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The paint is drying its 4:30 am I need to get some sleep before I come back and load up to install these.I aint no farmer but I can make a mean lamb's tongue.Left sideRight sideAnother little job I finished the other day. Beam connection clips for a post & beam porch on a log house.Later, BrianBrian LeonardAppalachian Ironworks L.L.C.434 Long Branch Rd, Marshall, NC 28753828 649 9966828 702 [email protected]
Reply:Nice job, looks great. I like the top hand rail, what do you call that if you want to order it?RegardsER70S-2
Reply:Originally Posted by ER70s-2Nice job, looks great. I like the top hand rail, what do you call that if you want to order it?RegardsER70S-2
Reply:1/2" solid square bar stock for ballisters...No, you definitely can't buy that at Lowest or Home Despot.  Most railing I've seen recently is all hollow tubing, and falling apart.What's the price/labor multiplier for working with solid bar stock over tubing?  Besides being easier to weld on without burning through, are there any other advantages from a fabricator's perspective?Benson's Mobile Welding - Dayton, OH metro area - AWS Certified Welding Inspector
Reply:Originally Posted by A_DAB_will_do1/2" solid square bar stock for ballisters...No, you definitely can't buy that at Lowest or Home Despot.  Most railing I've seen recently is all hollow tubing, and falling apart.What's the price/labor multiplier for working with solid bar stock over tubing?  Besides being easier to weld on without burning through, are there any other advantages from a fabricator's perspective?
Reply:nice work what did you use for paint
Reply:Very, very nice!
Reply:Originally Posted by ed macnice work what did you use for paint
Reply:Almost brings tears to my eyes!
Reply:Railing work always fascinates me.  If I made the crazy thing it would probably not fitIt looks really nice"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:app you did a very nice job there your corners are real tight and you lamb tounge looks good do you always just cut the sides or do you ever v the middle then heat and bend shut and weld to retain the outside moulding.       your paint job looks very well also.  I hate to paint rail etc so i always push for powder coat right now you can get good powder coating prices in my area.www.burdettenetworks.com
Reply:Originally Posted by kburdapp you did a very nice job there your corners are real tight and you lamb tounge looks good do you always just cut the sides or do you ever v the middle then heat and bend shut and weld to retain the outside moulding.       your paint job looks very well also.  I hate to paint rail etc so i always push for powder coat right now you can get good powder coating prices in my area.
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammRailing work always fascinates me.  If I made the crazy thing it would probably not fitIt looks really nice
Reply:Nice rail.  Great quality. I like the look of solid bars.  I rarely build using solid.  Learned early-on save your back.  I Build with solid only when called for.  Burn-through is really a non-issue, If you do it enough.If a rail is just fallling apart, it isn't because it was made of tubing-- fault the builder.
Reply:Real Nice Job, Runs parralel to the nosings, degree is right on. I notice you flange the bottom of your legs. Is that standard down there? Up here we core and use pour rock or equivelant.  Most people up north use solid stock for everything due to freezing and people salting the steps and such. Down south you all can get away with tubing. Lucky you. Just doesn't last up here, I hate the cold!Lincoln Ranger 8                        Lincoln 175                          Drill pressLincoln 225 mig                            Plasma                              8 ft brake        52" jump shear
Reply:App-ironworksWhy don't you use your hossfeld for bending those lambs tongues?  As a Blacksmith I guess you couldn't let it leave the shop without putting some fire on the metal.   Thanks for the insight, gclamp.I see burst tubing around  here(builder's fault) and damage where the metal meets the ground.  I would think keeping posts above the ground would be an advantage.  I do plates most of the time--shoes sometimes.I think the worst thing about tubing is it is nasty, dirty and oily, inside and out.  I think overall slower to work with than solid.
Reply:Originally Posted by tapwelderApp-ironworksWhy don't you use your hossfeld for bending those lambs tongues?  As a Blacksmith I guess you couldn't let it leave the shop without putting some fire on the metal.   Thanks for the insight, gclamp.I see burst tubing around  here(builder's fault) and damage where the metal meets the ground.  I would think keeping posts above the ground would be an advantage.  I do plates most of the time--shoes sometimes.I think the worst thing about tubing is it is nasty, dirty and oily, inside and out.  I think overall slower to work with than solid.
Reply:App, I wasn't doggin your methodology,  I was just wondering about how it's done in different parts of the country? I still stand by what I said in the post though, sweet job.Lincoln Ranger 8                        Lincoln 175                          Drill pressLincoln 225 mig                            Plasma                              8 ft brake        52" jump shear
Reply:Originally Posted by gclampApp, I wasn't doggin your methodology,  I was just wondering about how it's done in different parts of the country? I still stand by what I said in the post though, sweet job.
Reply:Originally Posted by app-ironworksllcNo worries, I didn't take it in a bad way at all , and I'm not trying to say another way is wrong. I was basically explaining my train of thought behind the decisions of how and why I built these.By the way gclamp I grew up outside of Albany (the far side of Bethlehem, but don't tell any one. I don't want word to get out 'round hear that I'm a "dadburned yankee")