trunking and tray

[scotsparky]

Johnny how about showing your Skill and doing it yourself it will impress the client even more than just bying it in.

 

[Guest123]

If price allows then it's definately worth taking the extra time and getting it right wether you have the skill to do it yourself or getting it done by a steely.

IMO cost is the overriding factor in this situation, how much does the client want to spend. Also will it all be on show at the end or hidden away by a suspended ceiling or the like.

 

[sparks1234]

If price allows then it's definately worth taking the extra time and getting it right wether you have the skill to do it yourself or getting it done by a steely.

IMO cost is the overriding factor in this situation, how much does the client want to spend. Also will it all be on show at the end or hidden away by a suspended ceiling or the like.

Surely we have not gone through all this debate if it is going to be hidden above a ceiling!!!!!

 

[Guest123]

The thing that makes me wonder is the fact the OP states that it's all going to be hung on unistrut.

If it was on show then why not fix direct to wall and have all drops coming straight down from trunking rather than sets and angle boxes coming out of the trunking and then onto the wall.

Sounds like he's converting a windmill or something??

 

[old dog]

hi i would never dream of having this made up for me .
jobs like this its nice to stand back when you have done it and take pride in your skill
its really not that hard just takes time

 

[johnnyb]

You no listen mate, i said i would get our local engineers to make it, and only if the price is right to the client.

 

[Mac]

hi i would never dream of having this made up for me .
jobs like this its nice to stand back when you have done it and take pride in your skill
its really not that hard just takes time

It's nice to stand back and admire it mate,but if you're on a price,you just don't have the time

 

[old dog]

oh i listen you said you may have to pay more and the end result will look good.

i would prefer to do it myself and the end result would look good

 

[Mac]

The thing that makes me wonder is the fact the OP states that it's all going to be hung on unistrut.

If it was on show then why not fix direct to wall and have all drops coming straight down from trunking rather than sets and angle boxes coming out of the trunking and then onto the wall.

Sounds like he's converting a windmill or something??

Or a big igloo

 

[johnnyb]

oh i listen you said you may have to pay more and the end result will look good.

i would prefer to do it myself and the end result would look good

Ye i would make it myself, but unfortunetly i don,t have an engineers work shop or a galvanising bath in my place of work, don,t you think to make a good job of it being a circle and if the price is acceptable it would look better made by a local metal engineer, after all it would be a circle, and thats what the lad was asking, along with tray which to could be made as well.

 

[old dog]

hi johnny without seeing the job its hard to say the tray i would prefer to do myself.
i would enjoy making a good job of it, the trunking i think to have a circle made up in the shop
would be expensive. maybe the trunking could be replaced with conduit.

 

[tomasi]

thanks for the quick response lads,
have been advised to go for the octagon route.
that is a octagon inscribed in a circle using geometry,been told a circle is 360 degrees,so an octagon having
eight sides equates to 360 dived by 8 =45 degree angles eight times.
if the radius of the circle is known,the length of trunking between each angle is found by
the formula 2rsin(a/x) or plain speaking 2 times the radius times the sine of the (angle/2 )
or so i am told by the maths wizard living next door.

 

[Mac]

thanks for the quick response lads,
have been advised to go for the octagon route.
that is a octagon inscribed in a circle using geometry,been told a circle is 360 degrees,so an octagon having
eight sides equates to 360 dived by 8 =45 degree angles eight times.
if the radius of the circle is known,the length of trunking between each angle is found by
the formula 2rsin(a/x) or plain speaking 2 times the radius times the sine of the (angle/2 )
or so i am told by the maths wizard living next door.

Isn't this what we all said earlier on in the threadWell some of us

 

[scotsparky]

oh i listen you said you may have to pay more and the end result will look good.

i would prefer to do it myself and the end result would look good

I like your thinking Dog

A bit of pride wouldnt take long about the same time as the local sheet metal shop. It could be done on site. i was taught how to do it during my apprenticeship as well ast making Fluted reducers,Saddle Sets,45 angles etc on Tray and Trunking. Its good to get the grey matter and actually saves money on the baught bends. All you need is the lenghts of trunking.

 

[old dog]

hi scotspark when i done my time we made all our bends , sets and flages
scot is langside college still there?