Structural Steel Fabrication - Marking out & Tacking end cap plate to steel beam. Part 1

[@Laura-wc5xt]

wow....when that bald head popped up around 1:47, it was brighter than the welding arc......had to close my eyes, great video Sir...cheers

[@Moneykaplant]

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[@madhutirumala8482]

Studied up to 7th Class in School in 1996 Later did SSC through correspondence in 2018 Fabrication Works 12 years experience I want to good job sir I am Indian

[@_high_plains_drifter_5079]

I always grind a small bevel on the beam when its a butt joint like that, it helps the weld get a little more penetration on the weld joint

[@TheMetalFabGuy]

See here’s the thing. And no hate directed here and in no way am I saying you’re wrong. This is fabricated / welded to drawing. I have no need to bevel that edge, as I’m doing what’s been asked. Thanks for watching.

[@_high_plains_drifter_5079]

@TheMetalFabGuy no worries everyone works differently I work by drawings as well, the boss and or supervisor usually say put a small bevel, keep up the great work and videos

[@TheMetalFabGuy]

@_high_plains_drifter_5079 all the best

[@Laura-wc5xt]

Really enjoy this, Paul from Florida

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[@stephenwilson2793]

How many times did you blow at the screen ? 😂

[@AhmadRaza-qe7gs]

Good job

[@YorkshireD1]

A lot of marking out for something you can just eye up. All U needed was the top centerline and a bubble on the top flange to the side of the plate

[@TheMetalFabGuy]

Nice. So you level the top flange (with the centre line marked) and plumb the side of the plate for its tack position. ?

[@Sedatyunus]

Use combination square to mark the holes by lets say inch and a half holes.. set your square to inch and a half .. real easy, instead of finding the centers

[@1700iDiGuy]

No weld prep?

[@5minutereviews296]

Why no 6mm for weld?

[@sirvahaphoca7708]

Why don’t you upload more videos mate and we would have some ideas about how can we make faster manufacturing 😊

[@jammiiee]

What's the tolerance on that because that isn't flush at the flanges.

[@TheMetalFabGuy]

Does it have to be flush at the flanges ?

[@jammiiee]

@@TheMetalFabGuy if it's a centre plate I would hope so. Maybe it's not a centre plate, I digress.

[@asikparadaiss618]

What kind of welding you do what is the name bro..

[@abdelmalakmosa5536]

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[@junjun4388]

Tape measure seen better days lol

[@TheMetalFabGuy]

You know, you’re right… and I apologise wholeheartedly. I’ve been thinking this for a long while. I’ve let myself, and you down. From this day onwards, a new tape for every job. Thanks for addressing this. Now, whilst we’re here…are the pants ok?

[@junjun4388]

@ I think my pants are the least of your worries but just trying to help a brother out. 😂

[@TheMetalFabGuy]

Mine not yours. 😉 The stanley power lock 8m tapes can look battered, especially on the outside but they last. More importantly the numbers remain and the mechanism on the whole withstands grease/dirt. But I take your point on the appearance. Thanks for watching, and all the best to you.

[@mikealiman9819]

do you have vacant out there sir.. i am a full welder fcaw and steel fabricator

[@yasseralsilwe5850]

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[@gurpiarsingh3249]

Can a 254 x 146 x 37kg/m beam have a end plate too?

[@TheMetalFabGuy]

Thanks for watching Gurpiar. Any UB or UC including a UB 254x146x37 can have an end plate. What that end plate is doing would need to be calculated by a structural engineer. Thickness / Bolt size / number of bolts / weld spec So it’s capable of performing its intended job.

[@asikparadaiss618]

@@TheMetalFabGuy what is UB and UC bro

[@ricovanstraaten8516]

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[@asikparadaiss618]

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[@asikparadaiss618]

What is the welding name

[@jahedahmed4467]

Sir I need one Job I'm MIG arc welder and fabrication

[@lewisjoseph8889]

Make sure that plate square before you Mark it bro just saying none of these holes line up

[@TheMetalFabGuy]

Top advice that.

[@anaset-taghi6343]

Bein ❤

[@frank64409]

Mistake, The center of the column is taken from the center of the web, never the flange.

[@1700iDiGuy]

Sometimes the web can be off set.. depends on who supplies the steel.

[@frank64409]

​@@1700iDiGuy​ If that is the case, then it is out of speck. Check the MSDS. If you are setting a head or base plate or a gusset plate ALWAYS take your measurements from the center of the web. Work off of the center of the WEB. Never the flange.

[@frank64409]

@@1700iDiGuy Depending on the beam size (weight) the two flanges can be offset. Each member has a tolerance for flang misalignment. This is why you always use the web.

[@1700iDiGuy]

@@frank64409 perhaps when one end of the UB has a centralled web and the other end is 7 mm offset, you know you have a deformed beam , i’ll use the flange to center my end plate.

