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Old 06-25-2012, 04:31 PM   #20
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Default Re: Why the insert fabric roof and not steel

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Originally Posted by krswen View Post
I read somewhere that until the mid-thirties U.S. steel rolling mills could not roll sheet wide enough to span the top. Can't lay my hands on the source now though ....

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I am pretty sure you have it right! My company at one time maintained much of the equipment at a rolling mill and I was well acqainted with the engineering staff. The inability to roll wide sheets was the reason related to me at the time.
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