Structural Engineering

Dimensions

Subsections

• Structure of the Legs --- Drawings of the structural components
• Water Dish
• Caustics Generators --- Making waves
• WaterWeight --- Estimation of the weight of the water the dish will have to support

Water System

• Little Giant 3MDSC Water Pump
  
  or another option
  

The little giant should do the trick, however i worry that it will get clogged up with dust. So perhaps a submersible one might be better.

Notes taking during welding consultation with Rusty

Recommended contact for doing pattern-cut or torch-cut steel

Burning Specialties
6553 5th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 763-3023
Talk to Steve

Good minimum steel thickness to keep in mind is 5/16"

Types of arc welding

stick - consumable electrode
mig - metal inert gas, the 'glue gun'
tig - most sophisticated, versatile .

We would use 'mig' welding

Steel fab shoprates are $50 - $120 /hr around here.

O.D. of our tubing is 2"

Rusty's instinct, 3/4" O.D. tubing. medium wall

"Chine" -- approximate curve by straight-line segments

"Flange mount" -- two plates bolting together

Other places that do steel

Capital Industries - they do laser cutting (more precise but also way more expensive)
Specialty Metals - hydro cutting, need to jump on them to get a response since they want to only do $30k jobs.