chrisgay@sbcglo
05-14-2008, 11:20 PM
The following pics tell the story of a job we did last year for a restaurant.
We had to make 86 bases/supports for a series of long bench seats; some benches were straight, some were round, wrapping around a table.
We ended up using 3/8 x 2 stainless 304 bar stock with a brushed finish.:eek: Needless to say, this material don't come cheap.
Here it goes:
1. Start cutting lengths. Sounds simple enough
2. Make a pattern and understand what the heck we're supposed to do with all this expensive metal. :o
3. Stainless steel, meet Mr. Hossfeld.:D
4. For those of you familiar with benders like this, you need no commentary. For those of you who have never used this kind of machine: it required some trial, a fair amount of error, and a good portion of diligence. These are crude machines, seemingly made in barns, but they get the job done, one piece at a time. You just have to understand the metal, the machine, and their/your limitations. So... we take lots of notes, make a bunch of marks and lean into the work. LEVERAGE.;)
5. Jig for the bandsaw to make the right cut.
We had to make 86 bases/supports for a series of long bench seats; some benches were straight, some were round, wrapping around a table.
We ended up using 3/8 x 2 stainless 304 bar stock with a brushed finish.:eek: Needless to say, this material don't come cheap.
Here it goes:
1. Start cutting lengths. Sounds simple enough
2. Make a pattern and understand what the heck we're supposed to do with all this expensive metal. :o
3. Stainless steel, meet Mr. Hossfeld.:D
4. For those of you familiar with benders like this, you need no commentary. For those of you who have never used this kind of machine: it required some trial, a fair amount of error, and a good portion of diligence. These are crude machines, seemingly made in barns, but they get the job done, one piece at a time. You just have to understand the metal, the machine, and their/your limitations. So... we take lots of notes, make a bunch of marks and lean into the work. LEVERAGE.;)
5. Jig for the bandsaw to make the right cut.