Recent structural work pics

[admweld]

A few pics some of my latest work.12"x4"x3/8"HSS 16'-8"long gussted with 6"x4"x1/2" HSS 9' long with a 8"x4"x1/2" angle clip on the bottom.All galvanized as its to extend a existing car wash bay.The other a W-10 49lbs./ft I beam 18'-9" long on top of 2-12"x6"x3/8"HSS vertical columns.And me on the ladder fluxcore welding.

[pyro2]

What kind of flux core wire are you running?

[admweld]

NR-212 OR 232 .068 OR 5/64 dia.Started yesterday with .068 finished with 5/64 used 212 on this job all i had on the truck at the time.

[pyro2]

This may sound silly, but have you ever had an inspector tell you you couldn't use wire feeders? I ran into that on a job, the customer called for us to use straight up flux core(no dual sheild) and when we got there the D.O.T. inspector said no way...

[admweld]

Yes on bridge code work,cover plates mostly,they want you maintain interpass temps.They usually give you a WPS before you start the job telling what process they want.

[pyro2]

The customer did...( it's a well known bridge contractor ) they had all the paperwork there, we had all our certs, it was a railroad bridge, oh well... we got it done anyway, i digress...

[pyro2]

Just a quik photo of a some beams we put up for a limo company

[admweld]

What did they use them for?And what are the sitting on? looks like some 1/2" angle clips with gussets.

[pyro2]

3/4" clips w/gussets, they needed more room to turn the limo's into the bldg. so we cut out a coll. and added these beams like headers, the engineer wanted us to hang them by not more than a 3/8" wide x 18" long bead... i asked if i could set them on clips, mainly because i had to set them up there with a machine, and they each weighed in at 3700#, i felt better with a shelf to rest them on... call me silly

[starweld]

I am not trying to be critical, but dont you think the columns you used are a little out of proportion to the size of the beams?