| Author | Message | ||
| ChuckMC9 (Chucks)
Registered Member Username: Chucks Post Number: 1075 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.101.142.167 Rating: N/A |
Would you think there are any issues with cutting the backbone in almost freezing weather? Yes, I'm (for once) planning ahead for summer and building the rooftop (carbunkle) framework. I have all my 1.5" 14ga sq. tubing, cut, primed, ready to go. Two 5' pieces on each side of the existing backbone to be welded into place *before* cutting the spine. I can tell that the entire bus structure has 'shrunk' ever so slightly in this weather compared to summer, and am wondering if there are any issues I should take into account before I have an "oh sh**t" moment when things warm up ??? | ||
| Bob greenwood (Bob_greenwood)
Registered Member Username: Bob_greenwood Post Number: 565 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 64.136.49.228 Rating: N/A |
OR....you could offset the hole & not touch the backbone | ||
| ChuckMC9 (Chucks)
Registered Member Username: Chucks Post Number: 1076 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.101.142.167 Rating: N/A |
Bosh. ;) | ||
| Cliff (Floridacracker)
Registered Member Username: Floridacracker Post Number: 309 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 65.33.17.192 Rating: |
Chuck, The amount of contraction and expansion over the size of that a/c opening is very, very small. Just get the steel at the same outside/inside temp before cutting and you should be fine. Cliff | ||
| ChuckMC9 (Chucks)
Registered Member Username: Chucks Post Number: 1078 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.165.11.248 Rating: N/A |
Thanks for the confirmation, Cliff. Every now and then I come across something that I had no idea about and didn't want this part of the project to be one of those! And thank you too, Mr. "Greenwood!" It is a valid suggestion but I'm just too much of an inline guy for that. I've done plenty of wierd stuff in other areas though! | ||
| Bob greenwood (Bob_greenwood)
Registered Member Username: Bob_greenwood Post Number: 568 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 64.136.49.228 Rating: N/A |
hang in there mr. bosh...in about 20 years,you will have it done  | ||
| ChuckMC9 (Chucks)
Registered Member Username: Chucks Post Number: 1079 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.101.142.6 Rating: N/A |
Yeah, that's about right the way I'm going. . . And it'll still look like a box of saltine crackers! |
