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Made some speaker stands using Speedfit push together square steel tubing
some 4 years ago. Materials cost 115.50 plus VAT. Just re-ordered the same to make another pair. 133.90. So about a 15% increase. Carriage costs exactly the same. Thought the world was awash with steel? -- *We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 29-Mar-18 3:29 PM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Made some speaker stands using Speedfit push together square steel tubing some 4 years ago. Materials cost 115.50 plus VAT. Just re-ordered the same to make another pair. 133.90. So about a 15% increase. Carriage costs exactly the same. Thought the world was awash with steel? It is probably priced in dollars and the pound is about 18% down on the dollar since this day four years ago. -- -- Colin Bignell |
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On Thursday, 29 March 2018 15:29:39 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Made some speaker stands using Speedfit push together square steel tubing some 4 years ago. Materials cost 115.50 plus VAT. Just re-ordered the same to make another pair. 133.90. So about a 15% increase. Carriage costs exactly the same. Thought the world was awash with steel? It is. Buy from your local scrappie. NT |
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Nightjar wrote: On 29-Mar-18 3:29 PM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: Made some speaker stands using Speedfit push together square steel tubing some 4 years ago. Materials cost 115.50 plus VAT. Just re-ordered the same to make another pair. 133.90. So about a 15% increase. Carriage costs exactly the same. Thought the world was awash with steel? It is probably priced in dollars and the pound is about 18% down on the dollar since this day four years ago. But weren't we told leaving the EU would make imports cheaper? -- *If you don't pay your exorcist you get repossessed.* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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But weren't we told leaving the EU would make imports cheaper? We have not actually left yet ! |
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On 29/03/18 15:29, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Made some speaker stands using Speedfit push together square steel tubing some 4 years ago. Materials cost 115.50 plus VAT. Just re-ordered the same to make another pair. 133.90. So about a 15% increase. Carriage costs exactly the same. Thought the world was awash with steel? Have searched for "Speedfit push together square steel tubing" but only get hits for plumbing stuff. Do you have a link? |
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All sounds a bit expensive to me.
Nothing off the shelf that will suit? Some time ago I got some made out of wrought iron cheaper than that but the guy retired. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... Made some speaker stands using Speedfit push together square steel tubing some 4 years ago. Materials cost 115.50 plus VAT. Just re-ordered the same to make another pair. 133.90. So about a 15% increase. Carriage costs exactly the same. Thought the world was awash with steel? -- *We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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lid says... Have searched for "Speedfit push together square steel tubing" but only get hits for plumbing stuff. Do you have a link? Ah, this is Speedframe by name, one word instead of two!Might be interesting to compare the two? http://www.dexionstore.co.uk/dexion-...e-c-3234_3219_ 564.html or https://tinyurl.com/speedframe -- Terry --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On 29/03/18 19:41, Terry Casey wrote:
In article , lid says... On 29/03/18 15:29, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: Made some speaker stands using Speedfit push together square steel tubing some 4 years ago. Materials cost 115.50 plus VAT. Just re-ordered the same to make another pair. 133.90. So about a 15% increase. Carriage costs exactly the same. Thought the world was awash with steel? Have searched for "Speedfit push together square steel tubing" but only get hits for plumbing stuff. Do you have a link? Try searching for Speed frame rather than fit: Is this what you are looking for? http://www.richardsonsuk.co.uk/25mm-...ube-system/p47 That seems to be similar to what the OP was talking about. Thanks. |
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On 29/03/2018 19:09, Richard wrote:
