[chbot] Aluminium bar

[Robin Gilks]

I found the best way to get small quantities is to ask a supplier who buys
their stock and then go to them.
e.g. I was after some heaving (5mm wall) 50x50 square tube and like you
only wanted about 300mm. Went to Asmus on the Izone (just down the road
from me) and they pointed me at several places - Best Steel (Gary) who make
gates; Alan Freith (spelling?)  who manufactures cattle troughs etc;  Ended
up at a trailer manufacturer (can't find it now!!) and was given some stock
- gave the guy $10 for his trouble in case I ever went back ;)
Worth the ask...


On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 9:05 AM Tokala <tokalanz at protonmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I'm wondering if anyone has a piece of aluminium bar (not pipe) that is
> about 16mm diameter laying around. I only need 300mm ish.
>
> It's for a CNC project so the type of aluminium doesn't matter.
>
> It's hard to find somewhere that will sell anything less than 5m in CHC. I
> spoke to Little Metals but they wanted $50 for 1m once shipping etc went on
> it. They don't do door sales any more.
>
> Thanks
>
> Darran
>
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