Dr_evil
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Mainly 5.5mm up to 1/4" so 6.3mm and then 15mm bar is used for recovery points, and 1/4" angle too so the work wont be fully flat
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Mainly 5.5mm up to 1/4" so 6.3mm and then 15mm bar is used for recovery points, and 1/4" angle too so the work wont be fully flat
go with the 70-series rod has a higher tensile strength 70,000psi vs 60,000psi
Dr_evil
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A 7018 will be hard to get at my local, will see what they have in next time I go
Got to pick up some 1/16th rods up tomorrow anyway
not flux covered? thinnest I have seen is 3/32nd.
Don't go cheap on the 60-70,00psi as it could snap off and hurt someone be careful. Might have to order from a real welding supply center
tombardier
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Is the bloke welding underwater oil pipes or bloody skyscrapers!? Anyway, 5.5mm is classed as sheet steel, over 6mm is plate..
sheet metal is anything under 1/8" or less, 1/8 and above is sold as plate and referred to as Weight per sq ft. So 1 sqft of 1/8 is called as 5 pound plate
1'' steel is 40 pounds per sq ft
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tombardier
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well, I'm willing to be corrected.
I'd quite like to try some of the 6010/11s, but the welding supplier near me doesn't supply them. They do have low-sulphur rods though. Not sure if they're 7018s or something else. They sound like a lot of hassle to keep dry though.
I'd quite like to try some of the 6010/11s, but the welding supplier near me doesn't supply them. They do have low-sulphur rods though. Not sure if they're 7018s or something else. They sound like a lot of hassle to keep dry though.
Dr_evil
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SIF do a 1/16th and up all flux covered so will be getting some of them to do a BMW sill and chopping them down to half length as I've got to lie on the floor with the car tilted on axle stands and supported with blocks so not enough room to use a full one
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Dr_evil
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have fun
I reckon its gonna take me a while with a lot of swearing
Nice that its 2mm so may get away with 1/8th rods according to the welding calculator
I reckon its gonna take me a while with a lot of swearing
Nice that its 2mm so may get away with 1/8th rods according to the welding calculator
NO 3/32 would be better choice than 1/8th, Trust me
