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I am attempting to make my own offset license plate bracket like this one. I need to get a small amount of aluminum. Home Depot does not carry what I need. Anyone know of a local place to pick some up for cheap?
I was going to bring this thread back from the dead, but decided I would try and make my own
What gauge??
T6 alloy or similar...I don't know much about gauge but something strong enough to hold the plate on.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
You got some laying around?
T6 is actually the temper designation, not the designation of the alloy content. Click on this link to learn something about aluminum temper designators.Quote:
Originally Posted by jolberry
For what you're trying to do, 6061 (the most common Al alloy) ought to suffice, although I'd take whatever POS happened to have lying around cheap. :wink:
BTW, here is a link to a gauge conversion chart for sheet steel, aluminum, strip & tubing, etc. Be careful - 6 ga. sheet steel isn't the same thickness as 6 ga. aluminum!
I don't have an blocks of aluminum lying around as shown on the link, but I do have some sheet steel and some stainless, and maybe some aluminum....Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
Thanks for the info altiain.
Any ideas as to where to pick up some?Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
LINKIE :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by jolberry
I was wondering if anyone had a recomendations! I know how to google!Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
smart ::Bum::
Good luck finding someone to sell you such a small quantity!
I am finding this to be true!:sad:Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Nicely show up and ask if they have any scrap pieces... doubtful, but it might work.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Try your local scrap metal junkyard...
I can tell you guys don't own a mod car.
Ft. Worth. Call them. They are use to talking to newbies about metal.
http://www.metalsupermarkets.com
Will sell any small amounts. Cut to your size.
Mail order cut to your size
http://www.onlinemetals.com
Hey thanks that's good to know! :salut:Quote:
Originally Posted by general default
You could also go this route but it would cost more.
http://www.emachineshop.com/
Now THAT's a cool idea!Quote:
Originally Posted by general default
That is a neat idea... but do you as the originator retain rights to the design? Hmm...
Wow! I am going to price this out!Quote:
Originally Posted by general default
Another source if you need aluminum tubing, bracket material, and more... Texas Towers sells it to people making custom amateur radio antennas. They are over in Plano.
RJ
Just look up local metal fabricators. They always have something laying around they are willing to sell- if they work with aluminum.
I bought some from a shop in Kennedale a fews years back.