Questions tagged [steel]
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Should I use steel or wood studs for basement exterior walls?
Related: When should you use metal studs?
I'm planning on finishing my basement. (assuming all water issues are resolved)
I'll be putting up a water barrier (tar paper) on all exterior walls, ...
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Attaching non-load bearing walls to steel I-beams
I'm preparing to remodel my basement. A steel I-beam runs the length the of the basement with vertical steel columns spaced periodically across the span. The beam is 5" wide and 8" tall. I'm ...
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How can I attach a 1/8" strip of steel to MDF so that it stays secure forever for eternity?
I have attached two 3/4" panels of MDF together, so the end result is a 1 1/2"-thick panel. I need to reinforce it so that it does not bow, so I thought of attaching a 1/8"x1 1/2"x6' strip of steel ...
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What is a good way to cleanly cut through steel?
What tools can I use to get a clean cut through thin steel? Specifically, I have several mini beer kegs I need to cut the bottoms out of. I don't mind it taking a while, but my cuts are jagged (easy ...
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Which cutting style avionic snips do I choose if I have to choose just one?
Avionic snips (aka compound-action snips) come in three cutting styles - straight cutting, left cutting and right cutting. I plan to work with roofing corrugated steel and have no idea in advance what ...
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Should this section of water line be replaced?
This is the water supply line coming into my basement. 4 feet below the ground (frost line). My house is from 1940 and I assume that everything in these pictures are original.
I recently converted ...
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Protecting 3/16" wire rope going through poles?
We have 3/16" wire rope (1/8" covered to 3/16") that will be going through several poles. Something like this:
How can I protect the vinyl coating from being cut if/when it rubs against the hole edge?...
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Install wire rope to several steel tubes?
We have 13 1.5" round steel tubes that go around a small area in our backyard Each tube has a small hole that crosses the tube. I'm including the basic design:
I would like to use wire rope (or steel ...
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galvanized or stainless turnbuckles for exterior wire rope fence?
I'm working on a wire rope fence that looks like this. The difference is that we live fairly close to the ocean, which means lots of salty air.
I've bought 1/8" galvanized steel with plastic coating ...
