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1. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Grinding; Grinding machines; Dollies (Moving equipment); Steel; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Grinding the surface of the sculpture's omphalos.
2. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding the omphalos, December 17, 2002 Grinding; Grinding machines; Steel; Structural frames; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Grinding the surface of the sculpture's omphalos.
3. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, April 22, 2003 Steel; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Grinding Close-up view of a steel plate during grinding. A finely polished steel plate is visible in the background.
4. Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, April 22, 2003 Machine shops; Steel; Structural frames; Storage of grinding tools and attachments in the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI).
5. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, September 18, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Grinding; Dollies (Moving equipment); Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Employees; Three workers in protective gear grinding a steel plate. The individual plates of the sculpture were ground and polished individually and covered with protective film before their shipment from Oakland...
6. Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, grinding a steel plate, September 18, 2003 Steel; Grinding; Employees; Machine shops; Machinery; Industrial facilities; Close-up view of a worker in protective gear grinding a steel plate.
7. Cloud Gate, fabrication, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, September 18, 2003 Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Grinding; Shadows; View from above of a steel plate during grinding.
8. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Concrete; Structural systems; Trusses; Skyscrapers; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Steel; Stairways; Grinding machines; A worker grinds the concrete surface of SBC Plaza, along the steps. Pritzker Pavilion and the buildings along East Randolph Street are visible in the background.
9. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 22, 2004 Concrete; Structural systems; Trusses; Construction workers; Grinding machines; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Stairways; Steel; Construction equipment; A worker grinds the concrete surface of SBC Plaza, along the steps. Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.
10. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, April 14, 2004 Structural systems; Structural frames; Trusses; Steel; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Construction workers; Pickup trucks; I-beams; Looking northwest toward the partially completed sculpture over which a weatherproof tent is being constructed. Buildings visible in the background include the Smurfit-Stone Building, and Millennium Park...
11. Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Cloud Gate, attaching steel plates, May 18, 2004 Steel; Construction workers; Welding; Ladders; Tack welding the seams between the steel plates surrounding the omphalos. Although the tent came down and the sculpture was open for public viewing when Millennium Park officially opened July 16, 2004,...
12. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Ladders; Tents; Construction workers; Reflections; Grinding; A worker grinds the surface of the sculpture using a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader). Workers wore respirators and polyethylene jumpsuits for protection while polishing...
13. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Grinding; Scaffolding; Ladders; Construction workers; Tents; Reflections; A worker grinds the surface of the sculpture using a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader). Workers wore respirators and polyethylene jumpsuits for protection while polishing...
14. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Tents; Reflections; Marks (Symbols); A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander). After being ground with 40-grit sandpaper disks, the road grader was applied to the sculpture's surface,...
15. Cloud Gate, grinding, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, grinding, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Ladders; Marks (Symbols); A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander). In addition to grinding and polishing the seams where the plates were welded, a two to three feet wide area...
16. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Tents; Plywood; Reflections; A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander).
17. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Ladders; Reflections; A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander).
18. Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, polishing, May 25, 2005 Grinding; Equipment A 4 1/2 inch grinder used to smooth out seams where the sculpture's steel plates had been welded together.
19. Cloud Gate, sander, May 25, 2005 Cloud Gate, sander, May 25, 2005 Equipment Once the seams had been ground, the sculpture's surface was treated with a 15 pound air-driven belt sander (sometimes referred to as a road grader), pictured here. All of the tools used in grinding and...
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