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adam1985 - 24/5/08 at 03:44 PM

seems like mild steel is rarer then gold dust here have been looking around all morning trying to fit some 1 inch box section but had no joy where is best place to get some on tinternet

Blue Fox - 24/5/08 at 03:53 PM

Parker steel do most stuff. I got mine from a local welding firm I work with from time to time - they buy it in bulk so passed it on to me at a really good price - may be worth you paying a couple of places a visit

mr henderson - 24/5/08 at 03:54 PM

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Originally posted by adam1985
seems like mild steel is rarer then gold dust here have been looking around all morning trying to fit some 1 inch box section but had no joy where is best place to get some on tinternet


Why not just get it from your local steel stockholders (yellow pages)? I wouldn't have thought it was the sort of thing that lends itself to internet marketing

John

adam1985 - 24/5/08 at 04:05 PM

brilliant idea just gone on yell.com got loads straight away what is best use for bec engine cradle hot or cold forged steel

Uryen - 26/5/08 at 10:49 AM

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Originally posted by adam1985what is best use for bec engine cradle hot or cold forged steel


Rectangular hollow tubing in manufactured by cold drawing round section tubing over a rectangular mandrel. I have no idea what your steel supplier is selling as hot drawn, but most likely it isnt tube at all, but pipe.

Peteff - 26/5/08 at 01:12 PM

RHS used to be manufactured by rolling a flat strip and resistance welding the join. Cold formed is cleaner than hot rolled.

Uryen - 26/5/08 at 01:21 PM

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Originally posted by Peteff
RHS used to be manufactured by rolling a flat strip and resistance welding the join.

It still is. I just skipped that all the steps and went straight to the point where it becomes tubing.

Cousin Cleotis - 1/6/08 at 11:45 AM

I use Mellards in Stoke on Trent.

http://www.mellard.co.uk/

Paul