I fabricated around 120 feet of stainless railing for this project. The pictures don’t always show it but there was at least a slight slope everywhere, and all of it had to be made on an angle in order to keep the pickets plumb. The process consisted of going on site to measure, going back to the shop to fabricate sections ranging in length from 4-16 feet long, then going back on site to install and weld the sections together in place. I did all the welding and fabricating on this project but I cannot take any credit for the wood detail.

This little gate is made at a slight angle to match the slope where it was installed

I think I made 4 of these, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th sure go quicker than the first because the jig is already welded to the table

I TIG welded this entire project. Here are a few examples of individual welds. The 1/2 inch solid square bars used as pickets had plenty of meat to practice some good fusion welds (a weld where no filler metal is used). The picture to the left (above for mobile view) is a fusion weld. Before installation I treated all the welds with an acidic pickling paste to remove any discoloration or rainbow effects on the metal

Ready for installation!

Some posts were set in grout in holes that were core drilled into rock or concrete, other posts were welded to base plates and bolted to the side of concrete slabs. Posts set in grout must be braced until the grout cures.

Right after getting rained out for the day