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Don Y
- Jan 1, 1970
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Hi Joerg,
They won't "support" anything. And, rely on other "members" for
their strength -- e.g., the drywall spanning the gaps between
the studs. In commercial environments, *all* of the associated
framing is usually of a like kind (I've found tying them *to*
a lumber framework greatly enhances their utility as the lumber
doesn't have the same sort of give/flex that a purely metal
framework does).
They are also a PITA when it comes to stringing wire as any
unprotected edges (i.e., cutouts) will shred insulation in short
order.
We had some metal 2x2's (!) that were well designed. A heavier
gauge of metal, "curled" ("rounded under") edges, longitudinally
ribbed, etc. Coupled with their smaller dimensions, they proved to
be excellent to work with (as I said, relying on tin snips to trim
things to size instead of running back and forth to the chop saw!)
Unfortunately, I've not been able to locate a source for these,
locally. :<
They are junk, IMHO. Once during an EMC debug job I had trouble getting
a panel off a large machine. So I pulled some more, then even more ...
*CRUNCH*
The panel suddenly gave up and I flew backwards into a wall. My shoulder
made a major hole in a wall and bent some of those coke can strength
"studs". The guys from production (on the other side of this wall) came
running out to see if I was ok. I did not feel any pain whatsoever, the
wall just went like that, as if if was cardboard.
They won't "support" anything. And, rely on other "members" for
their strength -- e.g., the drywall spanning the gaps between
the studs. In commercial environments, *all* of the associated
framing is usually of a like kind (I've found tying them *to*
a lumber framework greatly enhances their utility as the lumber
doesn't have the same sort of give/flex that a purely metal
framework does).
They are also a PITA when it comes to stringing wire as any
unprotected edges (i.e., cutouts) will shred insulation in short
order.
We had some metal 2x2's (!) that were well designed. A heavier
gauge of metal, "curled" ("rounded under") edges, longitudinally
ribbed, etc. Coupled with their smaller dimensions, they proved to
be excellent to work with (as I said, relying on tin snips to trim
things to size instead of running back and forth to the chop saw!)
Unfortunately, I've not been able to locate a source for these,
locally. :<