Been busy working on taking some camera shy newbies to the range the past couple days, so if you can excuse the absence, here is an update on on a project I thought I had mentioned a while back but now can’t find anywhere on the site.
I left one of my parts tables at the Renton Fish & Game rifle range with some cards that had my phone number on them. I got a call from a local general contractor about some metal work he needed done for a house he was working on.
More specifically, he needed someone to build a fascia for a large gas fireplace. After working with him and the interior designer, I whipped up a drawing and a quote, and got it approved.
The gas fireplace is approximately 6ft long, but the interior designer wanted it to look 8ft long with the addition of the fascia.
Four pieces of 1.5in x 1.5in by 1/8in angle and two 24in x 15in pieces of 1/4in sheet got welded together (with no exposed weld showing) and powder coated in a 25% gloss black.
With the few minutes of free time I had yesterday I traveled up to the house to take a look at the finished product in the not yet finished dining room.
Here is a full view with a less than decent shot of the fascia
After the piece on the floor in front of the fireplace is installed on the ceiling and the marble mantle installed, everything below the level of the mantle will be covered in Venetian plaster to finish off the room.
Not my style, but it’ll look classy as hell.
Awesome. You do great work!
Nice to get some work thrown your way! 🙂 I’m trying to get a t-short going for a local gun-shop – volunteer-work in retirement…
Wow – you’re making me feel all inspired-like to drop IT and look at welding/ fabrication (even more). I’ve been a wallflower here for a while, so I’ve seen your progression from “Isn’t MIG just some ruskie figher jet?” to “people actively seek you out for work”. VERY nicely done!