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Re: What Gauge Steel? #214770 09/03/2006 8:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 47 Garland, Texas J James Lewis Member
James Lewis Member J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 47 Garland, Texas	I am a retired steel worker. 35 years in the steel drum industry. We mainly used 18 and 20 ga but 19 ga was available.It just was not as strong as 18 ga and not much stronger than 20 ga. For that reason, it was not used much and may not be used at all today as I am going back 10 years or so. James Heres to us and those like us, theres darn few left.

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What Gauge Steel?	OKSoda	08/31/2006 10:10 AM
Re: What Gauge Steel?	rev383	09/01/2006 1:28 AM
Re: What Gauge Steel?	AD_Pickup	09/01/2006 3:35 AM
Re: What Gauge Steel?	LONGBOX55	09/01/2006 3:45 AM
Re: What Gauge Steel?	rev383	09/01/2006 4:26 AM
Re: What Gauge Steel?	James Lewis	09/03/2006 8:44 PM
Re: What Gauge Steel?	rev383	09/13/2006 6:46 PM

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