Welding question
Welding question
I have a welding question. It's been a WHILE since I welded in school vocational and I know I should know this. If I were to choose between 3/16 and 11 gauge square tubing how much difference are we talking? And would it be worth the additional $1,600 to get the 3/16 square tubing instead of the 11 gauge? It's just panels that will be outside. They will be primered and painted if that matters.
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- Bawl Mouth
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Re: Welding question
What are you building and what kind of a load are you putting on the steel?? That more than anything should be the determing factor on what thickness of tubing to use.
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It will be a welded frame from tubing with wire mesh welded to it. It will be a dog lot. There might be a shade tarp pulled across the top. I planned on using angle iron across the top members and drilling holes in the angle to pull my ropes tight.
Re: Welding question
the span between the supports and the actual dimension of the tubing would need to be considered too. I would go with the thicker 3/16 material for ease in working with and to help resist rust and urine corrosion.
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PegLeg. I actually thought about that very thing today when I watched two of my males walk up and piss on the chain link their in now. I believe I'll just keep saving and get the 3/16 even tho it will cost me an additional $1,600. That's for 10 lots tho.
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