marshall
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| posted on 17/5/09 at 05:02 PM |
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buying square tubing?
ok i was thinking were is the best place to get 16g 1 inch x 1 inch square tubing from. I am in somerset.... how much will i need for a 7 car.and
what will it cost.Ron type car....
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BenB
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| posted on 17/5/09 at 05:15 PM |
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There are (or certainly used to be) chassis kits for sale with all the bits ready cut.
I usually buy my metal from B+Q (rubbish quality and really expensive) or metalsupermarket (better quality but also expensive).....
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wrigglypig
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| posted on 17/5/09 at 05:29 PM |
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Have a look in your local yellow pages for steel stockists. We have one near us and they will sell you the tubes that have been damaged usually on the
end ( and they are 6m long ) they charge £10 each for them. The other thing you can do is look for local maufacturers of office furniture my local one
were selling 25 x 25 to me at £15 for a 6m length.
Kev
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 17/5/09 at 05:52 PM |
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no, no, no,no, no. B&Q?
Go to your local engineering workshop and get them to order it in for you. Or buy a kit from Armoto Engineering pre-cut. Makes life a hell of a lot
easier.
R.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Badger_McLetcher
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| posted on 17/5/09 at 07:32 PM |
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I was gonna use these guys, bought a load of steel off them a couple of years back when I was
restoring a mini and making armour, was quite reasonable. Dunno what they're like now, but may be worth a look if they're not too far away
from you.
[Edited on 17/5/09 by Badger_McLetcher]
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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aerosam
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| posted on 17/5/09 at 09:00 PM |
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making armour? bizzare.
Anyway here's another vote for local steel stockists. When I called mine and told him what I wanted it for he was very helpful, and he's
keeping me loads of offcuts of 3mm plate for all my mounting brackets.
Had enough of this dictatorship known as LCB. Gone elsewhere, not coming back. Kiss my ass ChrisW.
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Badger_McLetcher
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| posted on 17/5/09 at 09:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by aerosam
making armour? bizzare.
My other hobby though my unit isn't in that vid until
about 5:08.
Another place to try for metals may be http://www.metals4u.co.uk/, never used them myself but a friend has and he said they delivered quickly.
[Edited on 17/5/09 by Badger_McLetcher]
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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iank
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| posted on 18/5/09 at 07:01 AM |
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metals4u have a small range and are pretty expensive (sure the quality is fine), metalsupermarkets have a good range, but I'm told they are also
expensive.
Hobby friendly metal stockholders are listed here
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/metal-suppliers.htm
Check out the cutting lists here http://mcsorley.net/locost/
to estimate how much you'll need.
Buying a ready cut kit is probably a good compromise between cost and convenience.
--
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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907
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| posted on 18/5/09 at 05:43 PM |
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I called in at my local stockholders (Suffolk Steel) today for some sheet and asked the price of 25 x 25 x 1.5 out of curiosity.
£10.65 +vat per 6m length. They have a standard £10 delivery charge.
I would think there's a steel stockholder in most areas.
Cheers
Paul G
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Beardy_John
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| posted on 19/5/09 at 09:24 PM |
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For what its worth, I had to check the price of 1" 16g steel with a couple of local companies recently for a job at work. One wanted £10.75 +
VAT for a 6m length, the other wanted £6 something + VAT for the same length!
It pays to shop around if you have the chance 
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Rod Ends
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I was looking at Parker Steel prices today and they seem to have nearly halved since i looked a few weeks back.
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Beardy_John
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 08:19 PM |
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Bloody hell your right Rod Ends, Parkers seem stupidly cheap - 25 x 25 x 1.5mm = £4.97 + VAT for a 6m length !!!!
Roll on pay day
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Staple balls
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 08:53 PM |
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Blimeh *looks for things to build* 
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Peteff
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 09:30 PM |
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My local stockist charges less if you order more so it pays to measure up for all the other stuff you might want to do at the same time.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Land Locked
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| posted on 23/5/09 at 04:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Beardy_John
Bloody hell your right Rod Ends, Parkers seem stupidly cheap - 25 x 25 x 1.5mm = £4.97 + VAT for a 6m length !!!!
Thats much cheaper than I get get it in SA, so much so that I'm looking into the cost of shipping!
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