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21. Cloud Gate, fabrication, welding, August 8, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, welding, August 8, 2003 Welding; Steel; Machine shops; Industrial facilities; Welding in the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI). Some of the smaller plates were seam welded together prior to their shipment from Oakland to Chicago.
22. 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...
23. Cloud Gate, fabrication, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, September 18, 2003 Structural frames; Dollies (Moving equipment); Industrial facilities; Two sections of the sub-frame grid atop cradles at the fabrication shop at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI). These will be attached to steel plates that will form part of the external shell of the sculpture....
24. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 21, 2003 Steel; Structural systems; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; The structural steel of the sculpture (later named Cloud Gate) during a trial assembly at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California. Before shipping the parts of the sculpture to Chicago,...
25. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, structural steel, April 22, 2003 Steel; Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities; Structural systems; The structural steel of the sculpture (later named Cloud Gate) during a trial assembly at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California. During the trial fit-up, the base, interior structure,...
26. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, ca. August 8, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, omphalos, ca. August 8, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Reflections; View from beneath the omphalos or "belly button" of the sculpture as more plates are added.
27. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Industrial facilities; Steel plates attached to the underside of the sculpture's structural steel create a hat shape during the trial assembly of the sculpture at Performance Structures, Inc. in Oakland, California.
28. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Reflections; Close-up of steel plates during the trial assembly in Oakland, California.
29. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Reflections; Close-up of steel plates during the trial assembly in Oakland, California.
30. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, September 18, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Dollies (Moving equipment); Industrial facilities; Steel plates attached to the underside of the structural steel create a hat shape during the trial assembly of the sculpture at Performance Structures, Inc. in Oakland, California.
31. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, steel plate, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, steel plate, September 18, 2003 Steel; Dollies (Moving equipment); Hoisting machinery; Structural systems; Structural frames; An individual steel plate atop a cradle before its attachment to the structural steel during a trial assembly at Performance Structures, Inc. (PSI) in Oakland, California. PSI developed a procedure in...
32. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, turnbuckle, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, turnbuckle, September 18, 2003 Fasteners An example of a turnbuckle used in the rigging of the steel plates of the sculpture. A turnbuckle is a link with screw threads at either end; it is used to alter the tension of a cable or rope.
33. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003 Steel; Trusses; Structural systems; Close up view of the rigging system used to hold the steel plates into place during assembly.
34. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003 Steel; Structural systems; Trusses; Close up view of the rigging system used to hold the steel plates into place during assembly.
35. Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003 Cloud Gate, trial assembly in Oakland, California, rigging, September 18, 2003 Trusses; Structural systems; Steel; Close-up view of the temporary rigging system used to hold the steel plates into place during assembly. The cables were removed once the sculpture was completely seam-welded. The finished sculpture is...
36. Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Bolts & nuts; Nails & spikes; Close-up view of the base plate for the sculpture's anchoring system before it was encased in concrete.
37. Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Bolts & nuts; Pails; Close-up view of the base plate for the sculpture's anchoring system before it was encased in concrete.
38. Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Pails; Bolts & nuts; View of the base plate for the sculpture's anchoring system before it was encased in concrete.
39. Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Concrete; I-beams; Pails; Bolts & nuts; Nails & spikes; View of the base plate for the sculpture's anchoring system before it was encased in concrete.
40. Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 Cloud Gate, base plate, March 4, 2004 I-beams; Bolts & nuts; Concrete; Close-up view of the base plate for the sculpture's anchoring system before it was encased in concrete.
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