Steel Column

These are some images of the steel column and plates that support the corner. I purchased the steel from Metal Supermarkets in Tampa. I had a welder named Bob Ryan put the plates together with the column.

I asked Bob to use 1/8" welds and he looked at me funny. He asked if they should be 1/8" long strangely. I told him they need to be 1/8" fillets and he laughed at me and called me a "college kid". He is a good guy and did a good job.