Project Description

The expert metalwork of West Country Blacksmiths fabricated twelve replacement funfair ride arms for the Paratrooper in Butlins, Minehead.

The expert metalworkers from West Country Blacksmiths were tasked to recreate twelve funfair aims as exact direct replacements for the original arms.

With no original drawings, the design team from West Country Blacksmith surveyed the original funfair ride arms extensively and undertook thickness checks on the original hollow section steel.  Following the survey drawing were completed, checked and approved by the relevant insurance assessors. Every fine detail was checked and approved.

Following the approval of the design, the expert coded welding team from West Country Blacksmiths fabricated the twelve replacement arms which were each over 5600mm in length.

On completion, each of the thousand plus welds on each of the arms were individually tested by an external company and the fabrication checked and approved by the required authorities.

The metalwork is finished with a white powder coated finish.

About West Country Blacksmiths

West Country Blacksmiths are an award winning bespoke metalwork specialist based in Somerset and working nationwide. The teams work is hugely diverse and aim to produce the very best quality metalwork to suit all requirements.

The blacksmith design and make all types of metalwork to suit all styles and design preference.

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Paratrooper arm being fabricated at West Country Blacksmiths
One of twelve replacement funfair ride arms being fabricated for the Paratrooper ride in Butlins, Minehead.
Drawing of the paratrooper arms

The CAD design for the Paratrooper arms by West Country Blacksmiths.

About West Country Blacksmiths

West Country Blacksmiths are an award winning bespoke metalwork specialist based in Somerset and working nationwide. The teams work is hugely diverse and aim to produce the very best quality metalwork to suit all requirements.

The blacksmith design and make metalwork of all types to suit all design styles and preferences. The team offer to a complete service which includes bespoke making and installing the metalwork they make.

We are pleased to offer a complete welding and fabrication service and produce and install structural metalwork. We are happy to survey and design all our metalwork or work to designs submitted to suit our clients requirements. We also offer to make and install or supply and deliver only.

With West Country Blacksmiths you can rest assured that we produce all our metalwork no matter what the project to the very highest standard.

To view more metalwork by West Country Blacksmiths please click on one of the links below –

Click here to visit the main website of West Country Blacksmiths.

To learn more about welding and fabrication services by West Country Blacksmiths please click on one of the links below –

Click here to visit the main website of West Country Blacksmiths.