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Bolting vs. Welding for Aluminum angle
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<blockquote data-quote="rogerdavis" data-source="post: 95659" data-attributes="member: 1690"><p>The rivets do have a lower profile than bolts and if the framework structure is well thought out and riveted, then when the deck is joined to the framework a "torsion box" is formed. a hollow core door is an example of a torsion box that is skinned on both sides: dimensionally stable, flat, ridgid and lightweight.</p><p></p><p>However, after traveling to Florida to vacation (and Louisiana also...don't know about other coastal states) at a Home Depot, I discovered some stainless steel fasteners for creating a faster "boarding up" system for hurricane protection.</p><p>The bolts were 1" or 1.5" SS washer head type with a low profile (lower prifile than a buttonhead). I picked up several boxes of them and some washerhead wing nuts also in SS (I use in my workshop for jigs etc). I will use them for decking infrastructure as well as through the hull. They offer an alternative.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is a well conceived framing system will not require excess fasteners of any kind or style and lighterweight materials can be used.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rogerdavis, post: 95659, member: 1690"] The rivets do have a lower profile than bolts and if the framework structure is well thought out and riveted, then when the deck is joined to the framework a "torsion box" is formed. a hollow core door is an example of a torsion box that is skinned on both sides: dimensionally stable, flat, ridgid and lightweight. However, after traveling to Florida to vacation (and Louisiana also...don't know about other coastal states) at a Home Depot, I discovered some stainless steel fasteners for creating a faster "boarding up" system for hurricane protection. The bolts were 1" or 1.5" SS washer head type with a low profile (lower prifile than a buttonhead). I picked up several boxes of them and some washerhead wing nuts also in SS (I use in my workshop for jigs etc). I will use them for decking infrastructure as well as through the hull. They offer an alternative. Bottom line is a well conceived framing system will not require excess fasteners of any kind or style and lighterweight materials can be used. [/QUOTE]
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