Any welders here?

[jlee]

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I'll try to get some estimates tomorrow, but I thought I'd see if anyone here had a rough idea.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

$1,500

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
$1,500

I do have a general idea of what I should expect..and it's less than that.

If it helps any, we can do the milling work on all the parts -- all we'd need is the bends & welds done.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
$1,500

I do have a general idea of what I should expect..and it's less than that.

If it helps any, we can do the milling work on all the parts -- all we'd need is the bends & welds done.

ah...I thought you meant all the materials and everything....

 

[TitanDiddly]

What wall thickness?

 

[TitanDiddly]

I'm going to guess around $400 for material.

 

[drnickriviera]

Wouldn't surprise me if it was $3-$400 for welding and bending, if you are going to get it TIGed.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

pirate4x4 is the place to ask. rock sliders usually aren't to expensive, its the material that going to get you. steel is crazy expensive now.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
$1,500

I do have a general idea of what I should expect..and it's less than that.

If it helps any, we can do the milling work on all the parts -- all we'd need is the bends & welds done.

ah...I thought you meant all the materials and everything....

I did...turns out you were a lot closer than I expected. One length (21ft) of 2" 0.25 stainless 304 is $450! :Q Though I don't need .25 -- even if it were half price, that's about $500 in material cost alone. I might just go with schedule 40 steel...should be a /lot/ cheaper. I just need to find someone who can bend 2" .125 steel - this place doesn't have equipment for that tight of a radius.

Originally posted by: TitanDiddly
What wall thickness?

Probably .125.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
$1,500

I do have a general idea of what I should expect..and it's less than that.

If it helps any, we can do the milling work on all the parts -- all we'd need is the bends & welds done.

ah...I thought you meant all the materials and everything....

I did...turns out you were a lot closer than I expected. One length (21ft) of 2" 0.25 stainless 304 is $450! :Q Though I don't need .25 -- even if it were half price, that's about $500 in material cost alone. I might just go with schedule 40 steel...should be a /lot/ cheaper. I just need to find someone who can bend 2" .125 steel - this place doesn't have equipment for that tight of a radius.

Originally posted by: TitanDiddly
What wall thickness?

Probably .125.

Why does it have to be stainless? Why not make it out of mild and deal with it getting scratched? The monetary savings would be enormous. You can prevent rust easily enough with steel black, paint, bed liner, etc.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: TitanDiddly

Why does it have to be stainless? Why not make it out of mild and deal with it getting scratched? The monetary savings would be enormous. You can prevent rust easily enough with steel black, paint, bed liner, etc.

I might just go with schedule 40 steel...should be a /lot/ cheaper.

I'll probably just go with normal schedule 40 steel pipe.

 

[db]

Consider a muffler shop for the bends; might be cheaper.