Recent content by J2 weld

Have you heard anything about “American Steel Structures”? I just got a quote from them and for the size and everything it’s like $10-15k cheaper than anything I’ve looked at!! If it’s that cheap kind of has me a little nervous about quality and longevity!

Well to tell a family secret, I’m afraid if somebody would happen to walk around my pipe racks with a Geiger counter there heads would explode lol! Pretty much anything that came from a well site or has some residual crude oil has trace amounts of NORM. But it dissipates on its own over time...

The pst couple I’ve done I used 2 3/8” and built scissor trusses using sucker rod for the webbing. I just coped and fit everything a torch and grinder. But that is a good idea, if you had something you could set up and just cut and cope the ends you could have a whole pile of trusses knocked out...

What size of building did you go with? I have been very seriously looking into tubular construction. It costs way less and they can have one of those stood up in a couple days! I’m wanting a 40x40x14-16’ or 40x60x14-16’ just wondering how they hold up especially in the high winds?

Yeah, so I am in oil country (SWKS.) I’ve been welding pipeline for the past 17-18 yrs so I’ve got all the welding and fabrication equipment. I’ve also got access to plenty of pipe and I’ve built a couple smaller buildings out of drill stem it just takes a lot of time. I’m just hoping maybe...

Ive been getting quotes for the past couple years to have a shop put up. The prices are crazy, so really considering a DIY metal building. I have enough pipe laying around or easy access to get more. but pipe takes quite a bit more time with the fitting and welding. 4" square steel square tubing...

I am pretty confident the old pad is good, I mean it cracked from the fire which is to be expected. I did have a local concrete guy look at it and he didn’t seem too concerned. I am mainly debating on using the existing stem wall and just tying into it with the new section to get me the 40x60 or...

So long story short. I had an old shop that burned down a few years ago, the building was built on a stem wall with a dirt floor and I poured a nice concrete floor and really fixed it up. The old building was a 30x40x10 all out of pipe and angle iron, I am wanting to add onto it and rebuild a...