jdrose1985's blog

Helpful plasma cutting idea

jdrose1985 - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 9:16pm

I just wanted to give something back to the ArtMetal community. Maybe this has been pointed out elsewhere, but nowhere else have I seen it.

entrance gateentrance gate


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Driveway arch

jdrose1985 - Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 1:35pm

I designed a driveway entrance for a woman who owns a ranch and I have secured the job.

I am trying to determine what material I can use for the arch that will give me the slimmest profile and still be sufficiently strong to withstand high winds, etc.


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Shipping dilemma

jdrose1985 - Monday, February 14, 2011 - 10:35am

I have a question regarding a gate I just completed which needs to be shipped from Columbus, Ohio to West Texas.

It is a strange/bulky item to ship due to the fact that it is 11' in length and only 2" in width.


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Bending 2x1x1/8 channel

jdrose1985 - Saturday, January 15, 2011 - 5:55pm

I have a sign job coming up shortly. There will be three 2-sided signs (1 center plate, two outside plates) and they want the signs essentially tied into the pickets. They would also like to wrap the outside of the sign with 2x1x1/8 channel. I'm wondering if I could cut the 2 different radii of these sign plates and use them as dies to bend them on my table...basically the only tool I really have to help me is a torch. I've never bent channel before and I'm worried about the side radius being too small to handle on my own. I'm wondering if this part of the job should be outsourced to a bending shop.


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Needing a little help with rust proofing polished steel

jdrose1985 - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 3:20pm

I am doing a number of small experimental sign projects using 14 ga CR sheet, a couple of the projects I am wanting to use a flap-wheel zirconia disc finish and then apply a clear coat. I have used a number of different clear coats...POR 15, Krylon crystal clear, etc...the problem I'm having is that rust is developing beneath the clear coats, using krylon's crystal clear I had rust actually form on the surface about 20 minutes after I sprayed one of the signs last week....obviously I have some type of oxide inclusions beneath the various clear coats. These signs are going to be outside mostly so it's pretty imperative that they hold up for a number of years before needing maintenance. The rustoleum clear rust inhibitor sounds nice but has to be applied every 6 months, not going to work.


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