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Originally Posted by steelerborn
I am not familiar with welding parts. Is it okay to use 1/8inch on the outside rails, and 1/16inch in the support bars?
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Yup! and 2x1 is easily available in 1/16". You said 2x1 twice, what was the second size you meant?
I'm a big fan of efficiency. If you have to use 1/8" for the siderails, yes you *could* pocket it, but often that time and resources is better spent elsewhere. We compensate for this by extremely aggressive in parts that are easy to add pocketing to (all the plates that we get waterjetted, where pocketing is trivial to add). Although we get our framerails CNCd because we get a lot made, we have them designed such that they could be made on a manual.
Don't get me wrong, it's a good start, just trying to help you out.
Just curious, why have the double opening frame? You may want to close one end, if the game switches back to 06-09 bumper rules, you'll need some support there anyway. you may want to design in 6" segments on the intake side for that reason as well, and a bumper support system for the siderails. Never hurts to figure this stuff out a head of time so that it is well integrated into your design.