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Headshot 11th May 2010 03:49 PM

Steel Q's
 
Hi,

Looking at starting the chassis in the next few weeks, I have found this on Ebay :confused:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HAYNES-ROADSTE...#ht_500wt_1182

It says 2mm wall thickness, Thought I needed 1.6mm?

Is it ok to use 2mm or will the weight/structural integrity change too much?

(May be a dumb question as my book hasn't arrived from Amazon yet :eek:

Cheers in advance


EDIT: Just noticed he is a forum member so i guess its OK :D

dogwood 11th May 2010 03:53 PM

2mm is fine.
a lot of people are using 2mm, including me

The add you are showing is our own Handyandy.
It is an excellent way to buy your chassis.;
Saves all that hassle of getting the steel and cutting it to length.


Edited: just noticed you have just noticed.....;)

Headshot 11th May 2010 03:59 PM

:D

Cheers for quick reply,

Have been having trouble finding 1.6mm off the shelf, can find 1.5mm and 2.0mm.

I am trying to decide on cutting myself or paying a bit more for someone else to do that part :confused: would save me having to manhandle 6m long pieces of steel :eek: something would get broken :cool:

twinturbo 11th May 2010 04:50 PM

Saves cutting
Saves Swearing
Saves on buying a decent cutting tool
Saves time
Saves Sanity
Saves Space

Add those up and weigh against the price of steel alone.

TT

Coozer 11th May 2010 05:27 PM

And, saves waste from wrong cuts and unusable cut offs.

Saves head scratching as all the lengths have the correct angles and are identified as such..

LG,
Steve

Davey 11th May 2010 06:59 PM

If like me you have a large workshop, a bandsaw, plenty of time and happen to be slightly masochistic in nature then buy the raw steel and cut it yourself. If on the other hand you are working in a domestic garage, don't own a bandsaw (or other cutting device), prefer to stay on the sensible side of the sane/insane line then buy a chassis kit from Andy:D .

D.

Bonzo 11th May 2010 07:38 PM

Welcome to the forum
 
A very warm welcome to the forum Headshot :cool:

Steel has gone up quite a bit over the last year .... The last quote I had for just the chassis tubes was £149 + £10 delivery ( Full uncut length prices ), that was at the end of last summer, daresay it has gone up even more since then :eek:

Started by using the bandsaw but soon got bored spending ages constantly changing the angle of the cut .... Ended up cutting the tubes square & cutting most of the angles with a hacksaw. :o

One thing is for definate.
If I were to start again, it would opt for the flat pack chassis route.

Understandably, you may wish to enjoy the challenge of cutting the steel from scratch .... On the other hand, you may be just like me & dagging to get on with the fun part of the build :D

Enoch 11th May 2010 08:00 PM

I bought mine from handyandy, best decision I made I reckon. It went together like a dream, only very minor fettling was required. It's good quality steel and you know it will be accurate. I reckon it saved a month of very boring work too.
You can see how it has turned out at www.deepfolly.co.uk
Best and all that,
Enoch

Headshot 11th May 2010 08:55 PM

Thanks for the pointers guys

Been browsing your website's Enoch.... they are great :D

MightyMouth 11th May 2010 09:29 PM

I can think of no compelling reason to cut your own steel with a chassis kit this cheap.


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