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Ideas for thick wall square tubing
Posted: Tue 21 Apr, 2020 9:12 am
by BZOOK
So I have three 2m lengths of 5mm wall 65X65mm wide square section. I'm wondering what projects I could use it for. Seems too heavy duty for a work bench, feels like it should be used to make some sort of tool or jig. Any great ideas? Brackets?
Re: Ideas for thick wall square tubing
Posted: Tue 21 Apr, 2020 9:19 pm
by gwagensteve
Make a bench and put 10mm plate on top of it. Once you have a bench that heavy and flat it changes everything. you can smash and bash and weld to it and whatever and it doesn't move.
My "heavy" bench has 75x75x3mm legs/frame and a 10mm top. It's fantastic.
Steve.
Re: Ideas for thick wall square tubing
Posted: Tue 21 Apr, 2020 9:43 pm
by BZOOK
gwagensteve wrote: ↑Tue 21 Apr, 2020 9:19 pm
Make a bench and put 10mm plate on top of it. Once you have a bench that heavy and flat it changes everything. you can smash and bash and weld to it and whatever and it doesn't move.
My "heavy" bench has 75x75x3mm legs/frame and a 10mm top. It's fantastic.
Steve.
I have a very sturdy bench but it only has 2mm sheet on top. I'd love a 10mm top at some stage.
Re: Ideas for thick wall square tubing
Posted: Wed 22 Apr, 2020 8:03 am
by Greg
65x656x5 is the same material as tow hitch sleeves - i.e. it neatly sleeves 50x50 box.
I bought a metre of it so I could use trailer hitch pins to attach accessories to my trailer - i.e. spare tyre holders and hand winches.
6 metres - that's gotta be close to 60 hitch attachments!
(geez it is heavy though)
Re: Ideas for thick wall square tubing
Posted: Wed 22 Apr, 2020 8:08 am
by BZOOK
Greg wrote: ↑Wed 22 Apr, 2020 8:03 am
65x656x5 is the same material as tow hitch sleeves - i.e. it neatly sleeves 50x50 box.
I bought a metre of it so I could use trailer hitch pins to attach accessories to my trailer - i.e. spare tyre holders and hand winches.
6 metres - that's gotta be close to 60 hitch attachments!
(geez it is heavy though)
And I think 60 hitch attachments on a trailer would look ugly too Greg!!
I've see those clever peeps who add something similar to the underside of a work bench then add large equipment to the 50x50 for easy attachment and removal.
Re: Ideas for thick wall square tubing
Posted: Wed 22 Apr, 2020 11:51 am
by Greg
BZOOK wrote: ↑Wed 22 Apr, 2020 8:08 am
And I think 60 hitch attachments on a trailer would look ugly too Greg!!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! My 75 hitch receivers look awesome now that I have had them chromed!
Re: Ideas for thick wall square tubing
Posted: Wed 22 Apr, 2020 11:58 am
by BZOOK
Greg wrote: ↑Wed 22 Apr, 2020 11:51 am
BZOOK wrote: ↑Wed 22 Apr, 2020 8:08 am
And I think 60 hitch attachments on a trailer would look ugly too Greg!!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! My 75 hitch receivers look awesome now that I have had them chromed!
Ok....you win the funny reply game today!! They must be pretty short if they were all cut from a metre!
Re: Ideas for thick wall square tubing
Posted: Wed 22 Apr, 2020 12:09 pm
by Damo
Boom boom over to you Greg lol
Re: Ideas for thick wall square tubing
Posted: Fri 24 Apr, 2020 5:34 pm
by porter.8.luke
75 chrome receivers! And they follow you around Greg.....
Re: Ideas for thick wall square tubing
Posted: Sat 02 May, 2020 2:51 pm
by BZOOK
Rock sliders, hydraulic press?
