[TowerTalk] Aluminium wanted

[Jim Lux]

mcmaster-carr?  http://www.mcmaster.com/ 
0.1" thick 12x12" piece of 5052 in brushed finish: $17
3003 alloy in mill finish $8.21

Aluminum is about 0.1 lb/cubic inch, and you need about 14-15 cubic inches, so call it a pound and a half.  Aluminum is about $1/lb wholesale, probably $2.50/lb in milled form, your 1.5 lbs would be $3-4 bucks retail,  so you're paying a bit of a premium buying it from McMaster.. on the other hand, there's no cutting charge, and it's delivered UPS to your front door.


-----Original Message-----
>From: r miles <greenacres113 at charter.net>
>Sent: Jan 20, 2010 8:50 AM
>To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Aluminium wanted
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>I am in need of a  peice of 1/8'' aluminium plate apx 12'' square. It's for my 30m Moxon I'm building. Antenna is assembled & ready to tune. I want to stiffen the element truss supports.
>I've tried the local hardwares & Lowes. Living in a rural small town has disadvantages sometimes. I looked on EB but nothing thinner than 1/4''. I think I would even  settle  for steel or aluminium diamond plate.  Just  want to keep the weight down.
>If you have one to sell or know of a source please contact me off reflector.
>k9il
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