Snelson Stainless Fabrications...

[Dave_Snelson]

...is open for business. Prior to installation, I have been putting the finishing touches to two sets of push-pit rails for my first customer. Only he knows who he is...

Here are some pictures. The two centre downward poles on each of the two rails are still too long - they will be cut to length at the quay side before bolting up because the stern of this boat is convex across the port to s/board side when viewed from behind, hence they stick out forward in the pictures.

Both rails

Port rail

Tee joint

A tidy weld - if I say so myself /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Too early to say if this is the next career move yet. But I'm thinking about it...

So - what does the panel think? BTW - if you say they're crap, I won't ever call you learned or esteemed again /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Piccies not working Dave. You did not read my help page tut tut.

I found an upload site which seems to work, try it and see if it works.

http://photobucket.com/.

 

[hlb]

Send yer pics to uncle Tonys place Here

 

[Dave_Snelson]

Hmmm - they should work, they did on mine?? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

OK - for speeds sake, I'll post the link instead
Pushpit piccies

Then click on Temporary print album

 

[Dave_Snelson]

Should be fixed now... the album I was using was locked and not shared. Its open now.

 

[hlb]

Well being as we have a resident expert. You may remember that MF's guard rails had a big arguement with Long Johns crane last year. Well the rails won hands down and johns crane is no more, but they got a few scars underneath which have gone a bit rusty. How do I get them all polishy again??

Ta thanks.

 

[Dave_Snelson]

Elbow grease. Go buy a tin from the chandlers. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Seriously though, get a buffing mop and buffing wax (coarse grade) and attach the mop in the chuck of a reasonable power drill (not cordless - they ain't man enough) and polish away. It will remove and/or hide quite a few scratches. You prob won't need the fine grade as the coarse still gives a shine.

 

[hlb]

Ta thanks. I'll pass it on to Long John, after all it was his bloody crane!!

 

[[2068]]

I would be v.happy to have that on my boat... Looks shiny, tidy, and solid to me.

dv.

 

[hlb]

Bought in bits look fine. Welding needs grinding and polishing. Only trying to help.

 

[Dave_Snelson]

Hi Haydn - all help greatfully recieved - honestly! I would be reluctant to grind the weld because the usual welds that you see on rails are "undercut". Undercut means that the arc has melted the two metal pieces and been fused together without the use of a filler rod. It may look pretty, but the strength isn't there. This type of welding appears on my Windy... supposedly a quality boat?? Try looking around the yards - you'll see what I mean.

Cheers
Dave

 

[Dave_Snelson]

Thanks Dave,

This is intended to be aimed at the "bespoke" end of the market, where people want things made that they cannot obtain elsewhere. That could be as a result of bespoking a modern boat, or restoring an old one. Once we have the rails nailed down to the owners stern deck, we will publish the new piccies - and all will be revealed.

 

[RobEllis]

Well I can see yer piccies Dave and very nice they are too!

 

[Roy]

Thats a great skill to have Dave. Nice pics. Well done.

 

[Dave_Snelson]

Thanks Roy.. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[tcm]

hm, well, ter should have toldme bout this earlier. Tomorrow a different stainles steel expert is gonna prat about with out guardrails and takem off etc etc and sortem out soo no more rusting....

 

[Dave_Snelson]

Hmm - if not satisfied give me a shout. There are methods for this. The rails maybe made of the wrong grade, but you can still stop rusty streaks running down your nice boat. And sometimes it ain't the rails that causes the problem...

 

[penfold]

Weld looks topnotch(much better than my splattery pigeon poo efforts). I don't like assembled joints, they tend to fret and produce brown staining IME. looks good and strong too.

cheers,
David