Default wrote:
The design will be a rectangle, length of 2.5 meters, height of 1.5
meters, with a brace running from the bottom of the hinged side, to the
top of the swinging side.
Why the brace the wrong way?
What type of material should I be using?
Steel :-)
I was thinking box tube of 20x20mm, or 50x20 if required.
20*20 is ridiculous. I would use a 40 * 40.
A 50 * 20 would be OK for vertical load (if the profile is standing),
but it will just warp and wiggle in the plane.
I guess I don't want a thin wall.
Yes. Then practice.
What wall thickness should I be looking at?
1.5mm, maximum 2mm
Nick
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