I'm trying to add sides to my trailer but it doesn't have the metal brackets to put the 2x4's in. I want to make some and weld them on but I don't know where to get the metal. I don't want to have to buy a whole sheet, I just need a 3" wide strip I can cut, bend and weld. Any ideas?
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Saw some at Home Depot this evening. In with the big hinges and such hardware for big doors. Go figure. Probably didn't know where else to put them.
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I can't do that because the Home Depot ones are too short. I'm using it to haul bamboo which is like 20' long..
Rectangular tubing (4 sides) or channel (3 sides) can be cut to any length, then welded onto the trailer frame. You may need to resize your upright lumber slightly (sander/grinder), but it's still much less effort than trying to bend heavy gage steel into uniformly-sized brackets.
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I think you would be better served in purchasing some 2x4 rectangular tubing and simply cutting off proper lenghts.
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