At 06:19 AM 6/16/2005, Lee Buller wrote:
>I am interested in building some antennas and I wonder if there is a mail
>order source for aluminum? I've look on the net and found many sources,
>but I don't know what the best source would be ... so I am asking the
>collective wisdom.
Max Gain Systems http://www.mgs4u.com/ mostly has fiberglass (in an
enormous variety of shapes and sizes), but they also have lots of other
antenna parts. Worth looking at their website, and possibly sending them an
email.
McMaster-Carr (http://www.mcmastercarr.com/) has just about everything in
their catalog, and they ship everywhere, but won't necessarily be
cheap. For small quantities though, the convenience and speed may
outweigh getting the absolute lowest price on aluminum. On aluminum
extrusions I've bought recently (Unistrut), McMaster-Carr was very
competitive with the local metal dealers (and in the Los Angeles area,
there are a lot of those around).
For smaller stuff (as you might use at VHF and higher): Small Parts, Inc.
http://www.smallparts.com/ is a great source. Also for clamps, gears,
sprockets, etc.
Another source for tubing and the like is companies selling to airplane
builders, like Aircraft Spruce and Specialty (don't have the URL
memorized). They also have a lot of SS hardware.
>
>Right now, I am looking at building a 6-meter yagi, 2-meter yagi for
>SSB/CW/WJST, and a full size 40 meter verticle. So, lots of projects in
>my mind, but need to find a source of aluminum that would fit the bill.
>
>Thanks for the collective wisdom
>
>Lee - k0WA
>
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