How do they match: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

  • Hand Former

  • Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
  • Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
  • Preheat workpieces to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces.
  • Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
  • Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers.

  • Shape metal workpieces with hammers or other small hand tools.