Steve 90 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Anybody recommend anyone? As the Tittle says im after a Mail order supplier, (Preferably next day) of aluminium plate. Im after a piece of 8mm or 10mm thick 790mm wide (or 630 dependent on how I do it) by 950mm long. Its for an auto gearbox protection plate underneath my 100" Cheers. Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Steve, I'd contact one of the ebay sellers who sell off their offcuts. They may not have exactly what you want listed, but if you ask they might be able to source what you want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Parkers / alcoeng / aalco / metalfast / google 'aluminium stockholders', etc etc Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_d Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Look up local engineering or sheet metal fabricators and just bowl in and ask. Just blagged several offcuts of stainless sheet for now't. Not saying you will manage the same but at the very least you will avoid the postage. You may also get them to stick a couple of bends in it for you. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 90 Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Look up local engineering or sheet metal fabricators and just bowl in and ask.Just blagged several offcuts of stainless sheet for now't. Not saying you will manage the same but at the very least you will avoid the postage. You may also get them to stick a couple of bends in it for you. Steve Thats my trouble, I cant just pop in anywhere, I live out in the sticks and the postage would probably be less than the fuel to get to the nearest place and definitely cheaper than half a day off work to do it. Cheers for ya help guys. I'd already looked on Eblag but the couple I found seemed quite pricey for that size plate but it would appear thats the going rate unless you can find somewhere to blag an off cut. Will get it sorted this morning. Cheers. Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan kemp Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Dont know if you got fixed up Steve but I am about to buy some 2014-T6 ally, 6mm thick for a skid plate and to protect my delicate bits. A 2000 x 1000 x 6mm sheet is £200 + vat. Is that expensive? is that grade suitable? is it thick enough? The supplier is local to me and I can collect. Delivery is approx £18.00 if any one needed it sending direct. I can cut it if anyone wants some. Apparently, it will weld and can be bent with long radius bends (or a series of cranks) to give the required angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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