nitram38
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 03:23 PM |
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Oval Tube supplier?
I am looking for some oval profile tube for my wishbones. Aero profile would be ideal 
My local steel stockholder, I S & G, can't get any.
Anyone have a website that they can recommend?
My wishbones are going to be about 2 ft long, so the steel needs to be strong.
I did try spa for their profiles but they want £30 per metre! 
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kb58
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 03:41 PM |
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Aircraft Spruce (in the US) has it, but yes, it's very expensive. What price vanity?!
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UncleFista
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 03:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kb58 What price vanity?!
'bout £30 a metre ? 
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nitram38
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 03:43 PM |
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I am sure that the mild steel stuff can be bought here.
I think the rip off merchants buy it in, so I should be able to aswell
[Edited on 24/5/2007 by nitram38]
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nick205
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 03:46 PM |
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Why not contact MK or GTS and see if they can sell you a length or 2. I'll bet they don't pay £30 a metre for it!
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marc n
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 03:47 PM |
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we get it from our steel supplier who have it made for us comes in 3 metre lengths you can basically have whatever wall thickness you like and there
are various options on dimensions of ellipse, not at work till tomorrow but can give you a contact when i get there in the morning
best regards
marc
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flak monkey
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 03:48 PM |
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Get in touch with these people:
http://www.ralt.co.uk/
They do wishbone tubing and machined ends ready to take spherical bearings and /or rose joints, all off the shelf.
Saves a lot of hassle. And they look smart too.
We used them for wishbone bits for our FS car this year.
David
[Edited on 24/5/07 by flak monkey]
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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marc n
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 03:49 PM |
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just re read your post again are you looking for t45 / cds elliptical tube like on our vortx supers and the westfeild wishbones we do or erw flat
sided oval like our std wishbones are ???
best regards
marc
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nitram38
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 04:05 PM |
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Any pictures Marc?
I will know when I see it!!!
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marc n
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 04:08 PM |
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im at home but we might have some on www.mnrltd.co.uk or www.locostparts.net
or if not can post some pics in the morning
cheers
marc
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nitram38
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 04:09 PM |
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I have just looked at the ralt catalogue and they do cds oval tube for £5.85 per metre!
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russbost
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 06:38 PM |
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Martin
I did tell you I can get it for you - this is the stuff you want isn't it?
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nitram38
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 07:16 PM |
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Russ, I am after the oval which is just a squashed round tube. Not the tube that has two flat sides.
The ralt catalogue has it 40 X 16.7 X 2 wall @ £7.02 in 6m lengths. I need two lengths.
I've emailed them.
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nitram38
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| posted on 25/5/07 at 09:35 AM |
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Ordered my tube from Ralt. Cost £138 for 12m in 3m lengths.
SPA wanted £360 plus delivery!!!
Ralt's number is staying firmly on my mobile!
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flak monkey
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| posted on 25/5/07 at 09:38 AM |
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Ralt are very good, and their tube ends of varying sorts save a hell of a lot of time too.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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nitram38
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| posted on 25/5/07 at 10:41 AM |
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flak monkey thanks for the heads up.
I see that they use ends to go in the tube, but I already have mine made.
I have noticed that some of the tubes are folded inwards and welded, but are others just welded and ground back?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 25/5/07 at 10:52 AM |
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You basically chop the ends of the tubes to fit whatever housing you want to use, then weld them in. Some of the ends (the ones for rose joints for
instance) require that you chop and bend the ends of the tube slightly too. Its all easy to do.
Does get a bit expensive when you start adding up the ends you need as well though
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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bartonp
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| posted on 25/5/07 at 11:51 AM |
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A novel idea - try approaching a maker of racing boat riggers I know - Eric Sims - they used aero profile high spec steel for their riggers &
might still have lines of supply.
http://www.esrowingservices.co.uk/
PS. Their riggersmith is also a pretty handy TIG welder geared up for welding tubes with all sorts of compound mitres....
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NS Dev
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| posted on 28/5/07 at 10:50 AM |
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Nice one Flak, just downloaded the catalogue too, prices pretty reasonable really!!!
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