"John B." wrote in message
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On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:08:07 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

I was wanting a guess as to what weight these panels I have been putting
up
by myself weigh. Now that I have a system, they are much easier, but
still,
a PITA with all the rigging and rerigging. One piece is 3.5' x 7'. I
have
two pieces to complete the 40' run.

I have found a value of 1.83# / sf for 18 ga., but this stuff looks
thicker.
I do not have a gauge gauge. It is a common seagoing container. The
stickers say not to replace or repair with anything but Corten, but after
that, I find little information. The tare weight is there for the whole
container, but that includes beams and doors, floors, et al, and I know I
could not get a value per square foot for just the siding.

Any SWAG's or educated estimates?

Steve

Why not calculate how many cubic ft., inch, there is in a slab and or
use an on line calculator like
http://www.portlandbolt.com/steel-plate-weight.html

which tells me that your flat 7 x 3.5 ft sheets weight:
.065 = 64.97 lbs
.125 = 124.94 lbs
.250 = 249.87 lbs
and so on.

If the stuff is corrugated then you need to calculate the flat width
or find a corrugated sheet calculator.

--
John B.

It's Sunday, and I finished 40' x 3.5' of hanging the stuff on a vertical
frame 10' off the ground, using just a little hoist and knowledge of
rigging. That's still a lot of trips up and down the ladder. I'm taking
today off.

And besides, I belong to this newsgroup. So I figure that someone here will
be smart enough to just tell me. And then, when they have something that I
know, I just tell them back.

At 3# per sf, that comes up to about 75# per. They seemed heavier than
that. A lot heavier. But I didn't drop one. I did drop the whole hoist
once, but it landed on soft dirt.

Glad to have that portion of the job done. Now I can start closing it up,
and building the doors, and insulating.

Steve

Steve