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Writing from the Minto workshop on the services we fabricate — no catalogues, no filler, no stock photography.
THE JOURNAL
WORKSHOP NOTES
Practical writing on the services we actually build: stainless fabrication, kitchens, cutting, architectural metalwork, on-site welding, handrails, sheet metal, and installation.
ARTICLES
08 NOTES
- 01FABRICATIONStainless Steel Fabrication for Australian WorkGrade, finish and process matter more than a pretty drawing. This is how a Minto workshop turns a brief into fabrication that lasts in Australian conditions.READ ARTICLE
- 02KITCHENSSpecifying Stainless for Commercial and Residential KitchensA commercial kitchen and a home scullery ask different things of stainless. Both still need the right grade, the right falls and a fabricator who has built food-grade work before.READ ARTICLE
- 03CUTTING & BENDINGPrecision Cutting and Bending Is Where Jobs Are WonA pressbrake and a guillotine are not “extras”. They are how a drawing becomes a part that fits. Here is what precision cutting and bending actually change on your project.READ ARTICLE
- 04ARCHITECTURALArchitectural Metalwork That Earns Its Place in the BuildingBar frames, wine racks, shopfitting and security cages are not generic steel. They are architectural pieces that have to look finished on day one and still look finished in year five.READ ARTICLE
- 05ON-SITEWhen the Workshop Has to Come to the SiteOn-site welding is not a lesser version of workshop fabrication. It is the right process when the piece is already built, already installed, or too large to move.READ ARTICLE
- 06HANDRAILSHandrails and Balustrades: Safety First, Finish Close BehindHandrails and balustrades have to satisfy the building and the eye. Stainless does both when the occupancy, the fixings and the finish are specified together.READ ARTICLE
- 07SHEET METALSheet Metal Fabrication for Panels, Guards and Folded PartsCustom panels, machine guards and folded components are where sheet metal fabrication earns its keep: light enough to install, stiff enough to last, accurate enough to close.READ ARTICLE
- 08INSTALLATIONInstallation, Repairs and the Life of the Metal After DeliveryThe last metre of a stainless job is on site: levelling, sealing, matching and, years later, repairing. Here is why that should stay with the people who made the metal.READ ARTICLE
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