On 29/03/18 15:29, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: Made some speaker stands using Speedfit push together square steel tubing some 4 years ago. Materials cost 115.50 plus VAT. Just re-ordered the same to make another pair. 133.90. So about a 15% increase. Carriage costs exactly the same. Thought the world was awash with steel? Have searched for "Speedfit push together square steel tubing" but only get hits for plumbing stuff. Do you have a link? PS The owner of Speedfit, John Guest died in 2010 having started the company many moons ago and his sons are now selling the business. I wonder who will buy it ?. Could be a competitor wanting to remove competition. |
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On 29/03/2018 19:18, Brian Gaff wrote:
All sounds a bit expensive to me. Nothing off the shelf that will suit? Some time ago I got some made out of wrought iron cheaper than that but the guy retired. Brian Back in the days of diy radios (1940's, 50's) my Grandfather installed his loudspeaker in a concrete pipe. Grandma not amused. |
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september.org, lid says... !Might be interesting to compare the two? Oh wow! Dexion Speedframe: £272.78 inc VAT for a pack of 8 x 3.05m of tube, so a whopping £34.10 each! Richardsons: 3m lengths, sold singly at £10.20 each including VAT. I think I know which one I'd go for! -- Terry --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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Terry Casey wrote: Have searched for "Speedfit push together square steel tubing" but only get hits for plumbing stuff. Do you have a link? Try searching for Speed frame rather than fit: Is this what you are looking for? http://www.richardsonsuk.co.uk/25mm-...ube-system/p47 Yup - sorry, brain fart. -- *Plagiarism saves time * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Brian Gaff wrote: All sounds a bit expensive to me. Nothing off the shelf that will suit? Some time ago I got some made out of wrought iron cheaper than that but the guy retired. Beauty with this stuff is if you cut it carefully you end up with a finished unit which looks good immediately. Welding one up would need careful grinding of the welds, then painting. -- *Most people have more than the average number of legs* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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As a supplementary, I used an angle grinder with a metal cutting disc in a
bench stand to cut the tube last time. OK, but not perfect. I've got an old B&Q chop saw. No longer used as I have a very nice Makita compound mitre sliding one. Would it be possible to find a mild steel cutting blade for that? Being so much larger than the angle grinder stand, easier to set the tube lengths and clamp in place, etc. -- *It was all so different before everything changed. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 29/03/2018 23:50, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
As a supplementary, I used an angle grinder with a metal cutting disc in a bench stand to cut the tube last time. OK, but not perfect. I've got an old B&Q chop saw. No longer used as I have a very nice Makita compound mitre sliding one. Would it be possible to find a mild steel cutting blade for that? Being so much larger than the angle grinder stand, easier to set the tube lengths and clamp in place, etc. Look at the evolution range of blades - they do ones for steel (and other stuff). -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Dave Plowman wrote:
I've got an old B&Q chop saw. [...] Would it be possible to find a mild steel cutting blade for that? I've seen people convert them, usually the motor speed from a wood cutting saw turns out wrong for the metal cutting blade |
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On 29/03/18 21:03, Andrew wrote:
On 29/03/2018 19:09, Richard wrote: On 29/03/18 15:29, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: Made some speaker stands using Speedfit push together square steel tubing some 4 years ago. Materials cost 115.50 plus VAT. Just re-ordered the same to make another pair. 133.90. So about a 15% increase. Carriage costs exactly the same. Thought the world was awash with steel? Have searched for "Speedfit push together square steel tubing" but only get hits for plumbing stuff. Do you have a link? PS The owner of Speedfit, John Guest died in 2010 having started the company many moons ago and his sons are now selling the business. I wonder who will buy it ?. Could be a competitor wanting to remove competition. Let's hope it isn't Speedframe. Not only would it be more expensive, but the whole square peg round hole thing would be a nightmare. |
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On 29/03/18 21:49, Terry Casey wrote:
In article - september.org, lid says... !Might be interesting to compare the two? Oh wow! Dexion Speedframe: £272.78 inc VAT for a pack of 8 x 3.05m of tube, so a whopping £34.10 each! Richardsons: 3m lengths, sold singly at £10.20 each including VAT. I think I know which one I'd go for! That's what I was thinking. When I looked at your first link I couldn't see how the OP was getting the £134 for just some speaker stands. |
