Delinquent
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 01:04 PM |
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thin walled stainless tube
I'm after some thin walled brushed stainless tube about 50-60mm dia to make some light fittings out of for the house - anyone know of a good
cheap supplier as everyone I've spoken to has stuff heavy enough to make buses out of!
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daviep
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 01:13 PM |
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Define thin wall a bit better?
Try hygenic stainless suppliers such as THESE
Regards
Davie
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Delinquent
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 01:15 PM |
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LOL good point - well less than 2.5mm would be a good start, it really is just for appearances so anything capable of holding it's own weight up
would do!!!
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nick205
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 01:16 PM |
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Would ally suffice?
Might be easier to find what your looking for - e.g. intercooler pipe work from Rally Design etc.
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Delinquent
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 01:16 PM |
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probably but I was trying to match some other bits and pieces which are stainless.
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daviep
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 01:21 PM |
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Did you click my LINKY?
You can get 2.5" with 1.5mm wall thickness
Regards
Davie
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Delinquent
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 01:22 PM |
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I did indeed Davie, thanks! Just trying to get a price out of them now 
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leon51274
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 02:19 PM |
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I've got some 50mm o/d x 1.6mm wall if thats any good?
Cheers
Leon
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hughpinder
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 02:27 PM |
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I have some 63.5*1.5 316 stainless steel if thats of any interest.
Regards
Hugh
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Delinquent
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 02:42 PM |
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either would be great - but I need a fair bit of it LOL - 1 x 1.5m length and 1 x 800mm length!
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leon51274
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 03:01 PM |
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ok, just checked, I've got a 2.9mtr Length 50od x 1.5mm brush polished. Its not in immaculate condition as its not been kept in its plastic
sleeve.
Cheers
Leon
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Delinquent
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 03:04 PM |
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If you fancy letting me know where you are and how much you want for it, and just how bad the condition is that'd be great Leon
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leon51274
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 03:15 PM |
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I'm in York. I've given it a clean and there light scratch's more than anything, i suppose it depends how much of the tube is going
to be seen! Some will come out with a bit of scotch bright. If your interested i can fedex it to you all in for £20. If you drop me your email i will
send some pics.
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andkilde
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 03:29 PM |
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If you've any dairy farmers nearby give them a ring. They use a lot of thin-walled stainless in milking systems and you can get offcuts or used
bits from the fabricators quite cheaply.
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TimC
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 03:48 PM |
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Same goes for anyone in the drinks industry.
U2U me if you can get to Cardiff.
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Davey D
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 06:46 PM |
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how about the stainless used to make exhaust systems? you could try asking at a local powerflow centre, or any other custom exhaust fabricators.
Granted it wont come brushed, but that is the easy part of the job
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Delinquent
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| posted on 2/9/09 at 06:49 PM |
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tends to be thick walled - I need it to be as light as possible and it's going to carry absolutely zero need for anything over 0.5mm really
(though that appears unattainable). Following up a few leads plus leon above but all tips welcome 
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