| Andre Baptiste |
| Help people........i found tubes..........but the nice lady at the place told me its to take soil samples or something.Yea the name of it is SHELBY TUBES.........i was wondering if any body knows what is a shelby tube....or had any experiences with it.......help needed |
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| HeatMiser |
Google tells me that these are typically made of stainless steel, and are purposely constructed with very thin walls so as to cut cleanly through soil. They might not be the easiest things to work with (depending on the kinds of tools you have available) and might tend to display ringing type resonances due to the thin metal construction.
I'd definitely take a closer look or ask the lady more questions before ordering these. |
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| Andre Baptiste |
| But the lady told me it was cardboard.............i think it has a cardboard and aluminium one.do you know any other sonotube brands????? besides sonoco's brand????...keep in mind i live in trinidad.. |
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| Timn8ter |
| Sounds like part of a big xylophone to me. |
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| Andre Baptiste |
| i know i think the steel tube would not suffice.........i would go with the cardboard tube that.....our paper manufactoring company rolls the giang rools of paper with......i think that aughta work.......its thick enough |
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| roddyama |
| quote: | Originally posted by Andre Baptiste
i know i think the steel tube would not suffice.........i would go with the cardboard tube that.....our paper manufactoring company rolls the giang rools of paper with......i think that aughta work.......its thick enough |
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| Andre Baptiste |
| Yama does that smile mean go ahead....go for it?????....or does it mean...ha ha ha ha ha he is in for some trouble now.........lol |
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| roddyama |
| quote: | Originally posted by Andre Baptiste
Yama does that smile mean go ahead....go for it?????....or does it mean...ha ha ha ha ha he is in for some trouble now.........lol |
:) I was amused to watch you going around in circles...
:) :scratch: :boggled: :yell: :bawling: :beady: :D :( :scratch: :headbash: :idea: :)
...and to end up where you started. |
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| Andre Baptiste |
| i know what you mean....aI am laughing right now at myself......lol...yea its really funny........from paper rolls to shelby tubes....lol |
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| Andre Baptiste |
| lol..........yea its all funny......the reason i wanna go for a sono is cause i am rather useless with a saw of any type.....and paying to build a sub box would cost a lot over here......so i choosed a sono for the simplicicty in design |
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| catapult |
| Go to a company that delivers mixed concrete (in the big trucks). The tubes are used as forms for pouring concrete columns. If they don't sell them, they will probably know where to get them. |
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| leadbelly |
| quote: | Originally posted by Andre Baptiste
lol..........yea its all funny......the reason i wanna go for a sono is cause i am rather useless with a saw of any type.....and paying to build a sub box would cost a lot over here......so i choosed a sono for the simplicicty in design |
I actually did some contract work for Sonoco (as in sonotube) years ago. If you can get the grade of paperboard core used to roll paper or pulp, go for it. They make the concrete forms look like tinfoil. |
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| Andre Baptiste |
| that's what i was worried about the grade of paper they used in the paper factory to wrap their paper rolls...........it dont look as good as how the sonotube looks..but its thicker or thick as the sonotubes i see on the net...................about 1 inch of so......the paper they use to make tha tube seems not as strong as the sonotubes i see on tha net.and i called the leading concrete supplier in our country....lol and the man did not have a clue what i was talking about......jeeez can u believe that..........all this sonosub talk is getting me upset....cause it seems that its so easy to get over in the STATES.....i may just slaaaaaave and build an mdf enclosure like the normal peaople.........thanks for your help every body...i really appreciated it:( byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee |
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| leadbelly |
OK, well if you want MDF that's fine. Mine's MDF.
I just want to re-state in case anybody else is considering this who does have access to industrial paperboard cores (the generic name), IMO opinion they are superior to concrete pier sonotubes for sonosubs. The reason the concrete service sonotubes look so much stronger/neater is that the grade of paper and glues used are appropriate for a wet service, i.e. they can't fall apart when somebody pours wet cement into them, and need to be thin so they can be cut with a hand saw.
The cores used for industrial paper and pulp transport are much stronger, since the rolls they support can weigh in the tons. That is why they have walls that are much thicker, and so should be much more rigid, and better for the sonosub. |
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