"Andrew Mawson" wrote in message
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"Bob Minchin" wrote in message
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Frank Erskine wrote:
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:59:28 +0100, "nightjar" nightjar@insert
my
surname here.uk.com wrote:


"Tom Woods" wrote in message
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I've seen this on buildings but can't seem to find it for sale,
or
know what it is properly called to ask for it or search for it at
screwfix.
Can anybody help and advise where I can buy it from?

Any electrical wholesaler. No idea what it is called 'some of that
galvanised cover for exterior cables' works.


Steel capping, usually.

Or channeling like this
http://www.qvsdirect.com/Channeling-...eel-c-552.html

Bob

But that's really intended for internal use under plaster - I doubt
that the galvanising thickness is enough to stand up to use outside
for long. The proper stuff has a semi-circular 'hump' and is hot dip
galvanised not electro-flashed, but I don't have a source I'm afraid.

Yep - that's the stuff I've had from my wholesaler when I asked. Quite
capable of withstanding a few mis-hits from a 4lb lump hammer when driving
in the fixings.

Colin Bignell