Skidplate/ boatside thickness question

[mesha]

for anyone else looking into some sheet. prices for 4'x8' sheet from Wasatch.
1/8"=$125.76(they actually only had 11ga sheet)
3/16"=$221.76
1/4"=$259.84

 

[N-Smooth]

is that new or outside stuff? that seems expensive

for anyone else looking into some sheet. prices for 4'x8' sheet from Wasatch.
1/8"=$125.76(they actually only had 11ga sheet)
3/16"=$221.76
1/4"=$259.84

 

[mesha]

UHMW isn't too badly priced. I spent $170 total shipped for all of my UHMW (1/4" on boatsides, 1/2" on belly).

http://www.interstateplastics.com/B...es&utm_medium=na&utm_campaign=uhmwplastic.org

edit: oh and the reprocessed stuff that I purchased was straight black, no white swirls or anything. Very nice stuff. I worked with a guy named Bruce at Interstate Plastics, can't think of his last name right now.

That was a great link thanks!

 

[mesha]

is that new or outside stuff? that seems expensive

I would imagine new. I just called wasatch steel and asked for a quote over the phone.

 

[N-Smooth]

I would imagine new. I just called wasatch steel and asked for a quote over the phone.

yeah, unless you specify it will be the new stuff. i wonder what a sheet of the outside stuff is priced. every once and a while the outside stuff isn't rusty and it's cheap

 

[1995zj]

How much UHMW do you have left? I need more 1/2" to re-skin my skids...

I've just got the one piece for my skid that I still need to throw up right now.

 

[1995zj]

I make poly urethane plastics and im not sure what durometer the uhmw is but i think if you went with 5/8s thick and braced it by bolting angle iron to it and then welding it too the frame it would be very stout. we made a large 3 foot wide oil pipe coupler that actually wore out the pipe it was so hard and the coupler was plastic

Yeah, but I bet you're getting pretty close in weight to 1/8" skinned with 1/4"-3/8" UHMW when using 5/8" sheets of UHMW....

 

[I Lean]

I don't believe cutting holes is worth the time or effort.

OK, holes may not be worth it....but what about unicorns and rainbows?

 

[Chevycrew]

I can see holes as something for the rocks to catch on if you are sliding on them.

But the rainbows and unicorns, well thats just unique!

 

[Hickey]

Give your 3/8" sheet to carl to make walking targets. After he has cut 186 targets you will have a really light skid plate. Win-Win!

Or, sell the walking targets and buy a sheet of 1/8" AR plate for skidness.

 

[1995zj]

OK, holes may not be worth it....but what about unicorns and rainbows?

Well of course! Definitely worth it! But only if the rainbows come from the horns on the unicorns.

 

[mesha]

Give your 3/8" sheet to carl to make walking targets. After he has cut 186 targets you will have a really light skid plate. Win-Win!

Or, sell the walking targets and buy a sheet of 1/8" AR plate for skidness.

walking targets is a pretty good idea. I can only shoot so many targets at a time though. I have 5 20"x48" plates of the stuff.

 

[iamsparticus]

for anyone else looking into some sheet. prices for 4'x8' sheet from Wasatch.
1/8"=$125.76(they actually only had 11ga sheet)
3/16"=$221.76
1/4"=$259.84

That is way too expensive i just bought a 4 foot by 5 foot 3/16 plate and it only cost me 96 bucks Got it from Bowmen and kemp up here in ogden

 

[mesha]

Metal mart was way cheaper.
1/8=99
3/16=134
1/4=189

That seems much more reasonable.

 

[I Lean]

That's A LOT better. I'll need to give them a shout.

 

[mesha]

That is the single piece quote too. The have price cuts the more you order. Starting at 2 and 4.

 

[cheepin]

I used 3/16 on my boatsides.I used 6 1.5"x1/8" square tube braces welded to the frame.I used 12" wide flat stock.It's way cheaper then a big piece of plate.Been awhile,but IIRC like $35 for enough to do both sides plus lengthened behind the seats 9".

This was a HARD hit and only scratched the paint.

 

[turbosniper1]

@Cheepin: I hope you don't mind if I steel key aspects of your design... Because I am going to! I might have to use some lightly more stout materials on mine though because my rig is going to be tipping the scales right around 10,000+ lbs
With that said, I see that you used the 1/8" square tube, and plated with the 3/16"... Do you ever regret going with that material, or do you feel you should have used thicker/thinner materials? I totally understand the 3/16" plate, but I would have thought that you might need at least the same thickness in the support pieces. About how much does your rig weigh??
Thanks and keep up the good work!
- Matt

 

[Badbuggy]

Mine is 1/4 plate, and it has dents in it. And I don't even drive it that hard. You can see the skid plate pretty well in this picture.