The new single tier sculpture in action

[Bobby_M]

In retrospect, I would have spend a lot more time hitting the scrap yards looking for square stock simply due to the ease of cleaning up outside corners. Judging by the strength of my rack, I would go as small as 1" square. I'm not saying angle doesn't work structurally, but the grinding of the interior corners just can't happen with my 4" wheels.

 

[wizardofza]

Ah, good point. I'll get a price for 1x1 instead. Theoretically, it should be half as much as 2x2.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[BigKahuna]

Ah, good point. I'll get a price for 1x1 instead. Theoretically, it should be half as much as 2x2.

Thanks for the tip.

If you are buying a lows...not so much.
If you are sourcing your steel at a reputable steel dealer, they are charging you by weight. No matter what shape or size your steel is, it will be the same rate. And I don't know how over built you want your sculpture to be, but most that I've seen could very well be built from 1/2" steel. It wouldn't be so fantastically Manly and Big and Bulky, but would be more than sufficient.

 

[Bobby_M]

I think 2 x 2 is insanely over kill for holding up 3 kegs and 20 gallons of liquid.

Just for pricing ideas, look at onlinemetals.com

Hot Roll square tube, 1.25" x 1/16th wall is $11.59 for 8 feet.

1" square, 1/8th wall is $17.32 for 8 feet.

Not bad if you can find those prices locally.

 

[wizardofza]

Never intended to jack the thread....

I'll definitely check out that place Bobby for price comparison sake and see if I can squeeze out a better deal from the local place.

 

[sigmund]

Never intended to jack the thread....

I'll definitely check out that place Bobby for price comparison sake and see if I can squeeze out a better deal from the local place.

Just as a sanity check for you, I just call the local steel folks.

2 x 2 x 1/8" x 24' = $69.44 - $2.89/ft
1½ x 1½ x 1/8" x 24' = $48.90 - $2.04/ft

 

[wizardofza]

Just as a sanity check for you, I just call the local steel folks.

2 x 2 x 1/8" x 24' = $69.44 - $2.89/ft
1½ x 1½ x 1/8" x 24' = $48.90 - $2.04/ft

Thanks man, I appreciate that. I'm going to hit up the metal supermarket near my house probably tomorrow and compare some numbers.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled program....