The brass screens and brass countertop I welded at work

[JRD77VET]

I got a couple of pictures of the brass countertops and screens I welded at work. I did the machining of the flat bar too. They had a milled slot cut in them to "hide" the edge of the screen.

The screens are all solid brass ( 1" thick by 1-1/2" wide ) and are approximately 22" tall and 38" wide. The screen is also solid brass.

The curved countertop is about 4" wide and 6' long. The profile was cut on the waterjet at work and I welded the side plates on. The thickness is .100 ( just over 3/32" )

The bottom pic shows the longer countertop. That is about 8' long and 42" wide.

The 4' x 10' sheet of brass that was cut out of ( also on the waterjet ) cost $1000. just to get it to the shop. PLUS labor

These pieces ( plus two other counter tops and two shorter but longer screens ) are going to NYC to some fancy coffee bar.

[DAB]

Sexy

[MrPeabody]

Where will it be used? Commercial or home?

[boracayjohnny]

Where will it be used? Commercial or home?

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These pieces ( plus two other counter tops and two shorter but longer screens ) are going to NYC to some fancy coffee bar.

[OddBall]

Nice!

[04 commemorative]

Awesome

[Black94lt1]

Very nice work, what was the method of welding, TIG?

I’m glad I’m not the one I who has to polish that :D

[Stevedore]

Looks like some nice work; nice to have skills like that. :cert:

I know nothing about joining brass: Is the weld material that same as the workpieces? I'm wondering if you'll be able to see the weld material once everything is polished up.

Will you get feedback from the buyer; e.g., photos of the final installation?

[WalkerInTN]

I love brass, it's one of my favorite metals. Looks like some great work. :hurray::hurray::cert:

[simpleman68]

Nice work Jeff! :wow:

What's the next step in getting the wire wheel marks out of the weld spots?
That's gotta be an interesting process as well.
Scott

[Cybercowboy]

Very cool. I wonder what a cuppa joe will cost at this place?

[SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84]

That is just beautiful work!
Well done, Jeff!!
:seasix:

[Bill]

Very nice work, what was the method of welding, TIG?

I’m glad I’m not the one I who has to polish that :D

First thing I thought, too. Would hope there's some kind of clear coat or other protective coating applied to that before it gets pressed into service.

[JRD77VET]

Very nice work, what was the method of welding, TIG?

I’m glad I’m not the one I who has to polish that :D

The counter tops were all TIG welded. Tacked in place using DC and then finish welded using AC. Corner seams were backed up with copper blocks to both absorb heat and to prevent blow thru. It was difficult enough welding it, I didn't need to make it even harder.

The frames were clamped into place, preheated with an oxy acetylene torch and tacked with the TIG welder.

Then the "fun" began. I had .030 silicon bronze in the MIG welder and that was set up to "spray" weld. Since this is a hot welding technique, extreme care is needed for starting and stopping. ( so you don't "blow out" the corners )

After grinding, touch up was done with the TIG torch.

As an added bonus, one of the metals used in making brass is zinc. Nothing quite like having a nice TIG puddle and having a black crap come out the metal ruining your nice weld. :cuss:

Looks like some nice work; nice to have skills like that. :cert:

I know nothing about joining brass: Is the weld material that same as the workpieces? I'm wondering if you'll be able to see the weld material once everything is polished up.

Will you get feedback from the buyer; e.g., photos of the final installation?

Silicon bronze wire is used in both MIG and TIG welding.

Pictures would be nice, I'll see if I can get some when it's installed.

Nice work Jeff! :wow:

What's the next step in getting the wire wheel marks out of the weld spots?
That's gotta be an interesting process as well.
Scott

Various finer grits of abrasive followed by scotchbrite pads. The screens with have a dull finish, not sure on what the counter tops will have.

Very cool. I wonder what a cuppa joe will cost at this place?

Probably make the prices at Starbucks seem like the .25 table at a yard sale :rofl:

[JRD77VET]

First thing I thought, too. Would hope there's some kind of clear coat or other protective coating applied to that before it gets pressed into service.

:yesnod: It will have some type of protective finish applied.

[JRD77VET]

Well I found out they are taking them down to a fine finish.

It was difficult to get pictures without excessive glare.