joneh
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| posted on 12/6/06 at 09:59 AM |
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Is this too thick?
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Its 2mm thick and not 1.6mm, would it make the chassis too heavy?
And why does the link icon not put the spaces in the right place when you add a link?
[Edited on 12/6/06 by joneh]
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DIY Si
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| posted on 12/6/06 at 10:08 AM |
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Whilst it will make the chassis roughly 25% heavier, it will also be stronger. The price seems a 'little' high though, at £26.50 (inc
P&P) for what is still a single length of rhs. Is there a local steel stockist near you? If you can find one many do free deliveries if you live
anywhere near an industrial estate. My local place did.
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02GF74
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| posted on 12/6/06 at 10:19 AM |
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and you'll need 25% more amps to weld it  4 mm is about the limit of the small 140 or so Amp Migs.
not to mention 25% longer to saw.
[Edited on 12/6/06 by 02GF74]
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joneh
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| posted on 12/6/06 at 11:12 AM |
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hmm a quick look on yell.com revealed about 5 local stockists.  Cheers for your help guys!
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James
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| posted on 12/6/06 at 11:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by joneh
hmm a quick look on yell.com revealed about 5 local stockists. Cheers for your help guys!
Parker's Steel will probably come to Fareham. Certainly often see them coming your way down the Hog's Back to Farnham and beyond.
I paid (around!) £100 for my chassis steel.
HTH,
James
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britishtrident
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| posted on 13/6/06 at 08:28 AM |
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1.6 is also a lot easier to cut and it is easier to make a decent weld than 2 mm. With 2 mm the novice welder is more likely to run into lack of
penetration problems.
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