Easywelder
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I’ve possibly got to make a galvanised box approx w3000 x d800 xh600 , with full width hinged lid, To not let water in, will have drain holes in bottom though, and probably doesn’t need a rubber seal round the lid. Oh it will reside on a beach so nice salty conditions. Doesn’t have to be very strong, if moved it would be emptied.
I don’t do a lot of sheet metal work.. Initial thoughts were to use pre galv sheet and bend 3 sheets to form the ‘U’ of the box and join them together, but there would need to be some other metal where the joints are and also additional strengthening or the whole thing would be too flexible, and these would need galvanising as well. I thought that was getting a bit complicated and unsure of galv sheet vs sea water especially any cuts in sheet..
Second thought is build full frame out of angle with something like 25x50 box for the bottom two 3000 lengths to stiffen it up. Seam weld 1mm mild steel to angle which can then be ground back to a nice almost invisible finish to look good. Same with lid angle frame and sheet welded along edge. Hot dip galv then stainless piano hinges, not sure if A4 is available.
Nor going to be cheap, materials alone be £400ish.
Any alternative ideas?
I don’t do a lot of sheet metal work.. Initial thoughts were to use pre galv sheet and bend 3 sheets to form the ‘U’ of the box and join them together, but there would need to be some other metal where the joints are and also additional strengthening or the whole thing would be too flexible, and these would need galvanising as well. I thought that was getting a bit complicated and unsure of galv sheet vs sea water especially any cuts in sheet..
Second thought is build full frame out of angle with something like 25x50 box for the bottom two 3000 lengths to stiffen it up. Seam weld 1mm mild steel to angle which can then be ground back to a nice almost invisible finish to look good. Same with lid angle frame and sheet welded along edge. Hot dip galv then stainless piano hinges, not sure if A4 is available.
Nor going to be cheap, materials alone be £400ish.
Any alternative ideas?