mad_pete Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I don’t have any bins I can raid so I need to buy in some metal. I need some box section for some seat rails so I might as well get a few other bits as well. What else is useful size and grades for general Land Rover and bracketing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 I tend to buy extra 25x25 box and angle, 6mm and 8mm round rod (dirt cheap) and maybe 25mm flat strip. Larger box/angle sections (EG 50x50) can be useful but it starts to add up a bit quick as the weight increases. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Most useful I've had is 20x20 box. Other stuff I've had is massively oversized because I used to go raiding Pyramid Steel in Aldershot when I lived in Surrey. Good source of inch plus thick plate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 It's probably not worth paying for it but if you can have a trip somewhere don't underestimate the value of large lumps of steel for whacking stuff against. I picked up a couple of I beams and a load of box section off cuts (said offcuts were 4ft long and 150x6mm box). The I beams I find very handy as straight edges for plasma cutting. They're heavy enough you don't need to clamp them. The big plates are useful as stackers for the press etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Yeah, random big heavy lumps are very useful for work holding when measuring / cutting / welding but you can't buy 'em like that unless you're loaded, just got to look for likely offcuts / scrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 40 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said: Yeah, random big heavy lumps are very useful for work holding when measuring / cutting / welding but you can't buy 'em like that unless you're loaded, just got to look for likely offcuts / scrap. Or you have access to quite a bit of heavy scrap /offcuts ie for anvil making or a temporary marking out type table that I'm in the process of building to set up my portal axles on, I'm not complaining as I am lucky to be in an offcut rich environment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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