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Hi all,I posted a few Q's when it first occurred to me and now Im going to do it over Xmas,Just 3 Q's if anyone has any experience in this.I have a 20' container and I want to cut a 16x7 ' hole in the side and install 2 bifold Aluminium slat bifolds in the opening.The doors I have under control we do them all the time with my Balustrading Business.Q1 We will be using it for storage with the possibility of display room at my furniture Business I cant imagine a 16' opening in the middle of a 20' container seriously affecting the Structural integrity ... Thoughts or experience anyone?Q2 Procedure, I want to use the sheet I'm cutting out as facing on a large sliding gate , if possible. The 2 vertical 7' cuts: that's fine with a 9" grinder , the top I was tossing up either a cutting disc in a 9 1/2" saw as I do want it straight or again with a grinder.The bottom cut... it will be heavy. Oxy springs to mind though I dont have a set I can cut with a torch (wont be the prettiest cut ). I do want my first cut to be as close as possible to the floor.If I use a grinder I would cut the bottom first and leave a few sections uncut then 99% of the top then the bottom then finish the top .Thoughts or experience anyone?Q3 If the wall thickness is 3mm (1/8) I figure the cut out to be 235kgs does anyone know for sure the gauge of the walls?Thanks BrettA good guess is better than a bad measurement
Reply:Get a torch, or rent a 14" gas cut off saw. it will not affect the structure if your not stacking on it. Be careful when cutting it, they "spring apart" when being cut up. The walls are a lot thinner than you would think they are, I would say no more than 10 ga.You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. Albert Einstein
Reply:I would definitely cut the bottom first to prevent any blade binding. I would think that as long as you have something to keep the wall from falling over after it is cut free, it wont be too much of an issue as its only really going to drop 1/8" or so. Q1: Cutting a hole in the side of the container WILL affect structural integrity. You definitely dont want to be stacking stuff above the open hole. And you wont be able to ship anything with it later on Q2: You wouldnt even need to leave sections "uncut", as i explained at the beginning of the post. If you cut the bottom first, then leave maybe a couple of 1" uncut sections at the top until you have it shored up, you will be fine. (Take previous posters experience into consideration with this.)Q3: http://www.steinecker-container.de/c...h%20cube20.pdfsection 4.10. |
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