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Price of Aluminum
johnemms - 5/6/06 at 10:13 AM

Hi .. just a quickie...

Is £52 per sheet of ali a good price....??

Thanx in advance for your help!!


fesycresy - 5/6/06 at 10:18 AM

Depends how thick and what size


johnemms - 5/6/06 at 10:29 AM

As per book - 8 x 4 18swg...... any ideas?


Marcus - 5/6/06 at 10:36 AM

Sounds reasonable, I paid 40, but that was 4 years ago!

Marcus


donut - 5/6/06 at 10:50 AM

Ally has gone up ALLOT recently so if i were you i'd buy it!


omega0684 - 5/6/06 at 11:02 AM

my local its £52 for 8 x 4


Bluemoon - 5/6/06 at 11:23 AM

I payed 33 quid a sheet deliverd inc VAT about a year ago.


Liam - 5/6/06 at 11:55 AM

Sounds pricey unless it includes VAT and delivery.


johnemms - 5/6/06 at 12:12 PM

http://www.carlylemetalgoods.com
westbrom west midland 0121 525 6614.

Just talking to a guy named mark....

£28.50 a sheet 1.2mm plastic protective covered 8x4
£8 deliver
3 sheets +vat+delivery £110.45

I think i'll have it delivered tomorow

thanx for your input guys


Bluemoon - 5/6/06 at 12:33 PM

Just make sure you get the correct grade, and alloy (half hard from menory) else you'll have trouble bending it..


peterriley2 - 5/6/06 at 12:56 PM

is that delivery to the uk, (carlylemetalgoods) or just close area? couldnt find on the website. cheers,
joel


johnemms - 5/6/06 at 01:16 PM

its a grade called 1050 used in general fab work .. there is a 5005 grade for anodising and out door stuff but they use the 1050 for all their fab work and it bends and folds easy without cracking etc....

hope that helps anyone .. cheers
(just writen the cheque)


iank - 5/6/06 at 01:20 PM

http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=2798 for more details about 1050 grade than you will ever need to know.

It is half hard though if it's H14 which is the most common type, which is the important bit for making panels

[Edited on 5/6/06 by iank]