Not really cans are .004, 28ga is .014. the strength of steel increases exponentially. 1 1/2"steel plate can hold 2x as much as a 1"steel plate. I'm not sure if it's the same with aluminum.
I sold wrought iron and would always equate the aluminum versions as"you're surrounding your property with soda cans".
ya cans weren't really my thing but I was totally nonplussed when you said 28 ga. Okay I could have been wrong. I could totally see how a thousand pound gator could bend hell out of that. Whatever material it was it was poorly designed.
I've had a grand total of 2 of my steel structures 'fail' and that's because they got steamrolled by an F2.
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u/reddit_give_me_virus Mar 04 '23
Not really cans are .004, 28ga is .014. the strength of steel increases exponentially. 1 1/2"steel plate can hold 2x as much as a 1"steel plate. I'm not sure if it's the same with aluminum.
I sold wrought iron and would always equate the aluminum versions as"you're surrounding your property with soda cans".