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Practical shop work

Material, fit, and finish are settled with you on each job. Six kinds of work, described as the shop describes them.

Steel I-beams stacked in a fabrication yard
Library photograph by W.carter (CC0), used as illustration. Not a Forge & Frame job.
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Custom fabrication

Parts and assemblies made from a sketch, a model, or a clear description of how the piece has to fit.

  • Parts made from a sketch
  • Parts made from a model
  • Assemblies made from a clear description of the fit

Send what you have. A rough sketch is enough to start a conversation, and a drawing or model is welcome.

Two welders in masks working a bright arc on a steel workpiece
Library photograph by U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon (Public domain), used as illustration. Not a Forge & Frame job.
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Welding

Steel sections joined into brackets, frames, and other assemblies, from small fittings to larger built-up work.

  • Brackets
  • Frames
  • Other assemblies
  • Small fittings through to larger built-up work

Say how the joint will be seen and used. Finish, such as joints ground flush, is settled with you on the job.

A steel building frame rising on a construction site
Library photograph by Dwight Burdette (CC BY 3.0), used as illustration. Not a Forge & Frame job.
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Structural metalwork

Frames, supports, stairs, rails, and similar pieces laid out to the dimensions of the place they will live.

  • Frames
  • Supports
  • Stairs
  • Rails

Where it will live matters most here. Give the approximate size and any constraints you already know.

A curved steel canopy roof over a glass building
Library photograph by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK (CC BY 2.0), used as illustration. Not a Forge & Frame job.
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Architectural metalwork

Visible metal such as screens, trims, canopies, and edge details, where alignment and finish are part of the job.

  • Screens
  • Trims
  • Canopies
  • Edge details

Alignment and finish are part of the job, so say early how the piece will be seen.

A hand grinder and its sparks cutting a steel bar
Library photograph by Biswarup Ganguly (CC BY-SA 3.0), used as illustration. Not a Forge & Frame job.
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Repair & modification

Straightening, rebuilding, and altering existing metal so it works with what you already have.

  • Straightening
  • Rebuilding
  • Altering existing metal

Photos and the existing part help. The aim is a result that works with what you already have.

A plasma cutting head working across a sheet of steel
Library photograph by Devaes at English Wikipedia / (Original text: Devaes ) (CC BY-SA 3.0), used as illustration. Not a Forge & Frame job.
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Cutting & forming

Stock cut to length, and plate or bar formed into the shapes a job needs.

  • Stock cut to length
  • Plate formed
  • Bar formed

Tell us the material and the shape the job needs.

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Describe the job

Describe what you need built, repaired, or modified. A drawing or reference file is optional.