facilities. Isn't it funny that it was built with relief money and repaired with relief money. The district manager was telling me he found it ironic that some gauges that were decommissioned  were demolished with relief money, too.It's 2 stories tall to keep the instruments out of the flood plain. (when new, the instruments were a person and weight on a measured rope)These days it uses a solar powered pump and orifice type gauge.A plastic tube goes from the pump out into a piece of stainless pipe into the river and has a fitting with a specifically sized hole at the end. The pump pushes an air bubble out the tube at specific intervals. The pump is equipped with a system that monitors and records exactly how much pressure was needed to push the bubble out the tube.The deeper the water is the more pressure it takes to push the bubble.That data is converted to the streamflow, measured in cubic feet per second via observations and lots of mathematics.The system records and transmits the data via satellite to the USGS's network, then it's, automatically recorded and released in their system's records (They've been keeping streamflow data records for most of USA's streams and rivers for over 100 years) and now days the data is posted on their web site, too, for all of us to see.If all goes according to their plan, within a few days when you follow the above link you'll be able to see the streamflow data in real time.Class dismissed.
Reply:Originally Posted by Thiel-Metal-Fabi   think we  need a pic of the wifey >  tell  her  ull   buy her a present     if     u can post  a pic  . lol             I had no  idea     there was  such  a thing as  streamflow   data   ,   or that  any one cared   to  know    that info  .            i mostly   just like  the little building and   all the  gizmos   that are inside  !!  .  But any way     , i guess  i learned something  new today  anyway .
Reply:"Could you please explain the reason for this ladder." Flood plain OK that Makes sense"What is this building for?"Ok now I understand I didn't know they did that and I didn't understand that the river had whitewater etc ( Googled) so it is interesting to know how they monitor levels too."But I'll tell you this much, (real good, reeeaaaalll goooooood," )HMMMMMM Thanks this was interesting OH btw there really were 2 story crappers. I was given a book with pics.I don't know how it worked though..some things best left unknown.Miller thunderbolt 250Decastar 135ERecovering tool-o-holic ESAB OAI have been interested or involved in Electrical, Fire Alarm, Auto, Marine, Welding, Electronics ETC to name a just a few. So YES you can own too many tools.