Woodworking (rec.woodworking) Discussion forum covering all aspects of working with wood. All levels of expertise are encouraged to particiapte.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1   Report Post  
Posted to rec.woodworking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2,143
Default some wood but more metal

saw an interesting store needed no wood for the structure nor steel beams
the structure was made from ship steel plates

i did not know that ship hulls are made by bending the giant steel plates
into very specific curved shapes using heat and cool simultaneously

they took the same technique and built a store
it had 18-25 foot high arching roof line and inside it was all open
maybe 30-40 feet wide
sort a quonset meets a-frame look

they purposefully let a coat of rust build up on the surface and
they predict that the structure is good for 100 years

an architect built his house this way too

they use copious amounts of water over one part of the steel and then
heat the other with torches

these are massive steel plates

they do use wood for the interior so some wood working required

i like the idea of fire and forget buildings
no roofing repairs and no painting
not sure about tornadoes or hurricanes but it won't burn down














  #2   Report Post  
Posted to rec.woodworking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 725
Default some wood but more metal

Electric Comet wrote:
saw an interesting store needed no wood for the structure nor steel beams
the structure was made from ship steel plates

i did not know that ship hulls are made by bending the giant steel plates
into very specific curved shapes using heat and cool simultaneously

they took the same technique and built a store
it had 18-25 foot high arching roof line and inside it was all open
maybe 30-40 feet wide
sort a quonset meets a-frame look

they purposefully let a coat of rust build up on the surface and
they predict that the structure is good for 100 years

an architect built his house this way too

they use copious amounts of water over one part of the steel and then
heat the other with torches

these are massive steel plates

they do use wood for the interior so some wood working required

i like the idea of fire and forget buildings
no roofing repairs and no painting
not sure about tornadoes or hurricanes but it won't burn down


archy lives

--
GW Ross






  #3   Report Post  
Posted to rec.woodworking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 499
Default some wood but more metal

On Friday, May 22, 2015 at 1:19:55 AM UTC-5, Electric Comet wrote:
saw an interesting store needed no wood for the structure nor steel beams
the structure was made from ship steel plates


i like the idea of fire and forget buildings
no roofing repairs and no painting
not sure about tornadoes or hurricanes but it won't burn down


What about windows? How did they add windows into this steel plate? Windows on ships are non-existent in the hull I think.

A brick house with steel sheeting/panels for the roof would be very close to your "fire and forget building". And it would have the advantage of not looking odd anywhere.
  #6   Report Post  
Posted to rec.woodworking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2,143
Default some wood but more metal

On Fri, 22 May 2015 10:29:36 -0700 (PDT)
" wrote:

What about windows? How did they add windows into this steel plate?


cutting torch

A brick house with steel sheeting/panels for the roof would be very
close to your "fire and forget building". And it would have the
advantage of not looking odd anywhere.


no













  #7   Report Post  
Posted to rec.woodworking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2,143
Default some wood but more metal

On Fri, 22 May 2015 18:28:08 +0000 (UTC)
John McCoy wrote:

The problem I see with a steel building (other than the absurd
cost) is heating and cooling. You'd have to ceil(*) the insides,
and put in plenty of insulation.


cost amortized over 100 yrs is probably really competitive.
i do not know the initial cost but it does require highly skilled
craftsmen

the store and the architect house i saw had high roofs and a
quonset hut look

the ends were where all the light entered
the interior is completely free from structural support and that is
the part that i like

i have no idea of the r-value of those plates but climate
control would have to be worked out of course

perhaps use the temp differential like subterranean heat pump does



  #8   Report Post  
Junior Member
 
Location: United States
Posts: 3
Default

What about windows? How did they add windows into this steel plate? Windows on ships are non-existent in the hull I think.
A brick house with steel sheeting/panels for the roof would be very close to your "fire and forget building". And it would have the advantage of not looking odd anywhere.cheap metal buildings
Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Using a metal gasifier to run a metal generator using chips made of wood, not metal Pete S Metalworking 3 November 27th 12 06:21 AM
Gluing metal to wood. David Paste UK diy 5 April 20th 10 07:52 PM
Wood Gas, Lots of metal, but a little OT spaco Metalworking 24 March 23rd 08 10:57 PM
Using sheet metal, particle board, or drywall screws in wood, and help finding source for black wood screws John2005 Woodworking 10 June 19th 06 05:35 PM
Gluing Wood to Metal? [email protected] Woodturning 18 November 19th 05 04:30 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:13 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 DIYbanter.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about DIY & home improvement"