Why 1 2 in Plate Steel is a Shop Favorite
If you've ever had to build something that absolutely cannot break, you've probably reached for 1 2 in plate steel. It's that sweet spot in the fabrication world where things stop being "metal sheets" and start being "heavy armor." At half an inch thick, it's beefy enough to handle some serious weight, but it's not so thick that you need industrial-grade machinery just to move it across the shop—though a helper or a floor jack definitely wouldn't hurt. ...