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On Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 4:49:33 PM UTC-5, Tim Wescott wrote:
I would really, really like to get my hands on some 3/16" x 1/2" aluminum
bar -- 2024 would be nice, but 6061 would be acceptable. 3/16 x 3/8
would be acceptable, too, but if I had to have one it would be 3/16 x 3/8.

I need it for motor mount pads for model airplanes.

I have some 1/2" square bar aluminum Mystery Alloy (I suspect 2024), out
of which I can make what I want, but it challenges the accuracy and
strength of my (crappy) 3-in-1 machine.

Is there some place that just sells the stuff in cut-off lengths?

If not, does anyone on the list have some 3/16" thick plate of some
suitable alloy of which you're willing to whack me out some pieces?

I'll be making some pads that are 2" long and some that are 2-1/2, and
maybe some in between, so having some foot-long (or so) bars makes more
sense to me than having a bunch of pieces that are cut to length.

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Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com

I see it's too late, but I usually go to McMaster-Carr for metal stock.
(Is that a bad answer for some reason...?)

George H.
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McMaster-Carr has a wide ranging selection, awesome customer service, and
ships same day so if they have a warehouse within a couple of states you
usually get your stuff the next day by UPS ground. Pricing for metal and
plastic stock is about double what you can do by going to a local
distributor and upping the volume to full bars or sheets so the total is at
least say $50-200, but then you have to need that much and someone has to
cut it into smaller pieces if that's what you need. For onesies they are
great, you will spend more in time than you can save by looking around,
especially if you need some other odds and ends for the project (fasteners,
bearings, handles, whatever). Plus they still have the best
searchable/browseable e-commerce web site ever, even if they do insist on
making it worse every so often just to make changes, sigh.

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Regards,
Carl Ijames