APPALACHIAN IRONWORKS Salem, Virginia
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| MADE IN Virginia |
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| A Spiral staircase on one of the finishing jigs. We build the Spirals staircases standing up. These jigs are used when finish welding, blasting and painting. |
Radial Grating on jig table.
Fabrication
All of our ironwork is custom fabricated. We receive all of our metal in 20 foot
lengths. Solid 1 inch square stock for posts, solid 1 inch round for custom curve
railing, 1/2 inch solid square for pickets, and 1x1/2 inch channel.
From this point the metal is cut into pieces using a ban saw according to the
dimensions and design. These pieces are then fit into a jig and welded together if
we are making standard railing. Jigs make the fabrication process faster as well as
maintain quality and consistency. Sometimes we have to make jigs before we can
make our custom products such as radial grating for custom spiral staircase treads
and gates.
Outdoor railings, spiral staircases, and fencing are all welded completely
making sure there are no areas that rain water or snow melt can penetrate. After
the welding process we sandblast every piece of metalwork to remove the
manufacturing slag, shipping oils, and weld splatter. This sandblasting process not
only cleans the metal, it also prepares the surface to bond with the epoxy primer.
We use a 2 part epoxy primer with a rust inhibitor, and immediately follow with
several coats of paint. Please see finishes.
lengths. Solid 1 inch square stock for posts, solid 1 inch round for custom curve
railing, 1/2 inch solid square for pickets, and 1x1/2 inch channel.
From this point the metal is cut into pieces using a ban saw according to the
dimensions and design. These pieces are then fit into a jig and welded together if
we are making standard railing. Jigs make the fabrication process faster as well as
maintain quality and consistency. Sometimes we have to make jigs before we can
make our custom products such as radial grating for custom spiral staircase treads
and gates.
Outdoor railings, spiral staircases, and fencing are all welded completely
making sure there are no areas that rain water or snow melt can penetrate. After
the welding process we sandblast every piece of metalwork to remove the
manufacturing slag, shipping oils, and weld splatter. This sandblasting process not
only cleans the metal, it also prepares the surface to bond with the epoxy primer.
We use a 2 part epoxy primer with a rust inhibitor, and immediately follow with
several coats of paint. Please see finishes.