How much weight can safely be suspended from center of 2"x2" square tube 9' long?
If a 2" square, 1/8" wall box tube, 9' long, was installed horizontal, and supported only at the ends, how much weight could be safely suspended from it's center? I looked online for structural info on box...
The ballast box I bought has the lower hitch pin lugs welded near the bottom of the box, which is 23"+ below the top link. I need hitch pins at 16" below the top link, so I am considering either grinding off the welds, remove the tabs and welding them at the proper location, OR leave them (or...
Just home workshop, so I don't do all that much welding. I have a Miller 180 MIG welder, and a really old Craftsman AC stick welder that I bought new in 1980. I haven't used it much lately, although I did some welding with it a few months ago. Problem is, it is an AC only machine. For welding...