Projects

Custom metal projects from the BenT Metal MFG shop in Plainwell, from the first CAD drawing to the finished part. Tap any photo to see it larger.

Custom trailer with canopy

Designed in CAD, then built in the shop: a flatbed trailer with a full steel canopy frame, a roof, a ladder and an upper platform with a railing. The photos run from the first drawing to the finished trailer lit up at dusk.

CAD drawing of the trailer with its canopy roof, upper platform, railing and ladder

The steel canopy frame going up on the trailer, with a ladder against it under a cloudy sky

Rear corner of the trailer's canopy frame with equipment on the deck

The trailer with its canopy frame built and the equipment on board, before the roof went on

Looking down from the upper platform at the new wood decking and steel railing frame

The finished trailer side on in a field, with the full canopy roof, ladder and equipment

The finished trailer at dusk with its canopy lit, Ben standing on the roof and a pickup hitched in front

Custom stamp for Ty's Concrete Construction

A logo stamp for Ty's Concrete Construction, modelled in CAD with a handle on the back, then made in the shop.

CAD model of the back of the stamp with its raised handle

The finished stamp on a white counter, handle side up

Bearing mounts and brackets

Welded steel bearing mounts and brackets, made as matching sets of four.

Four matching welded steel bearing mounts lined up on a steel weld table

The four bearing mounts from a lower angle on the weld table

Four welded steel brackets standing on edge

Welded tube assemblies

Four matching tube assemblies, laid out in a cut plywood jig so each one comes out the same.

Welded tube assemblies on a steel weld table

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