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03-19-2015, 06:36 AM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: coventry, ct
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| metal wood flatbed material??
im looking to build a metal framed scale flatbed with headrack for my rig. wood deck, but metal for frame and headrack.. was thinking of using some 1/8" by 3/8" flatbar for the frame, then welding sheet to it for the wood to sit on. im wondering how u guys secure the wood to the metal without 20+ tiny nuts and bolts, as the sheet will b def too thin to tap. have people glued the wood down?? any body have any pics? I searched and didn't find much that was steel and wood. most was alum or all wood.
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03-19-2015, 07:13 AM | #2 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jacksonville Illinois
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| Re: metal wood flatbed material??
I don't have a good answer for you as I went the many screws route. But the metal I did use is flat sheet steel i hammered my own brackets out then drilled. I countersunk most all my bolts in the wood so still flush. For wood I used treated 1x6 decking board from Home Depot, then ripped thin on my table saw. For the frame you could always slot it so the wood fits snug around 3 sides then attach a final metal strap across the back? There's many ways to make a flatbed. Using Google images I got good ideas. |
03-19-2015, 09:21 AM | #3 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Spring, Texas
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03-19-2015, 04:09 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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03-26-2015, 08:33 PM | #5 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Universal City, TX
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| Re: metal wood flatbed material?? Quote: Last time I tried to work with aluminum it was a large mess of angle stock and Harbor Freight brazing rods. Last edited by pixelnate; 03-26-2015 at 09:16 PM. | |
03-26-2015, 08:48 PM | #6 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lehigh Valley
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| Re: metal wood flatbed material??
This is a variation of what pixelnate built, but it works. 1/4" alu channel and 1/4" poplar strip from Lowes. I made the alu frame, slid the wood strip in and then glued/nailed (small brads) the bed to supports that sit on the chassis. Simple and cheap to make. |
03-27-2015, 01:31 AM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Finland
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| Re: metal wood flatbed material??
A flatbed I made years ago. Made from sheet steel I bent to L-shape and assembled just with screws. I used 3mm plywood for the deck. Here is a more recent bed I made. Not a flatbed though. Needs a tailgate and paint. |
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