Metal Fabrication

Metal fabricators develop layout and plans sequence of operations for fabricating and assembling structural metal products, applying math and the knowledge of metal. Metal fabricators locate and mark bending and cutting lines onto a work piece of metal, allowing for stock thickness and machine and welding shrinkage.

Metal fabricators hammer, chip, and grind metal work piece to cut, bend, and straighten the metal. They Verify conformance of work piece to specifications, using square, ruler, and measuring tape.

Preheats metal work piece to render them malleable, using hand torch or furnace.
They need to positions, align, fit, and weld together parts, using jigs, welding torch, and hand tools.

Then set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, and drill presses.

Finally set up and operate machine tools associated with fabricating shops, such as radial drill, end mill, and edge planer. Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools, till the metal fabrication process is complete.