gaza 47
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| posted on 20/3/07 at 07:40 AM |
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ERW TUBE
HI FROM NEW ZEALAND.
What in the U.K. is ERW tube? Is it seamed or seamless,what is the wall thinkness? Cheers Garry.
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caber
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| posted on 20/3/07 at 07:47 AM |
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Elelctric Resistance Welded so it has a seam. You can get in many wall thicknesses and shapes, square round oval etc. It is the standard tube type and
is much cheaper than continuously drawn (CDS). It is perfectly good for all bits of Locost and most are built from it.
Caber
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blakep82
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| posted on 20/3/07 at 08:08 AM |
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i'd personally use seamless for suspension
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gaza 47
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| posted on 20/3/07 at 08:42 AM |
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Thanks for that Caber.I know what it is
here now. Cheers Garry
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vorn
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| posted on 20/3/07 at 09:14 AM |
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Hi Garry. not sure if you know about the NZ locost builders , have a look mate
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Locost_NZ/
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gaza 47
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| posted on 20/3/07 at 10:03 AM |
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Thanks for that info VORN. Great Cheers Garry.
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Nisseven
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| posted on 20/3/07 at 11:27 AM |
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In fact we had a brief discussion on that very subject just the other day.
Bruce
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