need about 300mm x 300mm of 4mm mild steel plate. Anyone got any localish to Reading (or know where I can get it from?)

Link to list of steel fabricators, should find one amongst this lot:
http://www.touchreading.com/business/search/typeId/1878/type/Steel+Fabrications

Steve, I got a load of offcuts from Berkshire Metals up in Tilehurst (look in directory) also there is a small fabricator (cannot remember name) half way along Cardiff road on the right from the Richfield Ave end was very helpful supplied offcuts and guillotined some sheet for me for 'the price of a drink'

- Alan

Steve, Just remembered I can probably give you a piece from a larger piece but I would want the remainder back afterwards. - Alan (Twyford)

Thank, Alan. Cardiff Road is pretty easy for me to pop out to at lunchtime or whatever.

[Edited on 19/4/06 by stevebubs]

3mm any use? if so U2U me. i probably wont check this again.

Got some from a place called "Shadow Supplies" down Cardiff Road.

3 or 4 places down there that are likely culprits.

Pretec are apparently quite good for ali work, too - a friend had a boss made and welded into his ZX9 sump there. Always wondered where they were; turns out they're in the same block of units as Shadow.