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Old Fri 31 October 2008, 07:19
soulvoid
Just call me: Håvard
 
Stavanger
Norway
Extra long gantry and choice of dimensions - weight issues?

With regards to this thread http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showt...antry#post5299

I intend to build an 3500mm long gantry with 120x60 tubes. However the wall thickness available in 120x60 start at 4mm... Is 120x60x2mm a standard dimension in the rest of the world?

According to my calculations, the tubes at 3500mm over 6'(1800mm) and 4mm over 2mm would be about 60 kg heavier...(76kg vs. 17kg) I can live with slower acceleration/speed, but this seems like it might be a little too much...

Any comments appreciated.
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Old Fri 31 October 2008, 23:53
Gerald D
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Cape Town
South Africa
Håvard, I have seen 120 x 60 in 2, 2.5 and 3mm wall thickness in Germany when designing some things for them before. It was in QSTE tube (higher strength) but that is not important for us. I would think these are very common sizes, in various steel grades.
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Old Sat 01 November 2008, 02:42
Gerald D
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Cape Town
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Hebra should be able to give you advice on where to look for it.
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