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Custom post and beam brackets are easy and affordable with us!
Better Preparation
We do more preparation for powder coating. When you buy powder coated brackets, we sand all the hard edges and surfaces in preparation for powder coating. This step is avoided by other shops. It adds a lot of time to the build process. We do this because powder will not build up to the proper thickness if the edge is not rounded over. This leads to premature failure of the coating.
We drill holes
Most likely your local fab shop will just plasma cut their holes and not drill them. Plasma cut edges will have some degree of taper, so the top of a plasma hole will be bigger than the bottom. This creates a chiseled un even mating surface with the bolt. I undersize my plasma cut holes and then run a drill bit through it to make a nice round hole.
Ours are Better
Our brackets are actually "Bare" steel brackets. Ours is on the right. Notice the shinny steel and nice round hole. On the left side, they sell "Bare" steel brackets. Notice the blue/gray mill scale on the surface. Mill scale needs to be removed from the steel prior to any type of coating. Mill scale will flake off over time, leading to premature failure of the coating. Our bare steel brackets are actually bare steel. We buy steel that has been dipped in acid at the mill to remove the mill scale. The steel is then coated with oil to prevent the bare steel from rusting. It costs us more to sell, but look at the difference...
Cleaning
Our brackets go through a multiple step process to prepare the metal for powder coating. When you buy powder coated brackets, we deburr the edges and sand the bare steel to etch the surface. Next we scrub clean using industrial strength degreaser. We wash with water then put them in the hot oven to dry and pre bake.