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Richard wrote: On 29/03/18 21:49, Terry Casey wrote: In article - september.org, lid says... !Might be interesting to compare the two? Oh wow! Dexion Speedframe: £272.78 inc VAT for a pack of 8 x 3.05m of tube, so a whopping £34.10 each! Richardsons: 3m lengths, sold singly at £10.20 each including VAT. I think I know which one I'd go for! That's what I was thinking. When I looked at your first link I couldn't see how the OP was getting the £134 for just some speaker stands. For a start, you don't know the size of the speakers. The stands also include a mounting for the power amp for the speaker. -- *I wished the buck stopped here, as I could use a few* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 30/03/18 10:17, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Richard wrote: On 29/03/18 21:49, Terry Casey wrote: In article - september.org, lid says... !Might be interesting to compare the two? Oh wow! Dexion Speedframe: £272.78 inc VAT for a pack of 8 x 3.05m of tube, so a whopping £34.10 each! Richardsons: 3m lengths, sold singly at £10.20 each including VAT. I think I know which one I'd go for! That's what I was thinking. When I looked at your first link I couldn't see how the OP was getting the £134 for just some speaker stands. For a start, you don't know the size of the speakers. The stands also include a mounting for the power amp for the speaker. OK. I don't because psychic v1.0 not installed. Enlighten me and then provide cost difference between the two sources. Always willing to learn. |
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On 29/03/2018 23:50, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
As a supplementary, I used an angle grinder with a metal cutting disc in a bench stand to cut the tube last time. OK, but not perfect. I've got an old B&Q chop saw. No longer used as I have a very nice Makita compound mitre sliding one. Would it be possible to find a mild steel cutting blade for that? Being so much larger than the angle grinder stand, easier to set the tube lengths and clamp in place, etc. Tungsten tipped blades cut mild steel with ease. I have an evolution mitre saw (£25 second off ebay). You need a fine toothed blade for something with thin walls. Also be gentle. I used it for alu 20x20 extrusions for a bit of 3d printer I was modifying a few weeks ago and the result was perfect. I have also used it to "plane" down metal after giving up with a file. |
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Richard wrote: On 30/03/18 10:17, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Richard wrote: On 29/03/18 21:49, Terry Casey wrote: In article - september.org, lid says... !Might be interesting to compare the two? Oh wow! Dexion Speedframe: £272.78 inc VAT for a pack of 8 x 3.05m of tube, so a whopping £34.10 each! Richardsons: 3m lengths, sold singly at £10.20 each including VAT. I think I know which one I'd go for! That's what I was thinking. When I looked at your first link I couldn't see how the OP was getting the £134 for just some speaker stands. For a start, you don't know the size of the speakers. The stands also include a mounting for the power amp for the speaker. OK. I don't because psychic v1.0 not installed. Enlighten me and then provide cost difference between the two sources. Always willing to learn. It's Richardsons I'm using. I just used the name Speedframe (but got it wrong) as the generic for a push together system. I did at one time buy the Dexion version from a local place which gave a big discount. But they have close down or moved. Dexion (at one time) did a 3/4" version which looks better with smaller speakers. Was available in satin chrome too. -- *When it rains, why don't sheep shrink? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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John Rumm wrote: On 29/03/2018 23:50, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: As a supplementary, I used an angle grinder with a metal cutting disc in a bench stand to cut the tube last time. OK, but not perfect. I've got an old B&Q chop saw. No longer used as I have a very nice Makita compound mitre sliding one. Would it be possible to find a mild steel cutting blade for that? Being so much larger than the angle grinder stand, easier to set the tube lengths and clamp in place, etc. Look at the evolution range of blades - they do ones for steel (and other stuff). Looking on Ebay, discovered I can buy a steel cutting blade for the 305 x 30 Makita. But don't want to risk any damage to that. IIRC, the B&Q had an odd centre size, so would probably