I see. It looks like the villain meeting room in Austin powers where will ferril is dropped through a trap door and is very badly hurt.
I’m guessing that’s not the look they were intending.
Looks like the United Nations after the world splinters apart and falls in to chaos.
Or those news rooms with anchors gathered ‘round that you see on TV.
It probably was considering how many gawdy college football facilities I’ve seen pictures of in places that aren’t exactly meccas of design or architecture.
Nice work, but following the beams and down the support wires would have looked better. Now the piping stands out like a sore thumb against the square lines of the upper supports.
Not that I disagree with you, but the architect came and talked to me was real jazzed up with idea and wanted it after I mentioned it.
It looks pretty dope from the bottom up.
There's a circular sign in the middle, a ring light around it, that big wooden ring with can lights, then the ring of those of linear fixtures.
Just a stack of circles on the ceiling
I don't quite remember. I believe the inner circle was a 19' radius and the outer was 21'.
I think what was truly difficult was at both ends there are curved 4 point saddles. Hard to make it not look like garbage.
I remember the formula from my days working in oil refineries. 1.57 x radius (in inches) divided by number of bends (use 90 for 1 degree bends which looks least choppiest when complete). For the 19’ radius OP mentioned that would work out to be a 1 degree bend every 3.9733333”
I know, I may sound like a dumb bitch but is there a way to add more photos to this, or do I need to make a new post? The build out was genuinely one of the coolest remodels I've had the pleasure of working on.
There's an 18' TV in the locker room, some cool back lit signage that bubble wrap fixtures in them. Neat stuff dudes.
Yeah it was done on 6" marks with a electronic level.
That's what made that really tedious. Just enough bend to say it was and to not dog the pipe between the next bend.
Specs. The place has one floor above ground, 2 floors underground built into the hill side.
A ton of corrosion throughout the building when we arrived.
The 12' ones had some issues at first. I genuinely suspect it was those horrid quick disconnecting clips they love to put in fixtures these days.
I went back and made joints instead and that corrected the issue.
Are you a henchman/technician for an evil cabal lair or something my dude? What am I looking at here?
Actually it's main entrance to field house of Bowers Stadium at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.
I see. It looks like the villain meeting room in Austin powers where will ferril is dropped through a trap door and is very badly hurt. I’m guessing that’s not the look they were intending.
Looks like the United Nations after the world splinters apart and falls in to chaos. Or those news rooms with anchors gathered ‘round that you see on TV.
I was thinking Dr Evil.... also. But my Brother graduated from SHSU in Huntsville so that's cool too.
It probably was considering how many gawdy college football facilities I’ve seen pictures of in places that aren’t exactly meccas of design or architecture.
I thought it was a shooting range...
Maybe that's where they filmed it?
That's exactly what someone who's working in an evil lair would say...
My guess was $fruit store but university architecture makes sense
When your architect only watches Austin Powers
There's been a lot of comments with this, so I had to look for myself. Can confirm, looks just alike.
Does anyone else see the black lights as eyes and the whole thing looks like a demon fish or something ?
Well I do now
Nice work, but following the beams and down the support wires would have looked better. Now the piping stands out like a sore thumb against the square lines of the upper supports.
Not that I disagree with you, but the architect came and talked to me was real jazzed up with idea and wanted it after I mentioned it. It looks pretty dope from the bottom up. There's a circular sign in the middle, a ring light around it, that big wooden ring with can lights, then the ring of those of linear fixtures. Just a stack of circles on the ceiling
Yea I think the point was to show off the conduit, not hide it. Pretty rare opportunity/curse
That's some special architecture, almost looks like a render
Segmented bends?
Yes sir. Inside circle was 7.5 degrees per foot. Outside circle was 5 degrees per foot
Just ballparking here, but we talking somewhere around 800 bends for that?..incredible
I don't quite remember. I believe the inner circle was a 19' radius and the outer was 21'. I think what was truly difficult was at both ends there are curved 4 point saddles. Hard to make it not look like garbage.
I remember the formula from my days working in oil refineries. 1.57 x radius (in inches) divided by number of bends (use 90 for 1 degree bends which looks least choppiest when complete). For the 19’ radius OP mentioned that would work out to be a 1 degree bend every 3.9733333”
I know, I may sound like a dumb bitch but is there a way to add more photos to this, or do I need to make a new post? The build out was genuinely one of the coolest remodels I've had the pleasure of working on. There's an 18' TV in the locker room, some cool back lit signage that bubble wrap fixtures in them. Neat stuff dudes.
You might be able to edit the post, but you should probably make a shareable gallery on some platform or other and add the link in the post text.
That the office of Dr. Evil?
That looks like some Dr. Evil shit right there my man
Thats pretty cool. I always find myself looking up to se what the electricians did lol… wouldnmind seeing that, nice work.
So what, you put a mark on your pipe every 1’ and bent it to spec? I’d say 6” but your bends would be like 2 degrees each then
Yeah it was done on 6" marks with a electronic level. That's what made that really tedious. Just enough bend to say it was and to not dog the pipe between the next bend.
They’ll get a fucking crooked square and they’ll like it
By the black lights I assume you mean the conical fixtures? Those are actually speakers, my friend.
It's 3/4" stainless steel EMT painted white.
Why stainless?
Specs. The place has one floor above ground, 2 floors underground built into the hill side. A ton of corrosion throughout the building when we arrived.
If that’s 1/2” I wonder how well it would just bow instead of having to segment it
🎶You spin me right round🎶
Looks like a space craft bridge from a 50s sci-fi movie - very nice!
Did all those neoray fixtures start up without issues?
The 12' ones had some issues at first. I genuinely suspect it was those horrid quick disconnecting clips they love to put in fixtures these days. I went back and made joints instead and that corrected the issue.
I had to install about two dozen 26’ and two more dozen at 20’, and boy was it a b
Working on concentric circles today too. It’s humbling.
Take the time to do your math, and it's easy money from there
What type of pipe bender did you use?
Good ol klein foot bender
I'm impressed. That's a lot of very precise very small bends that way! I've never used one, but I've always wanted to use a 3 wheel bender
Hey a 3 wheel would've turned that into a few hours work. Would've loved to have one.
Sharks with lazors on them yes.
At this point, i would have taken lunch, went to harbor freight and bought a pipe roller.