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    After a little more thought, if you went with a spreader bar design instead you could use something much smaller.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PipeManMusic View Post
    3" heavywall steel pipe is rediculously overkill for this. The issue mostly is rigidity as the load is very spread out across the bar. 2"x2"x1/4" steel square tube should be easily enough for this.
    How would that weight affect the portability of this?
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    Quote Originally Posted by PipeManMusic View Post
    3" heavywall steel pipe is rediculously overkill for this. The issue mostly is rigidity as the load is very spread out across the bar. 2"x2"x1/4" steel square tube should be easily enough for this.
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