More Container Work

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Last year I took over this yard:http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=43694 , it has been a busy year and I have not been on here much. Thought I would share some pictures of what we are doing this year. Attached ImagesYou have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. Albert Einstein
Reply:More Pics Attached ImagesYou have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. Albert Einstein
Reply:Making half-sized containers!! Thats pretty cool man. Just out of curiosity, who buys them?? And what is the going rate for them? It looks like those doors took a while to make. Nice work [Account Abandoned 8/8/16 Please Do Not Attempt Contact Or Expect A Reply]. See you on YouTube! -ChuckE2009
Reply:How do you go about cutting them in half with a clean cut?
Reply:Originally Posted by LanseMaking half-sized containers!! Thats pretty cool man. Just out of curiosity, who buys them?? And what is the going rate for them? It looks like those doors took a while to make. Nice work
Reply:Originally Posted by ephotrodHow do you go about cutting them in half with a clean cut?
Reply:Are you required to use Corten steel for these modifications?Support Bacteria -  It's the only culture some people have!
Reply:Originally Posted by distractorAre you required to use Corten steel for these modifications?
Reply:Awesome Josh! I was hoping you were gonna tell us that YOUR shop fabbed the doors, trucked them over and installed them! It looks like you're cutting a long box in half and not just cutting the original door end off. What do you do with the end that already has doors on it? Do you just cut and cap it off? Glad to hear you're soooo busy. Can we get a bunch more pics? Including your new 400D!!! Take care bud."Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:Originally Posted by Stick-manAwesome Josh! I was hoping you were gonna tell us that YOUR shop fabbed the doors, trucked them over and installed them! It looks like you're cutting a long box in half and not just cutting the original door end off. What do you do with the end that already has doors on it? Do you just cut and cap it off? Glad to hear you're soooo busy. Can we get a bunch more pics? Including your new 400D!!! Take care bud.
Reply:Oh I get it now... that took me a while to understand what was happening in the pics.I didn't even know they weren't plain old steel. I learned my new thing now I can go back to sleep.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:I've been wondering just where the h** you've been hiding. Glad to see you're keeping busy.Brian LeonardAppalachian Ironworks L.L.C.434 Long Branch Rd, Marshall, NC 28753828 649 9966828 702 [email protected]
Reply:I don't understand.There are 20' containers made. Whats so special about a cut in half 40'?ThermalArc 161STL TIG/Stick (160amp)Lincoln weld-pak 100 (fluxcore)4X6 Enco bandsaw10" skillsaw with metal blade for 45degrees (works)4" grinderWeld for fun. Very rare I do it for Money.
Reply:Originally Posted by FunnyDreamI don't understand.There are 20' containers made. Whats so special about a cut in half 40'?
Reply:i'm curious also.  i know that the new doors make a lot of sense if you are going to be leasing/selling to a retail customer.  opening and closing container doors can be a real pain;  i've even pushed them closed with a forklift.  the new doors look more user friendly.that still leaves the question of what happens at the other end. do they cap it, use the originals; cap rear and install new on the front?  just curious.
Reply:Wonder if they are cut to make into doors on each end?
Reply:Originally Posted by jreynoldsweldingYea, were cutting them in half. Taking out a 16" section so they will still stack the same. I wish I could say we fabbed them too, but i cant...they get them shipped in from there main headquarters. Sure, I will take some more pictures this week. And the 400 in action  We are swamped! The "other" set of doors stays on, they will have them on both ends. Thanks
Reply:My guess is that there are many more 40'ers available that 20's."Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:There are tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands more forties. Look at any loaded container ship. Twentys sell for the same as forties due to their popular size, so if you are modding an end anyway it makes perfect sense to slice forties.
Reply:believe it or not 20'ers are worth way more for storage than 40's.   roughly twice the price in fact.Vantage 500's LN-25's, VI-400's, cobramatics, Miller migs, synch 350 LX, Powcon inverters, XMT's, 250 Ton Acurrpress 12' brake, 1/4" 10' Atlantic shear,Koikie plasma table W/ esab plasmas. marvel & hyd-mech saws, pirrana & metal muncher punches.
Reply:Originally Posted by fdcmiamithat still leaves the question of what happens at the other end. do they cap it, use the originals; cap rear and install new on the front?  just curious.
Reply:Are you wire welding these or stick?"Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:Hey Jreynoldswelding's - Instead of adding a costly second set of doors to the "door half" of a split containers, have you thought about sacrificing a section of container to cut it into end panels - using the roof too? Compared to adding costly unneeded door sets, writing off  16 feet of "tunnel" may yield six rather inexpensive end panels; container owner would have to do the math. Plus the donor section may yield some leftovers that could be used as  patch panels, and possibly the floor section could somehow  be reutilized too.Good LuckLast edited by denrep; 08-16-2011 at 10:45 AM.
Reply:Originally Posted by denrepHey Jreynoldswelding's - Instead of adding a costly second set of doors to the "door half" of a split containers, have you thought about sacrificing the cut-out section  to cut it into end panels? Plus the donor section would yield some leftovers that could be used as  patch panels, and possibly the floor section could be somehow reutilized too.Good Luck
Reply:Originally Posted by AndyAYou'd still need new material to frame out the end.  There's some heavier wall tubing on the ends and also the lift/tiedown blocks.  The floors are usually very nice plywood with flush top fasteners.  I'd love a truckload of that for various projects.I use a 40' with doors on both ends as a shop.  Having doors on both ends is absolutely needed.  Open both doors and let the air blow through.  With just doors on one end you'd be dead this time of year.Originally Posted by Stick-manOne half of the forty footer has a wall and a new set of doors. The other half of the forty footer has one set of old doors and one set of new doors.
Reply:Originally Posted by Stick-manAre you wire welding these or stick?
Reply:Nice work, I have bad memories of being in one of those on a 110 degree day in August when I first started outDisclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."
Reply:Originally Posted by TozziWeldingNice work, I have bad memories of being in one of those on a 110 degree day in August when I first started out
Reply:Originally Posted by jreynoldswelding  I am just a contractor, I do what I am told.
Reply:Who makes the new door sections?  I would like to get two of them.  Maybe even four.