Pulling the trigger! Correct Steel Tubing?

[josh250]

Hello all! I found what I see to be a good deal on steel tubing. Do you guys think this is good tubing for a single tier brew stand? If so, how many ft should I buy? Thank you.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/hvo/4966037404.html

 

[wilserbrewer]

That 2" square tubing is more than structurally sufficient to build a home brew stand. How many feet you need entirely depends upon your build.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

That's some seriously beefy tubing for a brew stand. You could use half that wall thickness and cut the weight by quite a bit. For $20 per 8 ft (plus shipping), you can even order it online!

http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=10339&step=4&showunits=inches&id=845&top_cat=849

 

[josh250]

Thanks for your input guys. Yuri It sounds like the tubing size is over kill......

 

[NoH20]

I went with 11 gauge so I could drill\tap it. It was 2" square. $20\8' is expensive.

Todd

 

[rebelcruiser]

2" square tubing is more than sufficient. I used 1" x 2" for my modified 2 tier, I do t remember the gage though. In hind sight I wish I would have paid the extra and gotten stainless steel.

 

[Rivenin]

yeah, i did 1.5" x 1.5" 16 gauge recently and it's beefy. i think i used around 35' of steel and got it for 70