[TowerTalk] Know a Mfr. Source of Alum Tubing ?

[Stephen Davis]

Grant & John, tnx very much.  I will be pursuing all options you and others have mentioned.
73, Steve  K1PEK


On Mar 26, 2012, at 5:09 PM, Grant Saviers wrote:

> Mill lots are usually cast billet sized - all of one casting (about 6 tons as I recall from an Alcoa plant visit) rolled/drawn into what you want, so it is unlikely you will get the attention of a mill.
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> Jorgensen Steel and Tube Service are among the largest distributors, but very thin in the odd wall thicknesses needed for telescopic tubing.   I found better DOM tube stock 6061/63 at DXE, Texas Towers, and On Line Metals (division of ThyssenKrupp).  On line provided me mill lengths from Thyssen on request.  DXE only provides up to 6' lengths, except for a couple of boom sizes.
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> Grant  KZ1W
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> On 3/26/2012 1:48 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>> There are a lot of places, perhaps they are hard to find using google.
>> Central Steel and Wire is the first one that comes to my mind.
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>> John KK9A
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>> To:towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject:[TowerTalk] Know a Mfr. Source of Alum Tubing ?
>> From:Stephen Davis<sdavis at davisrf.com>
>> Date:Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:49:08 -0400
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>> Hi,  I potentially have a large project and need around 575 lbs of varied
>> OD,
>> drawn, not extruded, alum. tubing.  Seeking a mfr. vs. a distributor.
>> Googling has not rendered much but for extruded.   Tnx for the help,  Steve,
>> K1PEK
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