metal

This large metal workshop has 4 bookable bays and has a huge range of machinery for welding, cutting and general fabrication of metals including:

  • 6m custom made chopping bench (rod, sq tube, angle, flat bar etc) Length 13 m in total

  • Piranha ironworker machine – cutting, bending, notching

  • Cold saw (slow speed), (lubricated)

  • Dewalt hot saw

  • Four Mig welders (1x Esab MIG 325 / 1x ARCTEC PSF2 / 2x MUREX trades mig 165)

  • Two Large vices

  • Plasma cutter (Powermax 1000, G3 series)

  • Guillotine foot pedal manual action (1mt width) (1mm thick materials only).

  • Sheet bending / folding machine – manual operation

  • Two Anvils

  • Large overhead gantry

  • Large Pillar drill (Kitchen & Wade) Multi speed

  • Large steel roller / bender  – (solid rod / flat bar / sheet)

  • 3 x flexible extraction ports

  • Air compressor

  • TIG welder ESAB 2200i AC/DC

  • Ultima-Tig tungsten grinding bench

Hand tools, consumables and PPE are not provided by GSS. A technician is always present to oversee the safe usage of the communal production facilities.

Technicians are also available to discuss projects and give advice – for larger more complicated projects GSS offers a fabrication service.