Recent content by Keith Thomas

Yeah to be honest I hadn't considered pre-galvanised steel box section. I must price this with my local supply shop. The main issue with hot dip galvanising is the cost. For my project the steel will cost roughly £500-550. The galvanising I have had prices ranging from £500-700. With the local...

Ah got your thinking now. Use the pvc pipe as a plating bath. I'm planning on using 50mm box section and I haven't bought it yet so could look into buying galvanized material. I'm actually thinking if pvc guttering could be used as that should be deeper than 50mm. Some of the pieces will...

Hi SegoMan Designs, I had a quick google search and it appears some people use the idea of a sponge and then pour the cold galvanizing solution onto the sponge and push it through. That in theory sounds like it would work. Your other suggestion appears to be the idea of putting PVC pipe up...

Hi Tasdidalvi, thanks for the reply yes I have found a local company who make these steel garages and they use 50mm box section with 2.5mm wall so I am now fairly confident that the structure I am planning should work fine. The local company adds quite a bit to the raw costs of material suppose...

Hi guys I'm constructing a steel frame garage at the moment. I am wanting to galvanize the steel to protect it from rusting. I will be using steel box section for the frame. I've looked at hot dip galvanizing and it is expensive it also has the potential to warp the steel due to the heat. As...

Not too sure if it is any use to you but I recently found a product called HTS 2000; I haven't used it but the youtube video of it looks impressive. My boss used it recently to fix a radiator on a bike.

I recently seen HTS 2000 which is for aluminium to aluminium bonding and it looks really impressive.

Hi Guys, I have just signed up to this forum. I am based in the UK. This is one of the few steel fabrication forums I found. I am in the process of building a steel framed garage at my house. I am planning a 11m by 8m garage. The heights at the size will be 2.5m and the height at the point of...