need to find an adaptor too. -- *Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Richard wrote: For a start, you don't know the size of the speakers. The stands also include a mounting for the power amp for the speaker. OK. I don't because psychic v1.0 not installed. Enlighten me and then provide cost difference between the two sources. Always willing to learn. Well, if you want a copy of the order, here it is. If you want to work out the most expensive way of building them. ;-) Code Name Details Qty Price TZ3WF 25mm Square Tube System 3 Way Flat Joint Black 16 £56.00 (16 x £3.50) TZAFS 25mm Square Tube System Adjustable Feet PACK 4 2 £10.40 (2 x £5.20) TZ3TB 25mm Square Tube System 3m Length Black Steel Square Tube Black 3 £25.50 (3 x £8.50) TZ2W 25mm Square Tube System 2 Way Joint Black 4 £12.00 (4 x £3.00) TZSF/BA 25mm Square Tube System 2m Length Aluminium Single Finned Square Tube Black 1 £16.00 (1 x £16.00) TZ3W 25mm Square Tube System 3 Way Joint Black 4 £14.00 (4 x £3.50) Items Total: £133.90 Delivery Total: £8.50 VAT Total: £28.48 Total: £170.88 -- *Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 30/03/18 11:07, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Richard wrote: For a start, you don't know the size of the speakers. The stands also include a mounting for the power amp for the speaker. OK. I don't because psychic v1.0 not installed. Enlighten me and then provide cost difference between the two sources. Always willing to learn. Well, if you want a copy of the order, here it is. If you want to work out the most expensive way of building them. ;-) Code Name Details Qty Price TZ3WF 25mm Square Tube System 3 Way Flat Joint Black 16 £56.00 (16 x £3.50) TZAFS 25mm Square Tube System Adjustable Feet PACK 4 2 £10.40 (2 x £5.20) TZ3TB 25mm Square Tube System 3m Length Black Steel Square Tube Black 3 £25.50 (3 x £8.50) TZ2W 25mm Square Tube System 2 Way Joint Black 4 £12.00 (4 x £3.00) TZSF/BA 25mm Square Tube System 2m Length Aluminium Single Finned Square Tube Black 1 £16.00 (1 x £16.00) TZ3W 25mm Square Tube System 3 Way Joint Black 4 £14.00 (4 x £3.50) Items Total: £133.90 Delivery Total: £8.50 VAT Total: £28.48 Total: £170.88 Thanks. If I ever need to build the same, I'll keep this in mind. |
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On Friday, 30 March 2018 10:47:41 UTC+1, dennis@home wrote:
On 29/03/2018 23:50, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: As a supplementary, I used an angle grinder with a metal cutting disc in a bench stand to cut the tube last time. OK, but not perfect. I've got an old B&Q chop saw. No longer used as I have a very nice Makita compound mitre sliding one. Would it be possible to find a mild steel cutting blade for that? Being so much larger than the angle grinder stand, easier to set the tube lengths and clamp in place, etc. Tungsten tipped blades cut mild steel with ease. I have an evolution mitre saw (£25 second off ebay). You need a fine toothed blade for something with thin walls. Also be gentle. I used it for alu 20x20 extrusions for a bit of 3d printer I was modifying a few weeks ago and the result was perfect. I have also used it to "plane" down metal after giving up with a file. generally yes, but the aldi tct blades dulled after gently cutting through a few buried nails though NT |
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wrote: On Friday, 30 March 2018 10:47:41 UTC+1, dennis@home wrote: On 29/03/2018 23:50, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: As a supplementary, I used an angle grinder with a metal cutting disc in a bench stand to cut the tube last time. OK, but not perfect. I've got an old B&Q chop saw. No longer used as I have a very nice Makita compound mitre sliding one. Would it be possible to find a mild steel cutting blade for that? Being so much larger than the angle grinder stand, easier to set the tube lengths and clamp in place, etc. Tungsten tipped blades cut mild steel with ease. I have an evolution mitre saw (£25 second off ebay). You need a fine toothed blade for something with thin walls. Also be gentle. I used it for alu 20x20 extrusions for a bit of 3d printer I was modifying a few weeks ago and the result was perfect. I have also used it to "plane" down metal after giving up with a file. generally yes, but the aldi tct blades dulled after gently cutting through a few buried nails though I'd guess you'd need a finer tooth pitch/different tooth profile for cutting steel than the more common one for wood, etc? I've cut ally with the one supplied with my Makita. -- *The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 30/03/2018 10:47, dennis@home wrote:
