Looking for an 8 foot outdoor pre-lit arch for Christmas with colored lights!?

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Please help! I am searching desperately for an 8 foot outdoor pre-lit arch for Christmas with colored lights. I don’t need it to blow up / have huge branches / be tacky! Just plain steel tubes with colored net lights on them. The last one I had broke last year after [...]


breaking strength of horizontal steel or wooden beams?

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I need to build a hoist system, and I plan to have two arches with two hoists, starting with two pairs of vertical 6×6″ wooden posts. On the top, I need two beams that span all the way across, which is no more than 15 feet, and I need for it to handle a [...]


New Paris blacksmith builds metal, cornstalk archway for Heritage Park at the fairgrounds

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New Paris blacksmith builds metal, cornstalk archway for Heritage Park at the fairgrounds
The Elkhart County 4-H Fair is about to get a little more metal.
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Steel furring channels, arched?

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Is anyone out there familiar with steel furring channels? If so, I am wondering if there are arched steel furring channels. All the steel furring channels I’ve seen in the past have always been linear. So, are there curved/arched steel furring channels, and if so, what are they used for? Domes? [...]


What is the best type of foundation for a steel building (30′x40′) on clay, in an area that gets 45″ rainfall?

What is the best type of foundation for a steel building (30′x40′) on clay, in an area that gets 45″ rainfall? thumbnail

What is the best type of foundation for a steel building (30′x40′) on clay, in an area that gets 45″ rainfall annually? (East Texas, red clay) Please note, this steel building probably won’t weigh as much as a wood house. Steelmaster arch style.
Concrete slab?
Driven piles (if so, which kind)?
Pier and beam?
Other?
Thanks.


Upper Steel Arch Bridge

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Niagara Falls Upper Arch Bridge. View of US Side from Canadian side.


Choosing the right vendor for steel buildings

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Steel buildings have earned a favorable image over other construction materials to be the soundest structure. The steel buildings will remain as is for a long time to come. Whether you have a plan to set up a residential building or a commercial building, the best choice will be a steel building.
Types of steel buildings:
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History of Outdoor Steel Buildings

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Outdoor steel buildings have become a popular choice for residential and business purposes. They are used to house extra home items, as a storage unit for businesses, as a business such as a car repair shop, as a barn, and for storing equipment such as farm supplies. Outdoor storage buildings are not new and have [...]


Live music and more

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Live music and more
Live music and more, tonight through Thursday, compiled by Shaun Brady, Tom Di Nardo, James Johnson, Sara Sherr and Jonathan Takiff.
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hybrids of steel – arch enemy

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me pissing about with this awesome riff


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