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What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 25 Feb 2016, 09:17
by davegsm82
I found some extra unintended ventilation holes in the floorpan of my bus yesterday under in the passenger footwell.
What thickness of steel do I need for the patches?
Thanks.
Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 25 Feb 2016, 15:31
by Plasticman
For that area 18g
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Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 25 Feb 2016, 15:46
by davegsm82
Thanks MM, your help is most appreciated
Dave.
Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 25 Feb 2016, 17:49
by davegsm82
Sadly all I can find in my stock* is 20 gauge, looks like I'll have to take a trip to a supplier.
Any recommended places in the Northeast?
*stock = a couple of sheets propped against the shed wall.
Dave.
Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 25 Feb 2016, 22:26
by Plasticman
any small fab works agricultural engineer etc .
20g is a bit thin really, its about what klockers use
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Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 25 Feb 2016, 23:26
by keytouch
mm, any chance of a definitive list of what thickness to use in all the different areas? Possibly something that could go in the wiki?
Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 26 Feb 2016, 08:09
by bat
keytouch wrote:mm, any chance of a definitive list of what thickness to use in all the different areas? Possibly something that could go in the wiki?
+1 on that.
Would be really useful.
Gary
Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 26 Feb 2016, 08:52
by Ant-t
+2 on that
Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 26 Feb 2016, 09:11
by Plasticman
Will do over weekend
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Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 26 Feb 2016, 09:16
by Ian Hulley
keytouch wrote:mm, any chance of a definitive list of what thickness to use in all the different areas? Possibly something that could go in the wiki?
EAR ! You lot leave him alone ... I want me bloody van back
Ian
Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 26 Feb 2016, 11:47
by Plasticman
"patched" or repaired
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Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 26 Feb 2016, 12:08
by Ian Hulley
metalmick8y wrote:"patched" or repaired
mm
Ian
Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 22 Mar 2016, 08:16
by keytouch
metalmick8y wrote:Will do over weekend
mm
Hey Mickey, did you ever get chance for this?
Re: What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 22 Mar 2016, 15:16
by Plasticman
forgot,will attend
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What gauge of steel for repairs?
Posted: 01 Sep 2019, 00:28
by clift_d
Plasticman wrote:forgot,will attend
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I was just doing a search for this info and wondered - does anyone know if this was answered, perhaps in another thread that I’ve missed?