Hi all
I have a load of rectangular hollow section 250x150x12mm, or US approx 10x6x7/16". I mean I have a lot of this stuff.
So I am wondering if / how I can use this to build a fixed gantry style machine base. Target machining materials would be mostly aluminium but some steel. Ideally the machine would have a base size of approx 1000x750mm. So three pieces of the section joined side by side and then maybe EG filled.
I would use a cast iron surface plate as a base but they are hard to come by in this kind of size in Oz.
1. Is this a stupid idea?
2. If not quite so stupid, what is the best method to join these sections? Welding along the lengths top and bottom?
TIA