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Posted by John Palombo on April 6, 2008, 4:42 pm
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Anyone have a good online source for free cutting mild steel (in the
UK)?
I'm also interested in general in recommendations on where to get
stock. I normally end up on eBay or buying from RS, but does anyone
have any good recommendations for other online shops to use, or real
bricks and mortar places in the vicinity of Harlow?
Thanks,
John
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Posted by Bob Minchin on April 6, 2008, 5:15 pm
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John Palombo wrote:
> Anyone have a good online source for free cutting mild steel (in the
> UK)?
>
> I'm also interested in general in recommendations on where to get
> stock. I normally end up on eBay or buying from RS, but does anyone
> have any good recommendations for other online shops to use, or real
> bricks and mortar places in the vicinity of Harlow?
>
> Thanks,
> John
We have a metal supermarket franchise locally in Southampton which is
useful for small quantities. Might be one near you?
Mail order steel starts costing real postage even for modest quantities.
Have you looked at EYP for local steel stockholders?
Bob
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Posted by MikeH_QB on April 7, 2008, 5:37 am
Please log in for more thread options > John Palombo wrote:
> > Anyone have a good online source for free cutting mild steel (in the
> > UK)?
>
> > I'm also interested in general in recommendations on where to get
> > stock. =A0I normally end up on eBay or buying from RS, but does anyone
> > have any good recommendations for other online shops to use, or real
> > bricks and mortar places in the vicinity of Harlow?
>
> > Thanks,
> > John
>
> We have a metal supermarket franchise locally in Southampton which is
> useful for small quantities. Might be one near you?
> Mail order steel starts costing real postage even for modest quantities.
> Have you looked at EYP for local steel stockholders?
>
> Bob
Hi
Here's a tip - the next time you go to a 'metal supermarkets'
franchise. Take a small magnet!
Last time I went and had a jolly good rummage around their 'mild
steel' offcuts, one of the things I came away with a bar of hex 25mm a/
f around a metre long. It turned out to be stainless steel (non-
magnetic), I never realised until I had broken about three drills in
the stuff.
Anyway, the remainder has now gone into 'stock' - so I saved myself
quite a few =A3 - assuming that I actually have a need for SS that size
sometime in the future!
They are pretty competitive on price, especially if you can use
offcuts rather than cut-to-length. If local, you obviously save a huge
amount on postage costs from usual suppliers.
Mike
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Posted by Peter Neill on April 7, 2008, 6:25 am
Please log in for more thread options On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 13:42:20 -0700 (PDT), John Palombo
>Anyone have a good online source for free cutting mild steel (in the
>UK)?
>
>I'm also interested in general in recommendations on where to get
>stock. I normally end up on eBay or buying from RS, but does anyone
>have any good recommendations for other online shops to use, or real
>bricks and mortar places in the vicinity of Harlow?
>
>Thanks,
>John
You can go to Macreadys or ParkerSteel for a wide selection of
materials.
Neither is that close to Harlow, but both will deliver. Links here:
www.macreadys.co.uk
www.parkersteel.co.uk
Peter
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Posted by Mike H on April 7, 2008, 6:43 am
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>Anyone have a good online source for free cutting mild steel (in the
>UK)?
>
For small quantities my first choice is always 'Mallard Metals' followed
by 'College Engineering'. Usual disclaimer - both can be found by Google
search.
--
Mike Hopkins
CSME <http://www.cheltsme.org.uk>
5" gauge (2 1/2" scale) Alice class Hunslet
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> UK)?
>
> I'm also interested in general in recommendations on where to get
> stock. I normally end up on eBay or buying from RS, but does anyone
> have any good recommendations for other online shops to use, or real
> bricks and mortar places in the vicinity of Harlow?
>
> Thanks,
> John