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| raynerd:
My scrappy is great for brass but I can never get hold of ally solid bar!! :( Is this just me or do others find this as well? There is loads of aluminium plate (max 4-6mm thick) and also ally frames and stuff but never solid bar square or round :( |
| bry1975:
One idea I could look at ally plate but wanted to make the machining work as straightforward as possible. |
| raynerd:
BTW, if I could find some, my local scrap yard sells ally for £2.60 a KG so using this: http://www.matweb.com/tools/weightcalculator.aspx (and i`ve no idea if it is calculating it correctly!) A 3" dia by 300mm ally bar weighs in at 3.69kg so if I could find it at my scrap yard he would be charging £9.50 - £10. |
| bry1975:
I bet most of the scrappies get Ally from the conservatory and window firms, I know we use to get our extrusions from either Sapa at Ashchurch Tewkesbury or Boal at Loughborough it was only 6063 T4 grade so not SUPER strong. |
| Ray:
Craynerd, just the opposite here. Plenty of Aluminum round, flat and blocks but very seldom see any brass that is usable. ironman (Ray) |
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