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Steel sheet, where to buy
I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or
some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. thanks i |
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On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:39:30 -0600, Ignoramus21145
wrote: I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. thanks i Some places may list it by gage rather than by mm or inch thickness 26 gage is .475mm 25 gage is .556mm 24 gage is .635mm Most steel yards would have whatever size you want, but they might not want to sell less than a 4' x 8' sheet. 24 gage is 1 lb/ft^2, so at $0.80 per lb a sheet of it would be $25.60. There are at least 3 places within 15 minutes of my house in the Mnpls area that would have it, there must be several similar places around Chicago. Places that sell autobody supplies sometimes have sheets like you describe. Any auto restoration place will have a stock of it. Probably not a body shop, but very likely a restoration shop. Here is a source for 18 x 48 sheet of .025" (.635mm or 24 gage) annealed 4130 for $21.83: http://tinyurl.com/yqarky |
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Surely there must be a metal yard or two near by you. Look in the phone
book. Some, like Pacific Industrial Supply in Seattle, can custom shear, and also have pre-sheared odd pieces around. Home Despot has a small selection of smaller size steel panels up to 24X48" or so in various gauges. Be prepared to pay the sucker price for these. JR Dweller in the cellar Ignoramus21145 wrote: I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. thanks i -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes Doubt yourself, and the real world will eat you alive The world doesn't revolve around you, it revolves around me No skeletons in the closet; just decomposing corpses -------------------------------------------------------------- Dependence is Vulnerability: -------------------------------------------------------------- "Open the Pod Bay Doors please, Hal" "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.." |
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try "Retco"
http://www.retcoalloy.com/?page=shop...&search_op=AND "Ignoramus21145" wrote in message ... I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. thanks i |
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Ignoramus21145 wrote:
I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. That's a very clever mix of units. Maybe you can work for nasa. |
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Cydrome Leader wrote:
Ignoramus21145 wrote: I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. That's a very clever mix of units. Maybe you can work for nasa. Since no one so far has mentioned it, what about your local junk yard? there shure to have loads of scrap items like refuse bins etc made from sheet steel in all sorts of sizes and thicknesses. theyl be happy to have a beer for the amount you want. Get recycling!!! Obviously, youll have to cut it about to get the size you want. Here in the UK, we always check the junk yard for odds and ends first before chasing up new. Unless ofcourse the job demands it. then it costs a lot more. |
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On 2007-12-09, Cydrome Leader wrote:
Ignoramus21145 wrote: I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. That's a very clever mix of units. Maybe you can work for nasa. I am glad that you recovered from your "blowing dust over the totally enclosed motor" humiliation. Welcome back! i |
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Thanks to all, I found some stuff at sensible prices, will probbaly
buy it in a few days. i On 2007-12-08, Don Foreman wrote: On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:39:30 -0600, Ignoramus21145 wrote: I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. thanks i Some places may list it by gage rather than by mm or inch thickness 26 gage is .475mm 25 gage is .556mm 24 gage is .635mm Most steel yards would have whatever size you want, but they might not want to sell less than a 4' x 8' sheet. 24 gage is 1 lb/ft^2, so at $0.80 per lb a sheet of it would be $25.60. There are at least 3 places within 15 minutes of my house in the Mnpls area that would have it, there must be several similar places around Chicago. Places that sell autobody supplies sometimes have sheets like you describe. Any auto restoration place will have a stock of it. Probably not a body shop, but very likely a restoration shop. Here is a source for 18 x 48 sheet of .025" (.635mm or 24 gage) annealed 4130 for $21.83: http://tinyurl.com/yqarky |
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Cydrome Leader wrote:
Ignoramus21145 wrote: I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. That's a very clever mix of units. Maybe you can work for nasa. Yea, it's too bad he couldn't work in a few more. :-) Maybe how soon he needs it, "within a fortnight". ...lew... |
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Ignoramus30225 wrote:
On 2007-12-09, Cydrome Leader wrote: Ignoramus21145 wrote: I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. That's a very clever mix of units. Maybe you can work for nasa. I am glad that you recovered from your "blowing dust over the totally enclosed motor" humiliation. Welcome back! Oh did I miss something here? It's good that when I came back I can read about 1/2mm thich by 18"x48" sheet metal requests. After all, it's hard to find sheet metal in the united states. |
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On Dec 8, 4:39 pm, Ignoramus21145 ignoramus21...@NOSPAM.
21145.invalid wrote: I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. thanks i Peel the cover from a junk water heater, sometimes the insulation is glued on but sometimes not. Nice coat of enamel which you can remove where the welds will be. |
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On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 11:14:19 -0800 (PST), beecrofter
wrote: On Dec 8, 4:39 pm, Ignoramus21145 ignoramus21...@NOSPAM. 21145.invalid wrote: I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. thanks i Peel the cover from a junk water heater, sometimes the insulation is glued on but sometimes not. Nice coat of enamel which you can remove where the welds will be. I thought that would be too thin, but by golly you're right! I just measured a piece I've had around quite a while: .021" including the enamel on both sides, so probably 26 gage (.0187). I only have about a 2' square piece left. All the rest of it was welded into various cars as repair patches from time to time. Had one Dodge Aspen that had so much water heater "skin" I swear it pulled to the right when it passed the gas company... If I were making a shroud for a spinning wheel, I'd use considerably heavier material. I'm thinkin' vibration and fatigue cracking. But it ain't my shroud. |
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On Dec 9, 2:14 pm, beecrofter wrote:
Peel the cover from a junk water heater, ... The one I turned into a firewood loading chute mikes 0.020". It's painted outside and bare metal inside. It was easy to work with; I cut it with hand snips and bent it over a plank with a rubber hammer. It's flimsy and may not contain flying objects. Are you just covering the vent holes in an open motor? Jim Wilkins |
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On Dec 9, 12:14 pm, beecrofter wrote:
On Dec 8, 4:39 pm, Ignoramus21145 ignoramus21...@NOSPAM. 21145.invalid wrote: I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. thanks i Peel the cover from a junk water heater, sometimes the insulation is glued on but sometimes not. Nice coat of enamel which you can remove where the welds will be. I had the same sort of idea but with the cans from old washing machines/driers/refrigerators. Nice flat sheet metal, for the most part. Nothing glued on, either. Stan |
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On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:39:30 -0600, Ignoramus21145
wrote: I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. I've got several sturdy wheel guards that came in an auction lot. Unless you want the fun of making one yourself, email me with some idea of what you need and I'll see if they're close. -- Ned Simmons |
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On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:26:50 GMT, Ted Frater
wrote: Cydrome Leader wrote: Ignoramus21145 wrote: I need to buy some steel sheet, such as appx. 1/2 mm thick, 18x48" or some such size. Are there any online suppliers who you would recommend? I want regular steel, non galvanized, preferably suitable for spot welding. This is for making motor shroud for my wire brushing motor. That's a very clever mix of units. Maybe you can work for nasa. Since no one so far has mentioned it, what about your local junk yard? there shure to have loads of scrap items like refuse bins etc made from sheet steel in all sorts of sizes and thicknesses. theyl be happy to have a beer for the amount you want. Get recycling!!! Obviously, youll have to cut it about to get the size you want. Here in the UK, we always check the junk yard for odds and ends first before chasing up new. Unless ofcourse the job demands it. then it costs a lot more. 40+ years ago, the welder who occupied the other half of the house brought home some drive chain guards that had been declared unusable at the heavy equipment plant where he worked. He used them to replace the floor pan in his FiL's 59 Buick from the rear bumper all the way to the top of the cowl. After he beefed up the suspension to carry the additional weight that car sure had a smooth ride. Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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