Recent content by jgscott987

So you guys really are going to make me go to the hardware store this weekend... :) I'll post pictures if I find anything interesting.

This is very interesting- I just wish I could add something to the subject. Maybe I'll go pick up some tubes/rods from the hardware store this weekend.

I can't even find the MoI or the MoE for a steel rod. I'm just satisfied that I am correct! :) Thanks for your reply.

I understand the fact that a solid rod is stronger than a hollow rod given the same diameter. My question is whether this fact takes into account the weight of the rod itself. Imagine two 20 foot long 1/2" diameter steel rods- one is solid and the other is hollow. Support these two rods at...