oakleyb
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Does anyone know where i can purchase some in the Fareham area - also any knowledge on how best to cut would be appreciated.
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Mild Steel Angle Iron
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sailorman
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yellow pages + 9"angle grinder
lw395
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How much is 'some'?
Metal supermarket in Southampton or Metals4u are possibilities
http://www.metals4u.co.uk/Mild-Stee...-3mm-Mild-Steel-Angle-Iron/47/2269/detail.asp
Metal supermarket in Southampton or Metals4u are possibilities
http://www.metals4u.co.uk/Mild-Stee...-3mm-Mild-Steel-Angle-Iron/47/2269/detail.asp
Topcat47
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There used to be a steel stockholder on the A32 Gosport Road about 200yds after the traffic lights after the MoD helicopter repair works (I forget what it's called now; it was "Fleetlands" when I was working for a living..). They were part of the 600 group. I don't know if they still operate out of there or whether they're closed.
Mild steel angle iron can be cut with a hacksaw. You really need to know what section you want. How thick and how wide as well as the lenght you need. Last time I bought some (don't ask how long ago) they cut it to size for me on a machine saw. Well worth the "tip" I gave the operator.
Mild steel angle iron can be cut with a hacksaw. You really need to know what section you want. How thick and how wide as well as the lenght you need. Last time I bought some (don't ask how long ago) they cut it to size for me on a machine saw. Well worth the "tip" I gave the operator.
ianat182
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Don't know if they still exist but there was an excellent steel stockist in Empress road Bevois Valley Southampton. I got the new engine bearers angle iron from them for my new engine installation - they cut them to length for me too3" angle and 90 degree and .25" thick for not much money . can't remember the name of the company though.
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Pete7
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Give Chris Meadows a ring in Heritage Way on the way to Gosport.
http://www.bespokehantsfabs.com/contacts.html
Pete
http://www.bespokehantsfabs.com/contacts.html
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prv
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VicS
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Pyramid steel in Portsmouth http://pyramidsteel.com/ perhaps.
Or one of the other suggestions already made
You dont say what size or how much you need.
DiY sheds like B&Q stock some light sections.
Angle grinder with metal cutting disc or oxy-acetylne for cutting heavier stuff. Hack saw as suggested for smallish stuff
John the kiwi
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Cutting alternatives
I use abrasive cutting discs in my ordinary saw-bench and also in my skilsaw for cutting both carbon steel and stainless steel.
Obviously you need a skilsaw with a metal blade guard.
Both these methods are easier to control than a cut off disc in an angle grinder, so you can cut quite precisely. Welding gloves are good if you a feeding smaller sections into the bench saw as they get a bit warm, but funnily enough using a cutting disc is a whole lot less scary than using the saw-bench with a wood blade. If you do slip into the cutting disc while wearing gloves it probably wont penetrate the glove whereas a wood blade wood have your fingers off.
Cutting discs for metal are sold in a variety of diameters and center hole sizes so you should find something to fit whatever tools you have.
Just clean out the sawdust from the saw-bench before you start else you may have a fire.
Do use safety goggles and ear muffs. Good luck.
PS I do also have and use angle grinders, I am a trade qualified fitter, turner and welder, but i like the precision of cutting i can achieve with the Saw-bench in particular. I cant think why we never had one in any of the engineering shops i have worked in - except that the mindset is that a saw-bench is a carpenters tool!
I use abrasive cutting discs in my ordinary saw-bench and also in my skilsaw for cutting both carbon steel and stainless steel.
Obviously you need a skilsaw with a metal blade guard.
Both these methods are easier to control than a cut off disc in an angle grinder, so you can cut quite precisely. Welding gloves are good if you a feeding smaller sections into the bench saw as they get a bit warm, but funnily enough using a cutting disc is a whole lot less scary than using the saw-bench with a wood blade. If you do slip into the cutting disc while wearing gloves it probably wont penetrate the glove whereas a wood blade wood have your fingers off.
Cutting discs for metal are sold in a variety of diameters and center hole sizes so you should find something to fit whatever tools you have.
Just clean out the sawdust from the saw-bench before you start else you may have a fire.
Do use safety goggles and ear muffs. Good luck.
PS I do also have and use angle grinders, I am a trade qualified fitter, turner and welder, but i like the precision of cutting i can achieve with the Saw-bench in particular. I cant think why we never had one in any of the engineering shops i have worked in - except that the mindset is that a saw-bench is a carpenters tool!
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ffiill
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If you havnt got one get an angle grinder-you can get a perfectly good one from Wickes or BandQ for under £30.
You then use a metal cutting disc(not grinding)-you can bulk buy discs on e bay etc
You then use a metal cutting disc(not grinding)-you can bulk buy discs on e bay etc
Graham_Wright
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It looked abandoned when I last passed.
Stemar
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Aldi & Lidl have them from time to time, too. I got a 9" job from one of them for £20 when I was laying a patio. on the basis that it'll be under warranty for waylonger than I need to do the job and after that it it's paid for itself. It's still going in spite of my and my builder son's best efforts 5 years later. Of course it isn't the same quality as a Makita whatever, but it did what I wanted when I wanted it at a price that justified the purchase.
Another place for cheap and cheerful tools is Tool Station.
vyv_cox
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I have built two yacht cradles and quite a few trailers, two spaceframe car chassis and many other welded structures. Until very recently I cut every piece of steel for them with a hacksaw.
NormanS
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Obviously it depends on the section of angle, but for yacht cradles, and such, I use a "Chop Saw". Google is your friend for these. Yellow pages for steel stockholders.
prv
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And they built the railways with shovels and wheelbarrows, but don't tell me a squadron of JCBs wouldn't have made it easier
Pete
ianat182
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Thanks PRV ,thats the one!
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vyv_cox
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And they built the railways with shovels and wheelbarrows, but don't tell me a squadron of JCBs wouldn't have made it easier
Pete
True enough, but until we know what the OP is intending it seems likely that he only wants to cut a couple of pieces, for which purchasing some of the kit suggested might be well over the top. I was simply pointing out that cutting mild steel with a hacksaw is far from a big deal.
Topcat47
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It always did.....(look abandoned, that is) mind you it doesn't mean it hasn't been abandoned since.
Lakesailor
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I buy steel from metal fabrications companies. It's cheap enough. One in Windermere tends to have thicker section stuff whereas one in Kendal stocks lighter section stuff.
They will cut to precise lengths with their diamond saws, but I use an angle grinder for most of my smaller stuff.
Get the 1mm cutting discs as they have less steel to burn away and last longer whilst being more precise.
9" grinders are scary. If they jam you know about it.
I've just cut 32 linear feet of 5mm thick steel. Bit of a chore. May almost have been cheaper to get the local steel fabricator to cut it with his plasma cutter.
Just made these ramps, fitted two box section cross-members to the trailer and cut the top and inside edge from the 4" box section trailer frame, leaving a 4" angle iron.
They will cut to precise lengths with their diamond saws, but I use an angle grinder for most of my smaller stuff.
Get the 1mm cutting discs as they have less steel to burn away and last longer whilst being more precise.
9" grinders are scary. If they jam you know about it.
I've just cut 32 linear feet of 5mm thick steel. Bit of a chore. May almost have been cheaper to get the local steel fabricator to cut it with his plasma cutter.
Just made these ramps, fitted two box section cross-members to the trailer and cut the top and inside edge from the 4" box section trailer frame, leaving a 4" angle iron.
