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    What is the req.thickness of sheet metal to prevent buckling

    Apologies for not replying earlier. Thank you for your kind reply. FYI: I have decided to use a 1.22 mm Mild Steel sheet-metal, because of the non-availability of 20 gauge aluminium in our village and a lack of pop-rivet guns. When you mention a slight X pattern on face, does one use the...
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    What is the req.thickness of sheet metal to prevent buckling

    Apologies for not replying earlier. Thank you for your kind reply. The platform and box are placed behind a mobile 3-wheeled vehicle i.e in between the rear 2 wheels. The purpose of the box is to store refrigerated food, which would then be heated using a gas stove placed at the back, and sold...
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    What is the req.thickness of sheet metal to prevent buckling

    My project involves making a 5 ft*3 ft*4 ft (l*b*h) aluminium/stainless steel sheet metal box at the back of a slow moving pedal vehicle. There is no load on the sheet metal, except from small vibrations from road travel. My question is: 1. What gauge of sheet metal thickness would be enough...
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    What Is the Purpose of a Water Cooling System Vent on a Boat?

    Hi, Can someone explain to me what this contraption is(Upon querying the boat-man,he replied it had something to do with water cooling the engines). (//postimage.org/image/4g03vm1bn/),but this "thing" was at the boat aft.Is this some kind of a siphon exit? Isn't the water input supposed...