Not too clever, but if somebody came and stole my fly cut steel I beams, I would go back to the steel yard get two more for the machine shop to true up. Good for so many different jobs!
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| Author: | Fleck [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | My steel I beams |
Not too clever, but if somebody came and stole my fly cut steel I beams, I would go back to the steel yard get two more for the machine shop to true up. Good for so many different jobs!
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| Author: | John A [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My steel I beams |
very cool idea ! I like - |
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| Author: | pullshocks [ Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My steel I beams |
That is a great idea. How much did you have to pay for the machining? |
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| Author: | Fleck [ Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My steel I beams |
Thanks. Checked my records and the machine shop charged me 112.00 to cut a 4' piece into two, fly cut both sides, square up ends, they painted it also. That being said the owner of the shop did the work and I got the vibe he thought it was a cool idea and cut me a break. He worked it in with another bigger job. I am not sure if that is expensive in the lower 48, things up here are usually more expensive. |
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| Author: | HawkinsGuitar [ Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My steel I beams |
Very cool! |
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| Author: | Ken McKay [ Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My steel I beams |
Fleck wrote: Not too clever, but if somebody came and stole my fly cut steel I beams, I would go back to the steel yard get two more for the machine shop to true up. Good for so many different jobs! Nice, I usually clamp to my machine top. What clamps are those? |
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| Author: | Fleck [ Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My steel I beams |
Its counter top scrap cut to shape on the machine and threaded for some screws. We have a counter top business in town that has a pretty sweet scrap bin. |
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| Author: | Ken McKay [ Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My steel I beams |
Thanks, I like it! IMO a solid glue joint there is critical to sustain and attack. |
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| Author: | Billy T [ Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My steel I beams |
Fleck wrote: Thanks. Checked my records and the machine shop charged me 112.00 to cut a 4' piece into two, fly cut both sides, square up ends, they painted it also. That being said the owner of the shop did the work and I got the vibe he thought it was a cool idea and cut me a break. He worked it in with another bigger job. I am not sure if that is expensive in the lower 48, things up here are usually more expensive. I was going to say that seems a little high, but still worth it. For the price of steel it's really nice to use in fixture and homemade machinery. I did a project for my sister that required about 3/16 inch diameter aluminum rod and I got about 36 feet of it for about $20.00 if I remember correctly. I'm thinking about making my own BBQ grill out of stainless. I had some cold roll plate blanchard ground which gives a really flat surface and it was pretty cheap too. I think it depends on the shop and their work load. Very cool idea!! |
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