k-bay xj
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I am currently planning a roll cage, and roof swap/convertible project for my xj, and I am still in the way early planning stages on this, so please don't kill me for the question I am about to ask, and yeah I have read every roll cage/convertible thread here and in other forums, and have only seen this once. While reading about cages on a CO K-5 blazer forum, they were discussing materials, and there was a picture of a guys very mod'd rig, chopped top, bumpers, rock guards, full cage, etc. Anyway, the guy who posted the pic said that every thing was made with schedule 40 pipe, not dom or hrew tube.
This sparked up a new round of questions to my welder/machinist buddies and they had no clue.
So here is the question: Is there a difference between 1.5" .120 wall dom tubing and sched 40 pipe that measures out to 1.66" OD and .140 wall?
I am guessing that there is, as pipe appears to be about 1/4 the price of tubing and a pipe bender (will bend 1/2" to 2") is $100 from harbor freight, versus $500 for a JD2 tubing bender and one die.
I don't know that much about metal, so that is why I am trying to find out here.
On the pipe strength side, I have seen lumber racks built from it that hold a buttload of material without even a budge, and also saw a bail rack on my buddies farm that had about 4000 lbs of hay sitting on 4 pipes that stuck out from the about 3-4 feet and it only bent about 2 inches.
Sorry for making this so long, but it has sparked my curiosity. Thanks
Matt
This sparked up a new round of questions to my welder/machinist buddies and they had no clue.
So here is the question: Is there a difference between 1.5" .120 wall dom tubing and sched 40 pipe that measures out to 1.66" OD and .140 wall?
I am guessing that there is, as pipe appears to be about 1/4 the price of tubing and a pipe bender (will bend 1/2" to 2") is $100 from harbor freight, versus $500 for a JD2 tubing bender and one die.
I don't know that much about metal, so that is why I am trying to find out here.
On the pipe strength side, I have seen lumber racks built from it that hold a buttload of material without even a budge, and also saw a bail rack on my buddies farm that had about 4000 lbs of hay sitting on 4 pipes that stuck out from the about 3-4 feet and it only bent about 2 inches.
Sorry for making this so long, but it has sparked my curiosity. Thanks
Matt