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1" 12swg steel needed anyone know who sells (not online)
jossey - 20/4/12 at 08:01 PM

So I'm struggling to get some more steel or my wishbones. I need 1" 12swg about 2 meters

Anyone got any.

Chippy - 20/4/12 at 10:16 PM

Have a look in Yellow pages for a local Hydraulic company, they use CDS tube, its what I did and got 2M of 25mm for a tenner. HTH Ray

jossey - 21/4/12 at 06:38 AM

Thank you.

John P - 21/4/12 at 07:22 AM

I was going to use Hydraulic tube but was advised by various people on here that it's a soft grade suitable for bending and what you need is a mechanical grade.

Not sure if that's actually correct but I played safe and went to a merchant (unfortunately they're down in Devon).

John.

Peteff - 21/4/12 at 07:41 AM

Proper hydraulic tube is tempered to bend easily, you don't have to have CDS for wishbones ERW is strong enough for the job, Metals4U have it in stock although I have always found it at a local stockist easily enough or they have ordered it in for me. Better Metals in Alfreton or Twiggs in Matlock are my nearest.

[Edited on 21/4/12 by Peteff]

iank - 21/4/12 at 09:14 AM

I agree with Peteff, but make sure you orient the seams correctly.

Metals4u also have it in CDS if you want to spend the extra
http://www.metals4u.co.uk/detail.asp?cat_id=162&prd_id=2927

degmwilliams - 25/6/12 at 09:47 PM

I just looked at that metals4u website, I can't believe how expensive they are. An 8x4 3mm sheet is £125.00, I can buy 3 sheets for that.