Austin Outdoor Studio, llc, A Welding and Fab Shop, Austin, TX http://www.austinoutdoorstudio.com Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:17:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Our Fab Shop this week http://www.austinoutdoorstudio.com/2010/02/our-fab-shop-this-week/ http://www.austinoutdoorstudio.com/2010/02/our-fab-shop-this-week/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:17:08 +0000 admin http://www.austinoutdoorstudio.com/?p=449 Here’s a couple random shots from in and around our shop this week.  We are working on some “Heavy Metal” tables, bar stools, and steel countertop  with a Rock N Roll theme for Music Labs.  We are also building a seriously cool table base out of hot rolled steel. Enjoy the pics…

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We hired Cliff McDonald about 4 months ago who is an exceptional welder and fabricator.  He has 10 years experience in the welding business working for both small and large companies.   He truly loves what he does and is really enjoying working in a creative shop.   He is our lead welder and certainly is a huge addition to our shop.

Just this month we added Jim Mathias to our crew.  Jim has an Bachelors of Fine Art from the University of Kansas and has been working creatively in sign and fabrication shops for the last 8 years.  His experience in installation and fabrication with all mediums from stainless, copper, aluminum, wood and of course steel has really strengthened our shop.   He now runs our CNC plasma Cutter, assists with design as well as fabrication.

A few of the projects we have been working on.

The Kung Fu Saloon on Rio Grande.

We worked directly with the bar owners and Architect Jamie Chioco of www.Chiocodesign.com to build this one of a kind bar.  The bar consists of a 25′x20′ oval bar built entirely out of 1/4″ thick hot rolled steel.  We cut the 7 sheets of steel on our plasma cutter and welded them together onsite.

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The marquee out front was built completely out of 2″ pipe and continues through the entrance and into the bar.  We used about a half mile of tubing on this project.

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We also build the 4 steel doors, gate out front as well as the Steel I-beams located on the patio.

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Hot Rolled Steel and Ipe Fireplace

This has to be one of my favorite pieces to date.  This fireplace sits between the kitchen and the family room.  The kitchen side of the fireplace is completely trimmed out with Hot Rolled Steel.  We were able to perform this installation without any fasteners visible from the outside.  The fireplace seamlessly transitions into the living room where the fireplace is covered floor to ceiling in Ipe.  We built a 1/2″ thick mantle and hearth that simple float off the wall.  I wish the pictures did this place justice.

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I also added a couple other shots of some jobs we completed this week. The sign was cut on my CNC plasma machine and is for a good friend of mine’s new Yoga Studio, “Sacred Streams”

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]]> http://www.austinoutdoorstudio.com/2009/10/planters-planters-planters-and-a-sign/feed/ 0 I’ve been waiting for this one!! http://www.austinoutdoorstudio.com/2009/09/ive-been-waiting-for-this-one/ http://www.austinoutdoorstudio.com/2009/09/ive-been-waiting-for-this-one/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:20:51 +0000 admin http://austinoutdoorstudio.com/wordpress/?p=107 Sometimes there are projects that get off to a bad start and are plagued from then on. No matter what you do, no matter how careful you are, things just don’t go right. Well this gate has been that way. It started with the first few cuts and drawing that was read wrong. After ordering more steel and building a beautiful gate, we sent it off to get powder coated. On the way back from picking up the gate a strap on the trailer broke and scratched up the paint. So we sandblasted the gate, re-prepped it for paint. Sent if off again, only to have some weird blistering pop up with the paint. I won’t get into the rest of the issues but, this gate took way longer than it should have and I have to say “thanks” to the client for his patience. In the end, the gate turned out beautiful. Enjoy the pics!

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Here’s a few shots of a little landscaping job we did. The homeowners did a great job of all the stone work and we just added a small touch of steel to tie it all together.

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With the addition of our cnc plasma cutter, our capabilities have greatly expanded. You’ll be seeing a lot of really cool products to be launched real soon.

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]]> http://www.austinoutdoorstudio.com/2009/08/past-but-not-forgotten/feed/ 0 A ton of new pictures… http://www.austinoutdoorstudio.com/2009/08/a-ton-of-new-pictures/ http://www.austinoutdoorstudio.com/2009/08/a-ton-of-new-pictures/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:13:33 +0000 admin http://austinoutdoorstudio.com/wordpress/?p=100 Hot Rolled Steel Fireplace Hearth, Built in place

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Hot Rolled Steel Divider Panel, This was built from one sheet of 1/4″ steel so the heat patterns of the steel would travel through the panel.

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A fresh coat of lacquer

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Custom Structural Steel bracket,

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Can you believe this backyard is only 9′ deep? The transformation was incredible. The poly gal fence conceals the once over bearing AC units.
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This railing was built using 1/2″ x 2″ solid steel bar for the posts and 1/2″ round bar for the horizontal runners. It was capped in cedar.

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I love the way this corner detail turned out.

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We collaborated with Land Interactive on this project. They have fantastic vision. We installed the steel for them.

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This is the same project as above. We terraced the courtyard with 1/4″ steel. We formed 9′ boxes that work their way down the property.

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These planters were built for the “Mr Chow” restaurant that is at the new W Hotel in Miami Florida. We used Corten steel and added heavy duty casters so they could be rolled in during the severe weather. This is what 5000 lbs of steel looks like.

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We are almost done with this gate. It will be fitted with frosted acrylic panels and our custom stainless lever latch.

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This Ipe planter was built reclaimed Ipe. The metal frame was powder coated bronze.

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We love this house. If you look at our “landscape” and “Doors” section you’ll see the rest of it. The “Coolest Screen Door Ever” resides here. This gate was powdercoated silver and built to last out of 10 ga 2″x3″ tubing. The panels are frosted acrylic.

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We designed this latch, because frankly there just aren’t any cool off the shelf latches out there. This stainless latch automatically latches when shut. It rides on internal bronze bushings and is spring loaded.

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We worked with a local Austinite who wanted to transform his lot into an organic farm with 4′x4′ square foot garden table. So we built 56 of them. It was a lot of work, but it turned out real cool.

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The steel frame was simply painted and the wood is Angel’s heart

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We built this steel privacy fence to mimic the divide panel on the inside of the house.

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This automated driveway gate was a calaboration with the client. She came over and drew the gate on several pieces of steel and we cut it out. We actually welded a bead on the entire edge of the tree to give it depth. The branches were banded with hand hammered steel flat bar. The entire gate was was left natural to patina and the branches were hand painted by the home owner.
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We are very excited about this new piece of equipment in our shop and can’t wait to see what it will do for the items we make. Here’s a little tribute to South Austin. This was cut out of scrap 1/4″ steel in the shop.

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We would also love to work with other businesses who need plasma cutting services. Please give us a call or email us for information.
Jonathan@austinoutdoorstudio.com
512 577 0988

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Here are some more pictures of some of our recent projects.

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