MikeR
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 11:47 AM |
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Cost of Ali / What should i be asking for
Just popped into metal supermarket to get a couple of foot of steel,. Asked for the following quote.
8'x4' half hard ali sheet for a car body side.
Almost fell over when told 58 pounds something + VAT.
Is this about right?
Should i be specifically asking for T2040 ooji-ma-flip something or other in case he's accidentally quoted me for unobtainium ali.
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 12:21 PM |
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Should be half that.. Mind you how thick did you ask for, 3mm!
Dan
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Fred W B
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 12:21 PM |
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How many KG was it ?- world commercial price currently about 5 to 6 USD for ordinary grade ally
Fred
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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ReMan
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 01:16 PM |
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Have you tried Phoenix Aluminium on Narborough Rddelivered my 8x4 sheet of checkerplate cheeaper than I could collect elsewhere
Colin
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 03:18 PM |
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0.8mm stuff that size cost me £15 in Aberdeen, more than thick enough for the sides
What’s all technical jargon? If I told them that they'd look at me like I'm from outer space 
It's just aluminium sheet, the cheap stuff no of this fancy high grade nonsense it's not an aeroplane 
[Edited on 18/4/08 by Mr Whippy]
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MikeR
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 03:44 PM |
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i asked for 1.2mm.
thought that sounded about right.
I guess i'll have to phone round. Just wanted a price - at least i know i'm not going to have to rob a bank now.
cheers guys.
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Duncan_P
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 03:56 PM |
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As already mentioned, £58 + vat is almost laughable.
I paid less than £30 for my 1.2mm and than included the VAT.
[Edited on 18/4/08 by Duncan_P]
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dogwood
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 04:11 PM |
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Hi
just placed an order with Parker Steel in Canterbury.
8x4 sheet 1.2mm half hard
£32 a sheet plus VAT.
Thought that was bad enough. 
£58 plus... think not
David 
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paulf
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| posted on 18/4/08 at 04:15 PM |
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Find a local fabrication shop and see if they can supply it.I used a local company they bought it in for me and were still cheaper than i was quoted
by local metal suppliers. I used 2m x 1m sheets rather than 8 x 4 sheets.
Paul
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