chrisfromperth
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Greetings all.
I'm planning to weld up a framework on wheels for my HERMS setup. I'm a fair sort of welder (well, nothing has fallen apart ... yet) and a local steel supplier has a sale on - lots of steel to choose from. In the absence of a civil engineering degree, I'm confused as to what size square section I should be using. Smaller is cheaper, and I don't want to over-engineer and make it too heavy. But it'll have to carry anywhere up to 90kg of gear and fluids. So my question:
What size steelwork did you use to build your frame?
I'm thinking of going for the 20x20mm, 1.4mm thick, but am I thinking too small ?
Chris
I'm planning to weld up a framework on wheels for my HERMS setup. I'm a fair sort of welder (well, nothing has fallen apart ... yet) and a local steel supplier has a sale on - lots of steel to choose from. In the absence of a civil engineering degree, I'm confused as to what size square section I should be using. Smaller is cheaper, and I don't want to over-engineer and make it too heavy. But it'll have to carry anywhere up to 90kg of gear and fluids. So my question:
What size steelwork did you use to build your frame?
I'm thinking of going for the 20x20mm, 1.4mm thick, but am I thinking too small ?
Chris