On 29/03/2018 23:50, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: As a supplementary, I used an angle grinder with a metal cutting disc in a bench stand to cut the tube last time. OK, but not perfect. I've got an old B&Q chop saw. No longer used as I have a very nice Makita compound mitre sliding one. Would it be possible to find a mild steel cutting blade for that? Being so much larger than the angle grinder stand, easier to set the tube lengths and clamp in place, etc. Tungsten tipped blades cut mild steel with ease. I have an evolution mitre saw (£25 second off ebay). You need a fine toothed blade for something with thin walls. Also be gentle. I used it for alu 20x20 extrusions for a bit of 3d printer I was modifying a few weeks ago and the result was perfect. I have also used it to "plane" down metal after giving up with a file. +1, I have an evolution chop saw, and it is fine for speedfit type tube, also ordinary old fashioned dexion. |
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On 29/03/2018 21:04, Andrew wrote:
On 29/03/2018 19:18, Brian Gaff wrote: All sounds a bit expensive to me. Â* Nothing off the shelf that will suit? Some time ago I got some made out of wrought iron cheaper than that but the guy retired. Â* Brian Back in the days of diy radios (1940's, 50's) my Grandfather installed his loudspeaker in a concrete pipe. Grandma not amused. Not George Izzard O'Vearing? May have got the spelling slightly wrong, but Google doesn't seem to remember him. But I don't doubt that some of the other posters here will! |
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newshound wrote: On 30/03/2018 10:47, dennis@home wrote: On 29/03/2018 23:50, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: As a supplementary, I used an angle grinder with a metal cutting disc in a bench stand to cut the tube last time. OK, but not perfect. I've got an old B&Q chop saw. No longer used as I have a very nice Makita compound mitre sliding one. Would it be possible to find a mild steel cutting blade for that? Being so much larger than the angle grinder stand, easier to set the tube lengths and clamp in place, etc. Tungsten tipped blades cut mild steel with ease. I have an evolution mitre saw (£25 second off ebay). You need a fine toothed blade for something with thin walls. Also be gentle. I used it for alu 20x20 extrusions for a bit of 3d printer I was modifying a few weeks ago and the result was perfect. I have also used it to "plane" down metal after giving up with a file. +1, I have an evolution chop saw, and it is fine for speedfit type tube, also ordinary old fashioned dexion. Do they run at a different speed from that likely with my B&Q one? -- *Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Friday, 30 March 2018 13:24:49 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , tabbypurr wrote: On Friday, 30 March 2018 10:47:41 UTC+1, dennis@home wrote: On 29/03/2018 23:50, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: As a supplementary, I used an angle grinder with a metal cutting disc in a bench stand to cut the tube last time. OK, but not perfect. |
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:49:06 +0100
John Rumm wrote: Look at the evolution range of blades - they do ones for steel (and other stuff) I know my mitre saw cuts steel with ease according to Evolution, but I think I'll stick with hacksaws and angle grinders rather than risk dulling the blade. I do have some fairly large aluminium tube to cut, I'll be interested to see how it will cope with that. |
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On 31/03/18 02:46, Rob Morley wrote:
On Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:49:06 +0100 John Rumm wrote: Look at the evolution range of blades - they do ones for steel (and other stuff) I know my mitre saw cuts steel with ease according to Evolution, but I think I'll stick with hacksaws and angle grinders rather than risk dulling the blade. I do have some fairly large aluminium tube to cut, I'll be interested to see how it will cope with that. Aluminium can be cut with a standard wood cutting blade, and without lubrication. -- "The great thing about Glasgow is that if there's a nuclear attack it'll look exactly the same afterwards." Billy Connolly |
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On 30/03/2018 11:58, Richard wrote:
