Steel question?

ChiGuy82 · Post by **ChiGuy82** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:03 am

I have a 52 M38A1 body that needs some major work. Almost all the panels need to get changed out. Thank god my friends are welders that want to help and who I can pay in coffee. I went yesterday to get three 18 gauge steel sheets and brought them home.

The question is: Did I get the right size, because as I look at the new stuff compaired to the old body, I think I should have gotten 16 gauge instead.

Any comments?

Mike

OKCM38CDN · Post by **OKCM38CDN** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:50 am

Original bodies were 16 ga steel, however most all replacement panels are 18 ga...

Go with the 18 ga and they will last longer...

Hope this helps...

Post by **wesk** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:18 am

You got it backwards. The steel gets thicker as the numbers get smaller. 16 gage is thicker than 18 gauge.

16 gauge is all you need. 14 will be a lot harder to work with if doing any forming.

Print this chart and keep it handy:
http://www.engineersedge.com/gauge.htm

ChiGuy82 · Post by **ChiGuy82** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 9:25 pm

Gosh darn it!!!

Mike