[@1700iDiGuy]

@@frank64409 sometimes you have to use whats been supplied. Luckily it rarely happens

[@Remyas07]

Sir im doing all metel design work pls given me one job

[@ابونوريوسفنورحمودي]

جميل جدا

[@eduardomares3622]

Close my eyes on the first tack🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joshuawagnon2819]

I tried to blow the soap stone dust off the second mark 🤣🤣🤣

[@nurnobiislam8235]

ফিটার'লাগবে কি

[@Echo-E-C-H-O]

How can your workshop be so quiet ? 😂

[@TheMetalFabGuy]

Turn off the machines 😉

[@Echo-E-C-H-O]

@@TheMetalFabGuy 🤣

[@ammarfadil2594]

The company you work for can provide you with at least new protective gloves for the purpose of photography only

[@TheMetalFabGuy]

Thanks for taking the time with your contribution. Look forward to the next instalment

[@michaeldillon214]

Wrong wrong wrong What about the gaps .That's just for starters .

[@TheMetalFabGuy]

Flanges are not always parallel Michael. But you’d know that if you’d been in the game for any length of time. Look forward to your first video. Another one who hasn’t managed one in 9 years. 😉

[@jimbob8543]

Never tack in the centre of your plate, the welders won't appreciate that

[@TheNightHawk85]

It's not a big deal if you keep the tack small enough to just weld over. I did this for over 15 years as a journeyman, learning how to tack well is incredibly important. We had to hold multiple welding tickets in order to even be allowed to tack due to the size of the projects we would build. They had to be strong and free of impurities like porosity.

[@jimbob8543]

​@@TheNightHawk85I know what you're saying its not a big deal if its small and it can't be helped sometimes, but when you're doing structural its best not to get in the habit, as you don't have to most times where I work we'd have had cleaner steel for a start that was shite, and would have put a small prep on the flanges for a small butt joint, I get tested every 2 years for my different welding positions, everything has to pass nowadays mate, I'm a fabber/welder by trade 25 years but where I work now platers are on more, so I do that, enjoy it more anyway, actual thinking involved, they keep my certs up to date though as I have to weld sometimes

[@TheNightHawk85]

@@jimbob8543I had all of my welding certs as well, Canadian? I had to do mine every 2 years as well. I worked in structural, huge projects. I had to tack in those places for strength due to the size of the parts I was putting on. We did 8mm fillet welds so I kept my tacks at around a 5mm at the largest, I would just make it longer if I needed more strength. When the welders were backed up, I had to hop in and weld sometimes as well so I totally understand what you are saying. Everything we built had to pass a full inspection as well. I was in the trade for around 25 years as well, just a journeyman for the 15 that really counted.

[@jimbob8543]

@@TheNightHawk85 Canadian?no mate English, how about yourself? We do mostly hospitals, big apartment complexes, schools and uni's stuff like that, the level down from bridges and large stadiums, our standard weld is 8mm but they can get to 10,12,15 sometimes, I just can't be arsed with that anymore lol, I did the journeyman thing myself when I was younger but I got snared by a blonde and she gave me 4 kids so nowadays I need stability and a steady job lol

[@TheNightHawk85]

​@jimbob8543I worked on pretty much heavy structural. Potash mine headframes, raw ore conveyer systems, bridges with custom WWF 8ft wide 150ft long made in house, also some crazy custom work that I was the lucky bastard in the whole shop that was only allowed to touch this stuff. Made some custom hinges for the head frame that had 10 inch across pins that had ~1mm overall tolerance. Canadian myself. The tickets and training I got their are less than 400 other men in the country with equivalent.

[@barryburton7755]

Work from centre of web not the flange turning sq around wont improve anything lol

[@SouleymaneG]

You always work off the flange to center a plate because the majority of the time, beams aren't properly formed. You'll have twisted webs and flanges that are big or small on either side. During assembly the web is irrelevant, you'll always work off the flange. Especially when there are holes drilled in the beam.

[@seanhannan1823]

@@SouleymaneG exactly, the flange can be different sizes and usually aren't parallel. The web isn't irrelevant. Tie beams and bracers all come from the web so your base plate should come from the web.

[@barryburton7755]

@@SouleymaneG So then your web is not central to end plates would not want to erect anything you have made. All items connecting to wed small or large channel or ub would have to be made individually and measured after you have made your beams not only would you be laughed at finished on the spot get your tools and outa my workshop

[@barryburton7755]

@@seanhannan1823 The web is not relevant, Another one who's never made anything . Ask any draughtsman where he takes his measurements from either by drawing long hand or from a model and they'll tell you the same centre of web relates to there grid lines. Again hope never have to erect yours . Neither of you platers

[@seanhannan1823]

@@barryburton7755 why is the web not relevant?

[@FABRICATOR214]

Baliram fabricator

[@markwarwick1928]

U plate like ma gran

[@TheMetalFabGuy]

😁😁Cheers Mark. Happy Mother’s Day to ya gran