Recent content by Angurn

I introduced myself to these forums with a foot in my mouth after reading older posts again I realized I glazed over the answer.:oops: Just to add, for nuts like me, to the gas lighting history here is a link to edison monthly discussing the shift away from gas lighting. By changing the...

Fair enough. I typed the post in haste and paraphased quite a bit. I was just trying to show that round pipe whether structural or the scheduled pipe(battens) is a efficient shape.(the latter part of the question assuming tube meant round) As for edges being weak I was trying to state that a...

Your question is not fair because you contradict the answer. A tube is the strongest compared to a solid pipe wieght for weight. A square or any other shape is out of the question as they have edges and edges are not practical and are weak. Imagine seeing a square tunnel(maybe a triangle but not...