On 30/03/18 11:07, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , *** Richard wrote: For a start, you don't know the size of the speakers. The stands also include a mounting for the power amp for the speaker. OK. I don't because psychic v1.0 not installed. Enlighten me and then provide cost difference between the two sources. Always willing to learn. Well, if you want a copy of the order, here it is. If you want to work out the most expensive way of building them. ;-) Code**** Name**** Details**** Qty**** Price TZ3WF**** 25mm Square Tube System 3 Way Flat Joint**** Black**** 16**** £56.00 (16 x £3.50) TZAFS**** 25mm Square Tube System Adjustable Feet PACK 4******** 2**** £10.40 (2 x £5.20) TZ3TB**** 25mm Square Tube System 3m Length Black Steel Square Tube**** Black**** 3**** £25.50 (3 x £8.50) TZ2W**** 25mm Square Tube System 2 Way Joint**** Black**** 4**** £12.00 (4 x £3.00) TZSF/BA**** 25mm Square Tube System 2m Length Aluminium Single Finned Square Tube**** Black**** 1**** £16.00 (1 x £16.00) TZ3W**** 25mm Square Tube System 3 Way Joint**** Black**** 4**** £14.00 (4 x £3.50) ****Items Total:**** £133.90 ****Delivery Total:**** £8.50 ****VAT Total:**** £28.48 ****Total:**** £170.88 Thanks. If I ever need to build the same, I'll keep this in mind. +1. That's a lot of cuts though - would a chop saw/decent blade work here? -- Cheers, Rob |
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On 29/03/2018 18:17, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , It is probably priced in dollars and the pound is about 18% down on the dollar since this day four years ago. But weren't we told leaving the EU would make imports cheaper? We haven't left the EU Could the price increase be because of a 35% EU tariff imposed on steel imports? -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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RJH wrote: On 30/03/2018 11:58, Richard wrote: On 30/03/18 11:07, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Richard wrote: For a start, you don't know the size of the speakers. The stands also include a mounting for the power amp for the speaker. OK. I don't because psychic v1.0 not installed. Enlighten me and then provide cost difference between the two sources. Always willing to learn. Well, if you want a copy of the order, here it is. If you want to work out the most expensive way of building them. ;-) Code Name Details Qty Price TZ3WF 25mm Square Tube System 3 Way Flat Joint Black 16 £56.00 (16 x £3.50) TZAFS 25mm Square Tube System Adjustable Feet PACK 4 2 £10.40 (2 x £5.20) TZ3TB 25mm Square Tube System 3m Length Black Steel Square Tube Black 3 £25.50 (3 x £8.50) TZ2W 25mm Square Tube System 2 Way Joint Black 4 £12.00 (4 x £3.00) TZSF/BA 25mm Square Tube System 2m Length Aluminium Single Finned Square Tube Black 1 £16.00 (1 x £16.00) TZ3W 25mm Square Tube System 3 Way Joint Black 4 £14.00 (4 x £3.50) Items Total: £133.90 Delivery Total: £8.50 VAT Total: £28.48 Total: £170.88 Thanks. If I ever need to build the same, I'll keep this in mind. +1. That's a lot of cuts though - would a chop saw/decent blade work here? I used an angle grinder with a steel cutting disc (or more accurately several) before. But the stand for it isn't as nice as the chop saw I have (but no longer use) Trouble is it's a B&Q cheapy and uses 210mm blades with an 18mm bore, so not exactly standard. And 18mm adaptor rings ain't the easiest to find either. Also not sure if it runs rather fast for a steel cutting blade - the ones I've seen say about 2500 rpm max. There are a lot of cuts needed - something like 50 or so. My Makita makes as good a job of cutting ally tube as wood, and it would be nice to be able to get the same result as easily with steel. Not forgetting the tube is painted, so don't want to damage that through heat, etc. -- *The first rule of holes: If you are in one, stop digging! Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Saturday, 31 March 2018 16:00:17 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
I used an angle grinder with a steel cutting disc (or more accurately several) before. But the stand for it isn't as nice as the chop saw I have (but no longer use) Trouble is it's a B&Q cheapy and uses 210mm blades with an 18mm bore, so not exactly standard. And 18mm adaptor rings ain't the easiest to find either. I made my last one in under 2 minutes. What size spindle? Also not sure if it runs rather fast for a steel cutting blade - the ones I've seen say about 2500 rpm max. that does need to be addressed, don't overspeed them. 2500 does seem slow though. NT |
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wrote: I used an angle grinder with a steel cutting disc (or more accurately several) before. But the stand for it isn't as nice as the chop saw I have (but no longer use) Trouble is it's a B&Q cheapy and uses 210mm blades with an 18mm bore, so not exactly standard. And 18mm adaptor rings ain't the easiest to find either. I made my last one in under 2 minutes. What size spindle? The blades I've got are marked 18mm, so I assume the spindle is that. Haven't yet dug it out from its hiding place. Not sure what sizes of bore are common for a 210mm steel cutting blade, though. Only ready made adaptor I've found is 30 to 18mm. -- *My wife and I had words. But I didn't get to use mine. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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