[NLRS] Source for Aluminum

[Chris Elmquist]

If you'd be up for a road trip to Minneapolis, we have several scrap
yards here in the city where you can cruise around in the back lot and
pick out the pieces yourself.

One of them I have used is,

http://www.discountsteel.com/

who also sell new (non-scrap) materials via the web.  I have ordered
flat stock over the web, had them cut it and then picked it up.  I'm sure
they will ship too but you might face some of the same challenges then.

They show 2" x .250 wall, 6061 tubing at stock length of 24', $331.60

They also have 2", SCH 80 pipe, 6061, stock length 20', $163.63

Quite a price difference between tubing and pipe so choose carefully ;-)

Chris N0JCF

On Monday (03/21/2011 at 01:52PM -0500), Donn wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Mike.
> 
> Years (and years) ago, I got a 16' (maybe 18'?) length of 2x1/4" 6061 Al tubing
> from
> Crow RIver Farm Equipt Co.
> 17685 53rd Street Northeast
> Rogers, MN 55374-9220
> (763) 428-4404
> 
> I have no idea what the price was, nor do I recall if they had longer lengths
> availble.
> 
> I looked for a web site, but found nothing other than business directory entries 
> (above).  A phone call may be needed.
> 
> I was going to use it as mast... but never got it put up.  I've used pieces of
> it since for other projects and only have 14' of it left as one piece.
> 
> Good Luck.
> 
> 73 Donn
> WA2VOI/0
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike - KM0T" <scsueepe at mtcnet.net>
> To: "'Stanford VHF email Remailer'" <VHF at w6yx.stanford.edu>;
> <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 5:40 PM
> Subject: [NLRS] Source for Aluminum
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> 
> 
> Thinking of building a 6M H-Frame.  Looking for 2" OD aluminum mast, 21 to
> 24' long, 3/16 to ¼" wall.
> 
> 
> 
> Anyone have a good resource for this kind of material?
> 
> 
> 
> Seems everywhere I see it in the ham retailers, is that shipping limitations
> keep them from selling it longer than 6 or 12'
> 
> 
> 
> Any help or direction appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> 
> 
> Mike- KM0T
> 
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