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posted on 18/6/17 at 07:39 AM
Mild steel sheet suppliers
I'm looking to buy some 1mm thick mild steel sheet for some body panels (its to skin the wood tub on my MG TC. I'm way off doing it yet,
but as I need a few small bits for other work, I thought that I would buy it all in one go so that I can generate my own off cuts).
Looking at on-line suppliers, the price seems to vary enormously. MetalstoreUK sells 2m x 1m sheets for £28.51 plus post whereas some e-bay suppliers
are charging about that amount for half as much. Overall, there seems to be about a factor of X4 range of prices.
Does the quality of the product vary or is it a case of just going for the cheapest that can be found on the day? Are there any recommendations for
who to use (particularly if close to Nottingham - if a supplier has a cutting service then I could get it chopped down enough to fit into the car and
save the postage).
[Edited on 18/6/17 by SteveWallace]
"I know every nut and bolt and cog in that car, I built it myself" - The Prisoner, 1967
From a quick search for steel stockholders. I see there is an Aalco stockist in Nottingham.
If they are anything like my local stockholder, they will charge you £1+vat per cut.
With them, I often find it cheaper to pay the delivery charge & cut the materials myself.
If the mild steel sheet has a BS rating it should be the same.
That said, in todays modern age, you can never really know where the steel has come from unless it is from a certified source.
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Building: BMW 2.8 Viento, On the Road, 1949 MG TC in bits
posted on 21/6/17 at 05:00 PM
quote:Originally posted by designer
1mm mild steel seems very thick for a body.
That was the original spec, so I'm going to stick to it and probably regret it when I start to try to form it over the wood frame. That said,
some people have re skinned these in aluminium.
There are a couple of really difficult curves where the metal has to be shrunk a lot to make the radius, however, the recommended approach is to save
this part of the old panels if possible and weld new bits on.
"I know every nut and bolt and cog in that car, I built it myself" - The Prisoner, 1967
a much simpler time , a job more or less for life . these days cant see further than the end of the month in most places.
I can see myself starting a rant here so Ill stop with " fantastic video"
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Building: BMW 2.8 Viento, On the Road, 1949 MG TC in bits
posted on 23/6/17 at 12:11 PM
Great video. Aside from the health and safety issues with the spray painting, I'm surprised that they didn't go home every day with faces
the same colour as the last car that they did (probably black).
"I know every nut and bolt and cog in that car, I built it myself" - The Prisoner, 1967
quote:
Great video. Aside from the health and safety issues with the spray painting, I'm surprised that they didn't go home every day with faces
the same colour as the last car that they did (probably black).
Yes it can very some are more prone to damage than others. I made a splitter out of one from one supplier and it didn't last long from stones
and I tried another supplier and it seems to be much stronger. TBH you dont really know what you are going to get from ebay.
