Thread: Advice

Garfield yes you would have to turn the OD of your inner tube or pipe to suit the ID of your outer,a 300mm section would not be a problem if you require a few done.

Garfield an other alternative if your prepared to adjust your sizes slightly would be to use 22mmOD x 2mm WT and have 19mmOD 3.2 or 2.6 WT for your inner.
Keeps your sizes somewhere near what you wanted,you would still have to turn the 19mmOD but you wouldnt comprimise your WT.
Let me know if your interested in any of the options,i dont mind turning them.

There are a few options if you go the ERW route. You will end up with 1mm slop as a minimum for most combinations though.

Here is the Blackwoods list for ERW in those sizes.

http://www2.blackwoods.com.au/infoBA...4564&P=2027098

Wow! I tell ya this welding and metal stuff sure is technical!!!

Thanks for explaining that Grahame

Thanks for your offer Pipeclay, and maybe when I get back from my holiday I'll take you up on it.

And thanks for the link fossil.

G'day all,
No more silly Questions for you (at the moment) wanted to post this before I went away on Boxing day - but was so flat out and didn't get the time, got back yesterday and I'll do it now.

Just wanna say a massive thank you to everyone who gave me very vital and much needed advice on this thread.... but I'd especially like to thank Grahame for all the time you took reading and replying to the thread and Pieclay for his advice and his very kind offer to physically help with the job i was trying to get done.

Anyhow I did get it finished and here are a couple of pics of what I ended up building... the legs I welded got a touch up with the grinder but they did the job while I was away. I ended up with a 19mm Diameter 1.9mm wall pipe inserted into a 22mm Diameter 1.2mm wall Gal outer... It sure was hard to weld but I sort of got the hang of it after 2.5 full on weeks at it!

Thanks everyone

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Well done!

I hope you enjoyed your holiday. It makes for a much nicer experience when you have a base camp set up well. Especially when you have a large family like myself.

Where did you end up camping?

Thank you Fosil.

I went to Bawley point. It's in between Ulladulla and Batemans Bay.... It was nice.

Been there a few times over the years. very nice indeed. A bit crowded at this time of year though from memory. I used to dive all over that area. Have to get back in to that soon I think.

Hi garfield ,

A super bit of work.It looks great too! I take it one section folds into the other.

Its time to push the envelope.You can't go with a plastic kitchen sink forever.How about a nice s s/steel jobbie?.

Its only a BIT thinner than those darn leg tubes seeing how you enjoyed welding on the light stuff so much?.

Waddya reckon? LOL

Grahame

Originally Posted by Fossil

Been there a few times over the years. very nice indeed. A bit crowded at this time of year though from memory. I used to dive all over that area. Have to get back in to that soon I think.

You should get back Fosil - it's lovely down there.

Originally Posted by Grahame Collins

Hi garfield ,

A super bit of work.It looks great too! I take it one section folds into the other.

Its time to push the envelope.You can't go with a plastic kitchen sink forever.How about a nice s s/steel jobbie?.

Its only a BIT thinner than those darn leg tubes seeing how you enjoyed welding on the light stuff so much?.

Waddya reckon? LOL

Grahame

Yeah it folds into just a rectangular shape when all packed up Grahame.... I've got to pull it out to get something out of it over the next couple of days so I'll post some more pics of it.

As for the sink - what's your number?

Thanks for all your help mate!

That looks great garfield , well done.

As for welding up a sink, no problemo for me here , I just use the TIG , which is what Grahame will most likely use too .

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

That looks great garfield , well done.

As for welding up a sink, no problemo for me here , I just use the TIG , which is what Grahame will most likely use too .

Thanks for the complements DJ.

Actually Grahame hasn't offered to build it for me..... YET

Originally Posted by Grahame Collins

Hi garfield ,

A super bit of work.It looks great too! I take it one section folds into the other.

Here's what it looks like folded down ready for transit Grahame.

Geoff