Bench
Steel notes
What a New England steel crew learns about the trade, the codes and the weather
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Shop weld or field weld: what the drawing actually says
Bench check on a weld callout: where the symbol puts the weld, what the field flag changes, and what the crew does when the drawing and habit disagree.
6 min read
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Winter steel in New England: what the cold actually does to a job
Cold steel, condensation and the calendar: what a New England winter does to fabrication and erection, measured on the bench and read against the drawings.
6 min read
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Read the shop drawing before you cut: the five minutes that save the afternoon
Piece marks, material callouts, camber notes and general notes, read at the bench before the saw starts, with the readings and the lines they came from.
6 min read
