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Do I diy it or buy one pre-made?
Either way I'll do the hole and weld it in the box meself
Can get a door with frame for like £800

>> No.2849905
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>>2849895
i had to /diy/ one because i couldn't get what i needed during the kungflu summer of love. bought a door and frame for a metal building of cl for $200 and cut the frame sheet metal to width with the plasma. framed the hole with 1x3x.120 tubeand welded everything in. it came out alright but was a bit of an assache. id buy a door with a heavy steel frame if i had to do it again

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>>2849895
you can see the frame flange welded to the tube in this pic

>> No.2849921

>>2849907
>>2849905
Yeah I've seen a lot of those and I'm not very interested in going that route, if I had to diy it all I'd do the 1x3 tube yeah and then some 1/2x3/4 box around it to make it a door frame and just hang a door in that, but it appeals to me just driving up to the port and buying a whole door from an outfitter and putting it in

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>>2849895
>>2849921
>how do i /diy/
>i dont want to /diy/
well then why did you bother asking?

>> No.2850119

>>2849969
It's still diy if I buy an assembled frame and weld it into a container vs buying one with a door already

>> No.2851031

>>2849895
Not all frames suit container corrugations (for side doors) or blank ends or end doors but an angle frame is a breeze to weld.

I support the door horizontally and level, then use welding stands to support the frame. I shim the door clearance between the door and frame so zero risk of fucking that up.

Use quality sealant. The HV version doesn't sag and of course it's UV resistant. I just sealed some door trim and end vertical gaps between my side-by-side welded container shop with it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LWMV8XJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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