Strengthening Sheetmetal
Strengthening Sheetmetal
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I am using 26ga. sheetmetal (9-3/4 wide) with two tabs welded (for self tapping screws), however, the the srews are torqued the sheetmetal bends. Will placing a groove across the width of the metal (over the top of this section) provide enough strength to overcome the screw torque? Can anyone provide me with some suggestions and/or forumlas to determine this?





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Matt
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
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Gussets, unfortunately, are not an option due to space limitations.
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Sorry I have no idea about formulas for this.
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I hope that helps
ps I am guessing the reason you are welding tabs instead of forming is because you will get no threads in 26 gage.