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Welding Cages - Jonny81191 - 25-03-2016
Does anyone on here weld cages professionally? I'm looking for a bit of advice with adding a harness bar to my OMP bolt in. What wall thickness tube do I need to use and do I need to use cold drawn tubing? Should I TIG weld it in? I'm looking to get it fitted on Sunday or at least make a good start with the door bars etc..
RE: Welding Cages - adam b - 25-03-2016
Rippthrough
RE: Welding Cages - Mattcheese31 - 26-03-2016
Yeah good call, I should say Phillip knows a bit on the subject.
RE: Welding Cages - Rippthrough - 28-03-2016
Minimum MSA spec is 38mm x 2.5mm or 40 x 2.0mm (you can go larger, not smaller), in cold drawn seamless or better.
MIG or TIG is fine, how well it's welded is more important than the process.
RE: Welding Cages - Dave - 29-03-2016
Ripp does it matter if you use tube or pipe for this? IE, is that a MINIMUM pipe ID of 38mm, or is that OD?
RE: Welding Cages - Rippthrough - 29-03-2016
That's tube dimensions, so O/D, main issue with pipe is getting something with a high enough minimum yield strength (>350n/mm^2), blue band steam pipe, etc, isn't strong enough unless you're running in series with specific cage exceptions allowing it.
RE: Welding Cages - Jonny81191 - 29-03-2016
Excellent, thanks ripp.
RE: Welding Cages - toseland - 30-03-2016
Pfff scaffold pole be reet. Lol
RE: Welding Cages - Jonny81191 - 30-03-2016
Why didn't I think of that!