[Shop-talk] Modifying a sea-container

[John Niolon]

Eric... so far everyone gets the prize... Corten is a product of my old 
company, USS.  It's made to weather to a nice rust color and that finish 
protects the metal.   We use the "conex" boxes for construction site tool 
rooms and routinely weld inside them for shelves and hangers and light 
supports..  it will change the properties so the metal will rust in the HAZ 
of the weld, but paint will fix it...  AFA the ladder and roof access.... 
the boxes have no roof support and seem to be the same material as the 
walls.... be careful what you put up there ..they will sag and leak..  Build 
a deck over it if you're looking for a deer stand.

Also the metal isn't very thick and you can blow thru it welding if you're 
running too hot.  The only thng I hate is the latching mechanism... pia to 
deal with several times a day and it will get harder as it ages... lots of 
oil or grease to keep it smooth in operation.

Free was good !   the 20' sell for around 2800 around here and the 40' is 
around 4500-5000 depending on condition

john
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <eric at megageek.com>
To: <shop-talk at Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 9:23 PM
Subject: [Shop-talk] Modifying a sea-container


> OK, I'm sure these things have lots of names, but I call them a "sea
> container."  The big shipping containers that they use to move from ship
> to train to truck.  (basically, they are the box container that all the
> shipped items are loaded and stored in.)
>
> OK, I have one of these as an additional shed on my property.  (I really
> didn't need it, but I got it for free.)  Here is what I want to do.  I
> want to add a ladder to the side so I can climb up top.  I want the ladder
> secured to the side of the container.
>
> Here is the problem, the container has a sticker on it that says to only
> repair it with "corian" steel.  I have no idea what this is.
>
> My question is...
>
> Do I really need to worry about this?  Can I weld to it just like any
> steel, or is there a reason that sticker is there.  (I'm sure that if the
> container was still used for shipping, it would apply, but for a container
> that is going to sit in a yard?)
>
> Can I weld to it?
>
> Is there anything I need to know about it?
>
> (I didn't want to screw to the side of this container because I want it to
> stay water tight.)
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Eric P
> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
> Waldo Emerson
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