stainless steel guard rail

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I have been asked to put together a quote for 10 stainless steel guard rails, there will be a support post of stainless in to the ground, would it be better to use a slip tee or fish mouth and weld.  I am not sure of the tube thickness yet might be 16 gauge what do some of you think would be the best way to go?  there will be a total of 60 feet of tubing and 3 mounting flanges per rail.ThanksRon
Reply:Hard to say without seeing a drawing of what you're planing to do, but I would say that if at all possible avoid fish mouths, you'll end up with tons of distorsion. Perhaps another option that you didn't mention is to drill right through the uprights and feed the cross pieces through, just tacking or fusing them in place, it'll save alot of work, but again, depends on what you're doing.
Reply:Originally Posted by Ron PadillaI have been asked to put together a quote for 10 stainless steel guard rails, there will be a support post of stainless in to the ground, would it be better to use a slip tee or fish mouth and weld.  I am not sure of the tube thickness yet might be 16 gauge what do some of you think would be the best way to go?  there will be a total of 60 feet of tubing and 3 mounting flanges per rail.ThanksRon
Reply:Originally Posted by Baila La PinzaHard to say without seeing a drawing of what you're planing to do, but I would say that if at all possible avoid fish mouths, you'll end up with tons of distorsion. Perhaps another option that you didn't mention is to drill right through the uprights and feed the cross pieces through, just tacking or fusing them in place, it'll save alot of work, but again, depends on what you're doing.
Reply:Originally Posted by Ron PadillaI have been asked to put together a quote for 10 stainless steel guard rails, there will be a support post of stainless in to the ground, would it be better to use a slip tee or fish mouth and weld.  I am not sure of the tube thickness yet might be 16 gauge what do some of you think would be the best way to go?  there will be a total of 60 feet of tubing and 3 mounting flanges per rail.ThanksRon
Reply:Originally Posted by Donald BranscomWhat I am wondering is WHY they do not just buy the guard rail sections already for installation.There are companies that already make all of this and with complete systems for easy installation.
Reply:I am still waiting on more info on the build myself I wasnt given actual dimesions for tube or pipe, what the CLR is for the 90deg bend so i am shooting in the dark till I get more info.  But I am figuring that it would run around 5 grand for the whole job.thanks ron