I see. So the stuff I'm looking for just looks like the material Heras uses. Oh well.Heras get the tube from
But they use 1.5mm for the fence panels.Marcegaglia UK - precision tube manufacturer in Great Britain
Marcegaglia UK is the largest precision tube manufacturer in Great Britain, with facilities in Dudley (West Midlands) and Rotherham (South Yorkshire).marcegaglia.co.uk
Yes, my local steel stockholder said "fag-paper thin"! In fact, after having measured again, there are two pipe sizes, and a joining piece size, the joining pieces being "spiders" various shapes receiving tube retained by grub screws.0.7mm seems very thin. One look and it will buckle!!
Wjhat, as in the OP? I want to make a lightweight structure using this tube and accessories that I will make myself.For what purpose ?
Wjhat, as in the OP? I want to make a lightweight structure using this tube and accessories that I will make myself.
The economies of using increasingly lightweight section are increasingly hard to achieve. i.e, the thinner you go, the harder work it is to design and manufacture something fit for purpose. Those economics can make sense if producing lots of units with design/development/engineering teams to create something that doesn't buckle easily and manufacturing processes to cope with the thin walls.Wjhat, as in the OP? I want to make a lightweight structure using this tube and accessories that I will make myself.
Possible. Don't know what stock is available at what price.What about using aluminium?
Just what the doctor ordered. Not available in the UK it seems. Grr!Yes that is quite thin.
That is too bad, as EMT is quite cheap and I see it used just as you describe.
I did find a chart of what we have commonly avail at electrical supply houses just for S&G:
Electrical Metal Tubing (EMT) - Conduits
Trade sizes and max. distance between conduit supports.www.engineeringtoolbox.com
I glanced at the chart, i thought they were too thick for your requirements.Just what the doctor ordered. Not available in the UK it seems. Grr!
Possible. Don't know what stock is available at what price.