Railings

How to weld railings.

Cut Steel for Legs, Pickets, and Horizontal Rails

Mark and Bend Horizontal Rails.

Weld Feet to the Bottom of the Legs, Making Sure They Are Level Side to Side. Also, Make Sure the Leg With the Angle at the Top Is Facing the Right Direction.

Bolt the Legs to the Step Jig, Making Sure They Are Level Side to Side and Your Spacing Between Them Is Correct.

Place Top Horizontal Rail on Legs.

Make Sure the Front Curl Is Close to Touching the Front Leg.

And the Horizontal Rail Extends Past the Back Leg by About a Finger Width.

Adjust As Necessary.

Tack the Top Horizontal Rail to the Legs on One Side, Making Sure the Weld Will Hold As You Add Pickets Later.

Clamp Picket Spacers to the Back 2 Legs.

Place Rear Horizontal Rail on Support Block and Center Under the Picket Spacers, Making Sure It's Level Side to Side.

Tack Rear Horizontal Rail to the Legs Making Sure to Keep It Level.

Clamp Picket Spacers to the Front 2 Legs.

Place Front Rail So It's Level With Rear Rail and Mark Your Cut at the Front of the Rail.

Tack Front Rail in Place.

Find and Mark Center Point Between the Two Legs on the Lower and Upper Rails.

Use Marking Jig to Mark the Rest of the Picket Locations.

Find the Shortest Picket and Place on Your Center Marks. Check to Make Sure It's Centered Between the Two Posts and Square.

Lightly Pull Down on the Top Rail and Tack the Center Picket Into Place.

Place Next Picket, Check Your Spacing and Tack Into Place.

Place the 3rd Picket, Check Your Spacing and Tack It Into Place.

Use This Opportunity to Reach Around the Weld the Back Sides of Your Three Pickets.

Continue Welding the Last Two Pickets Into Place. Remember to Get the Backside Welded Before Adding the Sloped Pickets.

Find the Center Point for Your First Sloped Picket. Make Sure to Put a Mark in Front of the Picket Location on the Bottom Rail in Case It Slips Before You Get It Tacked.

If You Need to Adjust the Height or the Angle of the Picket You Can Do So Now.

Tack the Bottom of the Picket, Making Sure It Stays Square and Level. Don't Worry About Centering the Top of the Picket Yet, You Can Move It Into Place Before You Tack It.

Continue Placing and Tacking the Rest of the Pickets. Make Sure They're Square, Level and Spaced Correctly.

Finish Welding the Rest of the Railing.

Clean Up Any Spatter and Check to Make Sure All Your Welds Look Good.

Loosen the Bolts on the Center Leg Before You Do the Front and Back Leg.