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Re:Starship Prototype Unveiled by emilecantin on Sunday September 29, 2019 @08:38PM (#21110743)
> although the cylinders would have to be welded together too

No, they'll do a helical weld, exactly like large pipes (like this: http://www.xysteelpipe.com/upload/201512118145340710.jpg)

You basically need to do that as the steel rolls off the press, though, which is why they didn't do that for Mk I. They'll need to cold roll the steel onsite.

Re:Starship Prototype Unveiled by 4684455 on Sunday September 29, 2019 @10:51PM (#21111383)
They will not do a helical weld because the steel's thickness varies from the top to the bottom of the cylinder, according to Elon Musk. https://twitter.com/HarryStoltz1/status/1162595874561617920 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1162601447235604480?lang...