RoofRack Without Welding?
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Why not spend the 300 on a cheep welder. Then imagine what you could make. After all you can't rivet or zip screw a bumper. And ARB and woren have been screwing people for years.
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Warthog i actually finished a rack out of 1" pipe and its very similar to yours, kind of copied you, hope you dont mind
i used all number 10 self tappers, 196 to be exact![Thumbup](https://www.cherokeeforum.com/images/smilies/thumbup.gif)
i bend conduit for a living (some call me an electrician), so i made sure everything was perfect, no kinks in the 90's and if you take your time and know how to properly set a self tapping screw, it will be rock solid.
i considered welding the joints once i was all done, but when it was assembled i realized how solid it was.
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i used all number 10 self tappers, 196 to be exact
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i bend conduit for a living (some call me an electrician), so i made sure everything was perfect, no kinks in the 90's and if you take your time and know how to properly set a self tapping screw, it will be rock solid.
i considered welding the joints once i was all done, but when it was assembled i realized how solid it was.
I have a lot going on family wise right now to build another one but the problem is the way i build mine, the shipping size would still be pretty big, 21" x 58" which would put the shipping cost around 100 bucks or so.
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yeah i wrapped it in 14 ga aluminum plate. im going to post up a thread tomorrow night of my build of my light rack, roof rack, and my onboard air system.
i would do it tonite but its too dark to take finish pictures.