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Old 6th March 2010, 11:27 AM
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Default Thickness of floor ?

Hi am going to weld a steel floor but not sure of thickess can any one advise
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Old 6th March 2010, 01:23 PM
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Personally im going to use 2mm and weld it in.
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Old 6th March 2010, 06:04 PM
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My floor is thick, it doesn't have a clue what day it is let alone what 2 and 2 are...makes me wonder sometimes it really does...
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Old 8th March 2010, 07:41 PM
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i'd say 2mm ali, or 1.6mm steel, but it upto you
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Old 8th March 2010, 08:57 PM
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I've a 2mm steel floor, mainly because I had the sheet just sitting there!!


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Old 15th March 2010, 07:07 PM
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mine is 2mm ali chequerplate - because it's what i had lying around.

I'm sure you are already aware of this, but isn't a 2mm steel floor going to be REALLY heavy?
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