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Ek het nou so bietjie gekrap op forum.Ek het nou n idee wat ek wil doen.Het baie fotos gekry maar nerens sizes nie kan iemand vir my se wat die angle moet wees teen die kante en wat is die beste size material om te gebruik vir frame?
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Husky wrote:die angle moet wees teen die kante en wat is die beste size material om te gebruik vir frame?
Dit hang alles van jou af, hoe will jy hom he dis die vraag :)
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Ek hat myne somer so met die oog gedoen. Soos porra se hang van jou af hoe jy hom wil he.
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Riaan ek het een gebou vir 'n SC SFA, 2 foute, 1 die frame was van 25.25 square tube, 2 ek het die raam gespray en nie laat galvanize nie

ek sal se 'n 25 x 50 is lekker, en sal ook se op 'n DC is daar nie so baie gewig verskil tussen alu frame en mild steel frame nie. al waarom ek dit se is jy kan met ligter materiaal weg kom op mild steel as alu, alu gebruik jy mos dikker tubes.

maar kan gedoen word.

Euro steel het goeie pryse op alu sheets :thumbup:
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Post by Bos Vark »

Hier is n lys van die sections met hulle gewigte.

aluminium

25 x 25 x 2mm - 0.499 kg / m
50 x 25 x 2mm - 0.770 kg / m
25 x 25 x 3 angle -0.381 kg / m
1250 x 2500 x 2mm tread plate - 19.44 kg / sheet

mild steel

25 x 25 x 2mm - 1.496 kg / m
50 x 25 x 2mm - 2.293 kg / m
25 x 25 x 3mm angle - 1.114 kg / m
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Post by Haboob »

Thanks for that bit of interesting information. People will let you believe that the difference is much smaller. For a long term vehicle, it makes it worthwhile to use the lighter stuff...
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