?I'm struggling to get hold of some steel and I know there are some
Engineering in UKRM
All the websites purporting to supply domestic DIY'ers want silly money

I am looking for a sheet of 6mm Mild Steel sheet. 180mm x 260mm ( 7” x 10”)
and 2 x 50mm Angle x 200mm long

nice n clean, not rusty

Can anyone help? happy to pay cash
TIA
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Vass

Vass wrote:
> ?I'm struggling to get hold of some steel and I know there are some
> Engineering in UKRM
> All the websites purporting to supply domestic DIY'ers want silly money
>
> I am looking for a sheet of 6mm Mild Steel sheet. 180mm x 260mm ( 7” x
> 10”) and 2 x 50mm Angle x 200mm long
>
> nice n clean, not rusty

What you want for that kind of stuff is to look up "Steel Stockholder" in
the yellow pages.

"Vass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> ?I'm struggling to get hold of some steel and I know there are some
> Engineering in UKRM
> All the websites purporting to supply domestic DIY'ers want silly money
>
> I am looking for a sheet of 6mm Mild Steel sheet. 180mm x 260mm ( 7” x
> 10”)
> and 2 x 50mm Angle x 200mm long
>
> nice n clean, not rusty
>
> Can anyone help? happy to pay cash

Our local place, Devizes Steel Supplies keep this sort of thing in stock.
They will guillotine the plate and cut the angle to order. Bear in mind that
the finish on most plate and angle is as it comes from the mill (hot rolled
and covered in scale).
If you want bright finish, BMS (bright mild steel) is available but much
more expensive.
As Jim stated in hi post, you want a steel stockholders.

JB

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, JB <(E-Mail Removed)>
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>"Vass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> ?I'm struggling to get hold of some steel and I know there are some
>> Engineering in UKRM
>> All the websites purporting to supply domestic DIY'ers want silly money
>>
>> I am looking for a sheet of 6mm Mild Steel sheet. 180mm x 260mm ( 7� x
>> 10�)
>> and 2 x 50mm Angle x 200mm long
>>
>> nice n clean, not rusty
>>
>> Can anyone help? happy to pay cash
>
>Our local place, Devizes Steel Supplies keep this sort of thing in stock.
>They will guillotine the plate and cut the angle to order. Bear in mind that
>the finish on most plate and angle is as it comes from the mill (hot rolled
>and covered in scale).
>If you want bright finish, BMS (bright mild steel) is available but much
>more expensive.
>As Jim stated in hi post, you want a steel stockholders.

What you really want is a rare beast these days: a scrap yard where you
can rummage. There's one near Pip and me (O'Dells in Biggleswade).

If you find one, treasure it.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

Contains moderate bullshit and simulated opinions.

Jb spoke:
> As Jim stated in hi post, you want a steel stockholders.

Or a steel fabricator, who is bound to have lots of
off-cuts lying around.

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On 08/06/2011 16:25, Vass wrote:
> ?I'm struggling to get hold of some steel and I know there are some
> Engineering in UKRM
> All the websites purporting to supply domestic DIY'ers want silly money
>
> I am looking for a sheet of 6mm Mild Steel sheet. 180mm x 260mm ( 7” x 10”)
> and 2 x 50mm Angle x 200mm long
>
> nice n clean, not rusty
>
> Can anyone help? happy to pay cash
> TIA

Try ebay. Eg http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Metal-Mania...id=p4340.l2563

Can work out expensive, but convenient.

--
/Simon

"Pip" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <(E-Mail Removed) >, Vass
> says...
>>
>> I'm struggling to get hold of some steel and I know there are some
>> Engineering in UKRM
>> All the websites purporting to supply domestic DIY'ers want silly money
>>
>> I am looking for a sheet of 6mm Mild Steel sheet. 180mm x 260mm ( 7? x
>> 10?)
>> and 2 x 50mm Angle x 200mm long
>>
>> nice n clean, not rusty
>>
>> Can anyone help? happy to pay cash
>
> Coo. That's pretty chunky ;-)
>
> 6mm thick steel is plate, not sheet - hence "quarter plate", 6mm being
> about a quarter of an inch thick. This is a technical term that I'm
> sharing with you as it may help you when dealing with a vendor of such
> stuff. "Ah need a bit of quarter plate, mate, about 7x10" - that'll go
> down better. Well, it would with the places I deal with.
>
> Nice and clean is a bit difficult - it'll either be scaley or have at
> least surface rust on it. Neither need be a problem, however - not to a
> man with an angle grinder and a knotted whirly brush.
>
> I don't mind having a poke about in our local supplier as mentioned by
> WUN, or my mate the engineer in the barn can prolly help - won't be
> cheap to post, mind. I'll ask for a price and get back to you, if you
> want.
>
cleaning up is fine, i just want paint to stick thats all.
6mm was just so I can thread it and bolt stuff to it, 5mm just did'nt seem
meaty enough
Thanks for the offerd on't go out of your way but if you can get a price
please that'd be great.
If I find some in the mean time, Ill let you know
Cheers
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Vass

"JB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:iso5ds$a4$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Vass" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed). uk...
>> ?I'm struggling to get hold of some steel and I know there are some
>> Engineering in UKRM
>> All the websites purporting to supply domestic DIY'ers want silly money
>>
>> I am looking for a sheet of 6mm Mild Steel sheet. 180mm x 260mm ( 7" x
>> 10")
>> and 2 x 50mm Angle x 200mm long
>>
>> nice n clean, not rusty
>>
>> Can anyone help? happy to pay cash
>
> Our local place, Devizes Steel Supplies keep this sort of thing in stock.
> They will guillotine the plate and cut the angle to order. Bear in mind
> that the finish on most plate and angle is as it comes from the mill (hot
> rolled and covered in scale).
> If you want bright finish, BMS (bright mild steel) is available but much
> more expensive.
> As Jim stated in hi post, you want a steel stockholders.
>
> JB
>
>

nice bike run up to Devizes, thats a nice option
some lovely roads and a great tea shoppe in Marlborough too :-)
thanks for the tip
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Vass

"Simon Wilson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On 08/06/2011 16:25, Vass wrote:
>> ?I'm struggling to get hold of some steel and I know there are some
>> Engineering in UKRM
>> All the websites purporting to supply domestic DIY'ers want silly money
>>
>> I am looking for a sheet of 6mm Mild Steel sheet. 180mm x 260mm ( 7” x
>> 10”)
>> and 2 x 50mm Angle x 200mm long
>>
>> nice n clean, not rusty
>>
>> Can anyone help? happy to pay cash
>> TIA
>
> Try ebay. Eg http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Metal-Mania...id=p4340.l2563
>
> Can work out expensive, but convenient.
>
yeh, one ebay seller wanted £ 90 + £ 20 delivery
I used to work in a robotic welding machine factory and I'm pretty sure
thats expensive
I've emailed your link thanks, will see what they come up with
Cheers
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Vass

On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:44:18 +0100, JB wrote:

> Our local place, Devizes Steel Supplies keep this sort of thing in
> stock. They will guillotine the plate and cut the angle to order. Bear
> in mind that the finish on most plate and angle is as it comes from the
> mill (hot rolled and covered in scale).
> If you want bright finish, BMS (bright mild steel) is available but much
> more expensive.

I was going to query that: I was taught that BMS was Black Mild Steel and
BDMS was Bright Drawn Mild Steel, but it seems that BMD == BDMS these
days.