I need some square tubing

[Texastaxi]

Back in the day, when I was doing some structural design, I could tell you exactly what I needed ... but my memory ain't what it used to be.

I need two pieces of square tubing, where the larger one is about 1.5"x1.5" and the smaller one will slip inside the larger one with minimal "slop".

Total, I need about 6 feet of each. A long piece would be cut in half, so (2) 3 foot long pieces of each would work.

Any welders or metal lovers got anything that fits the bill? Or at least the sizes that I need so I can find a metal yard and buy a stick of each?

[Texastaxi]

Nobody knows nothing about square tubing?

[Bullrdr82]

Kevin - I will look at my stuff when I get back to the office in the morning. I dont have any of my charts here at the house.

I will let you know something in the morning.

What are you looking at building?? What kind of loads is this thing going to see??

[Mike Javi Cooper]

http://www.metalsdepot.com/products/...LimAcc=$LimAcc

[TrevorE]

How much slop is too much?

[gonehuntin68]

You can try speedymetals.com

[Texastaxi]

Javi, that's an awesome site but I need to know if they will actually fit inside each other. Sometimes, even if you subtract the wall thickness, the inside radius of the large piece might interfere with the outside radius on the small piece.

Brandon, I need to make some sockets so I can detatch a couple pedestal mounts from the pedestals. One's an elk and the other's an oryx. The elk might weigh 75 lbs. Strength really isn't a concern in this project. I know any 1.5" square tube will hold it.

[Texastaxi]

How much slop is too much?

It doesn't have to be a machined fit. If you have the small piece, sticking out of the big piece, say ... 2 ft, I would like it to move less than a half inch. Not terribly tight, but not where you can ring it like a dinner bell.

[Mike Javi Cooper]

Javi, that's an awesome site but I need to know if they will actually fit inside each other. Sometimes, even if you subtract the wall thickness, the inside radius of the large piece might interfere with the outside radius on the small piece.

Brandon, I need to make some sockets so I can detatch a couple pedestal mounts from the pedestals. One's an elk and the other's an oryx. The elk might weigh 75 lbs. Strength really isn't a concern in this project. I know any 1.5" square tube will hold it.

oK... http://www.benjaminsteel.com/Technic...tolerances.htm

we use it but at the moment I don't have any to measure...

[SaltwaterSlick]

Kevin, I can fix you up! When do you need it? I can throw a couple pieces in my truck. What area of town do you work in? Send me a PM...

[bcdawg1]

1-1/2" - 16 ga and either 1-1/4" or 1" - 16 gauge. If you are willing to drive to Clear Lake you can come get some from the steel pile beside my house or you can buy lunch and I will bring it to you.

[one66stang]

MOST of the time you your larger outside pices just needs to be "thin wall" for the next 1/2" down size to fit in the ID

So 1" should fit in 1 1/2" thin wall

[dadof2]

Texastaxi-1.5 x 1.5 x 14 gauge will slip over 1.25 x 1.25 x 14 or 16 gauge. Fourteen gauge material is .083 wall thickness. Sixteen gauge is .064 wall thickness. 1.5-.083-.083= 1.334 which gives .084 oversize (1/16" +) on 1.25 tubing. One sixteenth is .063". Good Luck.

[Draco]

If you get around Austin area just contact me.

[teamfirstcast]

Call Rose Steel on Pinemont St. in H-town, they have it and will cut what you need.