Aluminium Channel - Where to get?

[MrOizo]

I am needing this aluminium channel for a bit of machinery for work.

Have checked out R and M (or R and B - cant rememebr which one it is) on Great South Road in auckland but they didnt really have anything - and havent tried urlrich yet either.

Does anyone know where i can get this from? or some one that could mill it out for me?

Need several lengths of 465mm

Soooo.... anyone?

[atmosports]

Ullrich should definately have something similar or if not some box section which you could soon make like that. You could always try Mico Aluminium on Nielson St in Onehunga, Nalco in East Tamaki, generally if Mico don't have it try Ullrich & if they don't have it you generally screwed as far as aluminium goes, you'll more than likely have to bu a length or possibly half a length of it though as that is basically the only way they sell most of the smaller aluminium stuff these days.

[MrOizo]

ok sweet as.. what are the chances of either of them being open tmorrow?

had a look in a catalouge that R and M/B had and they didnt have a box section we could use and have it milled out :/

[Voyeur]

That profile is a standard channel that coach builders use. Anyone that builds truck or heavy trailers will have heaps of it. Or go to the local scrap metal merchants and look through their alloy bins.

[evil_si]

stay away from ullrich, they are theiving @#@@$$#!s

go to nalco, national alluminum. they are much better to deal with and a lot cheaper!!

[MrOizo]

Ok cheers guys.. will go tomorrow and have a look.

Will see how i get on

[MrOizo]

Been to 3 different places today and no one has anything.

nothings!

[DR]

i'll have a look at work tomorrow.

[toyae86]

atlas specialty metals, stainless alloys

[DR]

Mico metals on Neilson st.

[evil_si]

what nalco did you go to? the one on lady ruby drive has a good selection

[DR]

Nothing at work sorry, but if push comes to shove come around to morgan engineering (63 Maurice RD Penrose) and see Darren, we could probably fold that up in our press brake.

[MrOizo]

Nothing at work sorry, but if push comes to shove come around to morgan engineering (63 Maurice RD Penrose) and see Darren, we could probably fold that up in our press brake.

Cheers fr that DR - might just do that. we'll see how i get on.

evil_si, no one has anything and thet all suspect it is a custom die. no worries. tho.

Looking at making something else up. I'm now looking for a solid section 25x10 (dont come this size but do come in 25x9 and 25x12 - either one will do really. Mico have some but sell it at a min of 5M lengths. tried who they sold it to last and they only had about 200mm of it where i need about 400mm.

Actually DR, might come for a visit tomorrow and have a chat. at the moment we have ordered a proper one from Denmark but thats about a month away

Cheers for the help so far guys.

[MrOizo]

what nalco did you go to? the one on lady ruby drive has a good selection

yeah - thats the one i went to damn shiiiiit

[DR]

The boss man sort you out today then? Sorry I couldn't chat things were a bit busy today :S

[Stu-]

Let your fingers to the walking - Ullrich (over priced) have a cataloge on their website and from memory both Mico and Nalco (ex Capral) do to. You might be better off finding a 25x15 RHS and running it through a bench saw to cut out the slot as its a bit of a funny size.

[MrOizo]

The boss man sort you out today then? Sorry I couldn't chat things were a bit busy today :S

Yeah thanks alot for that! Will definitely be bringing all the metal work i need to you guys from now on

The AW11 SC looks pretty nice too

Let your fingers to the walking - Ullrich (over priced) have a cataloge on their website and from memory both Mico and Nalco (ex Capral) do to. You might be better off finding a 25x15 RHS and running it through a bench saw to cut out the slot as its a bit of a funny size.

Looked into that option - apparently the wall thicknesses are either too thin or too thick.

No worries tho - Morgan Engineering sorted me out. Darren is cool too. DR, you have a cool boss

[DR]

Hahah yep, Im pretty lucky to work with such cool people. Awesome learning enviroment.