Custom Fireplace Screen

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Customer wanted fireplace completely enclosed to protect carpeting from projectile embers. Partial screens just didn't cut it. This fireplace is huge....44"x 72" and the entire structure is 20-something feet tall. Had to sit inside to scribe opening onto a sheet of plywood in order to develop plan back at my shop. Attached Images
Reply:Finished product took me 2 weeks to complete and weighed over 300 pounds. I apologize for not being able to post multiple pics on one page yet...will have to figure it out. Attached Images
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Reply:Most of this thing was lots of bandsaw work. This pic kinda shows how I had to construct it as an insert... so that I would have a way to attach it permanently to the inside stones with custom brackets. You would not want this thing falling out onto a curious toddler. Attached Images
Reply:nice work
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Reply:Looks great. How did you curve the top front piece?Torchmate 2x2 CNC with Flashcut CNC controlsHypertherm Powermax45 Esab ET220i Razorweld 195 MigRazorweld 200ac/dc TigTormach 770, Tormach xstechRazorweld, Vipercut/Vipermig, SSC Foot Pedal Dealer
Reply:Butt welded a few scraps of 1/4 inch together in the rough shape of my full sized template....drew it out using a batten...and bandsawed it out using a combo of a saber saw and a portaband. Lots of fun.... Attached Images
Reply:very nice!!!!!!!!!!!Dave ReberWadsworth Ohio
Reply:Great work bud! I would be honored to have that in my house. Beautiful man, simple, elegant, yet something only a craftsman would appreciate! I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Thanks all... for the kind words. Was a fun project. Kinda.
Reply:Very nice SMC! How many hours in fabrication time? And if you don't mind my asking, what is a job like that worth in dollars? -Dan
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Reply:Originally Posted by WestcoasterVery nice SMC! How many hours in fabrication time? And if you don't mind my asking, what is a job like that worth in dollars? -Dan
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Reply:Originally Posted by SMC WeldcraftRealistically got about 40 hours work into it for with a few hundred in materials for a total of two grand. Not counting a few hours of free planning, template work, and install, of course. You know how this business goes. Luckily, I have a day job as a welder for a construction company...and my garage/shop has virtually no overhead.
Reply:That's a great looking project!  What did you use for the screen, and how did you fasten it?JackJackFort Loramie, OhioMilermatic Autoset 180
Reply:Very nice, simple and elegant, you did an awesome job.
Reply:Purchased this screening online from an outfit in CA. Just search for fireplace screen fabrics and you'll see it. It was about 5 bucks a sq. foot. Once I got it flattened out and cut out with snips...I attached the sections with 1/4 inch round-stock with tacks here and there...with the whole mess staying completely hidden behind the framework. Attached Images
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