[Ravensfort] showers / Re: [rfofficers] Gundy's Find

[byzytym]

We already have the metal frames and wood floors.  We are looking to replace the walls. 
 
I believe that painted metal will last longer than you are letting on and I can't imagine metal that "wind would shred... pretty quick", but I will give you that thin metal will dent easily.  
If wood floating studs are used, they should be light weight and not the 2x6 used in the past.  That certainly would help prevent the cracking when moved after a few years in the sun.  We have had water barrels that have become brittle and cracked.

Does anyone else have input ?  The more suggestions, the better.

In service,
V NV



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: SF Tester 
  To: byzytym 
  Cc: A Kindness Of Ravens 
  Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 11:55 PM
  Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] showers / Re: [rfofficers] Gundy's Find


  On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:44 PM, byzytym <byzytym at att.net> wrote:

    Good info.  
    I think you are going too tick on the metal though.  I'm talking about thin and light.

  The problem with thin metal is that it dents, fasteners rip through, and it rusts through way faster than you'd think. Think about how thick a 50 gallon drum is and how quickly they rot at the site.

  Ok, grab your latest Quoth. Open the cover, 1st, and 2nd pages. Those 3 pages combined are about .010". 4x8 feet of that, in steel, would be somewhere around 13 pounds, but would last a few months. Wind would shred it pretty quick.
   
    Can you price the sheets of the stuff you are talking about and see if larger sheets are available ?  I'm guessing that have the right UV inhibitor or gelcoat will cost more ??

  I'll see what I can dig up. I need to go find some stuff anyway. Don't really need the UV inhibitor if we paint it. House paint (at least the half decent stuff) has it.
   
    You will have to spell out the UHMW.  Again, those of us that do not use the terms every day do not know what the hell you are talkin' 'bout.

  Didn't spell that one because it's long and multisyllable grunts aren't my bag ;)

  Ultra-high molecular weight. Same stuff pickle barrels are made of. Nothing short of a miracle will keep paint attached more than a nanosecond, but it's tough stuff.

  Another possibility is Tyvek. It's something like paper, but won't tear. If we came up with the right method to attach it, it may work out since it's cheap enough to replace it every couple of years.

  If I was making the decisions, I would weld a frame out of 2" square tubing, then mount FRP or ABS panels on floating studs so the framework can move some without stressing the walls. Throw in some cedar slats for a floor and it'll last longer than me (and I'm fairly well pickled after close to 2 decades in Swein camp :P)
  --
  Gundy
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