25th October 2008
Photos by Harris Digital Productions
A 2mm-thick stainless steel cable mesh (Webnet) has been stretched over the outside of the cage frame and then woven onto 8mm-thick stainless steel rods, which have been welded to the structural elements.
Webnet is a construction based on stainless steel wire ropes that lie parallel in pairs connected and reciprocally curved by offset sleeves. During the manufacturing process, each offset sleeve is crimped by hand.
Four custom-manufactured meshes have been used to cover the cage of the viewing platform.
The new stainless steel Webnet being woven to the cage on the viewing platform
The Webnet being cropped to size
The "eye end" being fitted
The "eye end" being crimped to the Webnet
Close up of the crimping process
The "eye end" being threaded with a stainless steel wire rope and woven around 8mm rods, which are welded to the cage
The "eye end" being woven around the cage rods
Close up of the "eye ends" woven around 8mm stainless steel rods
Close up of the stainless steel Webnet.
The top section of the cage
The Webnet has now been stretched over the entire cage
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29 November, 2008