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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:25 am Post subject: Apparently Bubba
Cut the boxed inside front panels of my M38A1 frame out. The rest is in great shape, but I'm finally getting around to welding in those replacement frame pieces. Does anyone know what thickness and gauge of steel I need? _________________ 1952 M38A1
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Joined: Jun 09, 2011 Posts: 776 Location: Bellmore, NY
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 9:25 pm Post subject:
you can see where the frame was cut. The edges are rugged and rough right where it should be boxed. There is also the mounting plate for a machine gun in the back. _________________ 1952 M38A1
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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:14 pm Post subject:
Yeah, I have no idea why they would do it,but it came from a donor M38A1 in California. Still wondering why some of the holes didn't match for the USMC bumper tho _________________ 1952 M38A1
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:08 pm Post subject:
Oh, and 2/3rds of the front of the frame are boxed in, just not the last third. Weird _________________ 1952 M38A1
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:30 am Post subject:
so, I am guessing 1/8th inch steel? Does anyone know what gauge? _________________ 1952 M38A1
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:21 pm Post subject:
Deadguy wrote:
so, I am guessing 1/8th inch steel? Does anyone know what gauge?
I can't tell you what thickness it should be, but if you do a search on "sheet metal thickness gage chart" you'll find that, for mild steel, there is no gauge that corresponds to 1/8". The common even-numbered gauges in that range are 10 and 12, at 0.1345 and 0.1046 inches thick, respectively. There is a gauge 11 at 0.1196 but it is not one that is normally stocked by metal suppliers.
That said, bear in mind that "gauge" refers to sheet metal, which is different than plate. Plate is commonly sold by fractional inch thickness and you shouldn't have any trouble finding some in 1/8" thickness. That is what I used to reconstruct the frame horns for the front bumper mounting on my M38. _________________ Jim McKim
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