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Posted by on September 29, 2006, 3:27 pm
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I`ve now got one or two leads to follow.
Cheers
Paul
On 29 Sep 2006 11:03:01 -0700, david.burrage@tesco.net wrote:
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>paul.morrey@ntlworld.com wrote:
>> Hi
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>> I was wondering if anyone had any contacts, suppliers etc. for small
>> pieces of steel for machining at home?
>> I was looking for a small length (around 200mm) of 35 X 25 or closest
>> commercial size in something like 230MO7.
>> Ideally somebody in North staffs or South Cheshire would be ideal as I
>> could collect because postage on heavy items is expensive.
>> I seem to remember somebody mentioning a supplier near to Crewe but I
>> can`t think where I had this info from.
>> Any help gratefully received.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Paul
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>I live in Cheadle Staffs.
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>I often get steel from a local fabricator (only a mile from my door)
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>G Johnson Engng
>Tel: 01538 756272
>Park Hall Fm Adderley, Cheadle, Stoke On Trent ST10 2NJ
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>(they are usually open all Saturday and often Sunday
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>I never had much luck in Stoke - particularly small quantities, but I
>have used Eggleston Bros in Derby. Note they close at 10 on Sat morning
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>http://www.egglestonbros.co.uk/
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>Also
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>Gratton Model Engineering
>Whitaker Street
>Derby
>DE23 8FD
>Tel: 01332 349799
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>Regards
>
>Dave Burrage
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> I was wondering if anyone had any contacts, suppliers etc. for small
> pieces of steel for machining at home?
> I was looking for a small length (around 200mm) of 35 X 25 or closest
> commercial size in something like 230MO7.
> Ideally somebody in North staffs or South Cheshire would be ideal as I
> could collect because postage on heavy items is expensive.
> I seem to remember somebody mentioning a supplier near to Crewe but I
> can`t think where I had this info from.
> Any help gratefully received.
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul