moe1965 738 #26 Posted April 2, 2023 On 7/29/2020 at 6:19 AM, ohiofarmer said: Old bed frames work well for angle iron. They are tempered steel, very strong, Very strong indead but hard to drill and weld doesn't stick to them to well . They have a very high carbon content. I found this out the hard way 😂 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,276 #27 Posted April 8, 2023 (edited) On 4/2/2023 at 9:21 AM, moe1965 said: Very strong indead but hard to drill and weld doesn't stick to them to well . They have a very high carbon content. I found this out the hard way 😂 drilling is very difficult, I agree. but the welds I did with a 110 volt welder worked okay for the application. The important ones were plug welds and they functioned a lot like rivets. Edited April 8, 2023 by ohiofarmer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
