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1" box section supplier?
omega0684 - 11/6/09 at 11:08 PM

who are the best people to buy from with regards to box section that is used for the chassis. cheap as possible

miikae - 11/6/09 at 11:53 PM

Speak to your local Steel Stockholders as they will have all the relevant specs , and should be able to advise you on the right stuff to use.

Mike

iank - 12/6/09 at 06:58 AM

These places are known "hobby friendly"
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/metal-suppliers.htm

or http://www.parkersteel.co.uk

But if you're buying full 6m lengths then most stockholders should be ok.

handyandy - 12/6/09 at 07:33 AM

i paid £7.40 for 19x19x1.6 & £9.60 for 25x25x1.6 inclusive of vat for 6.1mtr lengths plus £15 delivery ,
if that gives you an idea of costs, i basically bought approx 46mtrs for £ 115 delivered.

hth

andy

l0rd - 12/6/09 at 07:51 AM

Yes but what sort of steel was it?

And where from?

handyandy - 12/6/09 at 08:05 AM

quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
Yes but what sort of steel was it?

And where from?

sorry, i should have put that info in my first post,
the steel was 16 gauge ERW , really nice stuff, sorry i,m not at where my build folder receipts are & can,t remember the company name ( can get it later if needed) but they are based in the north east tho they are just a steel stockBROKER, the steel came from a company in Bradford.
its as near to the size spec that is required in the Haynes Roadster book as i could get, its now almost a finished chassis now, on wheels next week.

cheers
andy

iank - 12/6/09 at 08:18 AM

1.5mm or 1.5mm (16swg in old money) ERW mild steel.

On parkers this would be the one
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MikeR - 12/6/09 at 08:33 AM

In cov you've got Mattersons and Steel Supermarket.

If you phone both up and say you want 1" ERW box 16 gauge they'll then quote you a price. If they ask what sort just say "no idea mate, i'm making a space framed chassis for a car" and they'll quote something back at you. Its what I did.

Metal Supermarket came out cheaper cause I was buying a number of complete lengths and they even threw in delivery. I you start buying one or two bits, especially half lengths things start to get expensive.

Look in the yellow pages / yell.co.uk and get ringing.

Whilst you're doing it, see if you can get a price for a length of round CDS tube.

reading the msa web page it needs to be,

27. Minimum tube specifications are:
• Minimum Material: Cold Drawn Seamless Carbon
Steel
• Minimum Yield Strength: 350 N/mm2
• Minimum Dimensions (Ø mm): 45x2.5 or 50x2.0;

mark chandler - 12/6/09 at 10:52 AM

ISG steel are much cheaper than parkers, parkers have a really big delivery charge.

Not sure if they will go that far north.