"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Boater" wrote in message
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I was on a condo construction site last week where a union crew turned
out an incredible three story winding stainless steel and glass
staircase. The tube bending and welds and panels of curved glass were
as close to perfect as any I've seen in my working life. Obviously,
what the job needed was someone with Justwait's skill to tack on some
footpegs and someone with FloridaJim's skill to sweep the floor.



Wait a hold-it Harry,

Are you trying to convince us that your union construction crew bent and
fabricated the SS tubes, and formed the "perfect" panels of curved glass
on site? I don't believe it.

Or did they simply install them, supplied by a manufacturer?

Eisboch


The staircase was built on site in a closed off area of the parking
garage with special equipment typically used at facilities that fabricate
for the aerospace industry; the glass was produced at a union factory. I
took a few photos, which I might post later. The pricetag for the
staircase was...astonishing. :)




"Special equipment used by facilities that fabricate for the aerospace
industry"?

I call Bull ****. Either that Harry, or some PR dude was handing you a
line.

To fabricate what you are talking about would require hydraulic tubing
benders, mandrels, etc. .... nothing very exotic. Normally they would
simply be made in ship-able sizes/lengths and then butt welded together on
site.

But how did they finish them? Were they passivated? Electropolished?
Were those tanks set up in the parking lot? In Boston? No friggin'
way.

What you are talking about is pretty routine work for any fab shop with
the proper equipment.

The glass is something else.

Eisboch




Yes, yes, of course he's full of ****. About the only thing that's
fabricated "onsite" is baserock recycled from demoed concrete. Aerospace
type fabrication in a parking garage, my ass.

I just had some bent glass delivered to my job on Monday aamaof. Perfect
fit, and flawless installation, and non-union shops to boot..

Some of the worst tradesman I've seen were union workers! Sure, they go thru
some sort of training, but then they're "protected" by the union and many
wind up being useless. They wouldn't last a week in a non-union shop (like
mine).

--Mike