I need some steel bar, where? (Egham)

[Tampon]

I need some steel bar, 4-5mm thick 40-50mm wide and a metre long. It is to use as a large washer/retainer under my van for a rock and roll bed on my camper build (see here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Where would you get this from ? skips ? I have a angle grinder and am happy to scavenge and sort out someone else throw away angle iron. It doesn't have to be pretty.

Or alternatively where would you buy it from ?

Cheers

[Crafty_]

when you say bar do you mean plate ?

bar:


plate:


I'm not local but there is a metal supermarket in NW10 (11 Hanover West Industrial Estate, London Borough of Ealing, London NW10 7NB) but that may be a little ride for you. They'd sort you out and would cut to exact size on a press.

ETA: This place is closer http://www.actonbrightsteel.co.uk/index.php not sure if they will sell small quantities or not. Worth an ask.

Where ever you go take cash, they will probably have a offcuts bin that may contain what you are after.

Edited by Crafty_ on Sunday 6th October 23:30

[xllifts]

If its a one off piece try metals4u online or pop in to a local fabrication place and ask if they have any off cuts or would be prepared to sell you a small piece. You would be surprised what we get when we are stuffed on a site and pop in to places on the beg

[Tampon]

Crafty_ said:

when you say bar do you mean plate ?

bar:


plate:


I'm not local but there is a metal supermarket in NW10 (11 Hanover West Industrial Estate, London Borough of Ealing, London NW10 7NB) but that may be a little ride for you. They'd sort you out and would cut to exact size on a press.

ETA: This place is closer http://www.actonbrightsteel.co.uk/index.php not sure if they will sell small quantities or not. Worth an ask.

Where ever you go take cash, they will probably have a offcuts bin that may contain what you are after.

Edited by Crafty_ on Sunday 6th October 23:30

I mean plate, thanks for not making me look a proper tit !

[SVTRick]

Atlas Engineering - Slough (Twinned with Camberley)
made the lifting frames for Bracknell pumping station job

or

Cripps near Feltham - very helpful when I needed some 4" x 2" billet steel cut
http://crippssteelstockholders.co.uk/steel-fabrica...

[Tampon]

Cheers boys that place in staines it literally a walking distance from my house. I will pop in there and ask.

Roughly how much would 3 bars a metre long cost ? £10 a bar? too cheap, way too much?

[Tampon]

Going to look like this ( but not rusty as ste though)

[nonuts]

http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/nails-screws-fixings-ha...

I think that's probably the easiest option as you can guarantee they'll have it if it's wide enough.

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nonuts said:

http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/nails-screws-fixings-ha...

I think that's probably the easiest option as you can guarantee they'll have it if it's wide enough.

Brilliant, great guaranteed option if I can't find it locally ( B and Q is 15 miles away)