Where Do I Buy A Sheet Of Aluminium?

[Abo Bob]

Hardware stores don't seem to keep it. Where do I go?

Basically need sheets of it about 3mm thick. What kind of place sells that?

[d00dz]

Bunnings? I thought they had sheets of al. avaliable. Though not sure if it's 3mm thick.

[B-Man]

Capral Aluminium - they have stores all over the place -there is one is Brookvale that I use.

They sell in very big sheets - so you may have to ask for a half one.

What do you need Bob ? I may have some left over from when I made my air filter cover for the old Skyline. (god that was a work of art)

[wilch]

3mm thick

Umm, Bunnings at Dural have some in that thickness but it's "checkerplate"

The other stuff they have is ALOT thinner.

[Abo Bob]

Umm I need about 600x400 at a rough guess. Biggest piece 280x155 (2 of them), and some other bits.

I'm making a catch can. I was hoping to get a sheet cos I want to get it professionally cut and welded.

[Beer Baron]

ahh, catch tank.

the place doing the cutting and welding can probably supply the sheet.

[satanic]

LOL no they can't surprisingly I think they're just lazy...

[N1GTR]

Umm I need about 600x400 at a rough guess. Biggest piece 280x155 (2 of them), and some other bits.

I'm making a catch can. I was hoping to get a sheet cos I want to get it professionally cut and welded.

You mean a huge one? Otherwise why bother, justjap etc sell them so cheap, there's even a trader on here selling 1L ones from memory

EDIT: They're 800ml

[B-Man]

You got PM Abo

[Michael_1882]

I'd look through the yellow pages for a sheet metal place, i'd gather they would be alot cheaper then bunnings.

[monkeykplunk]

Any aluminium place will sell them.

But sheet sizes are generally no smaller the 2400x1800.

[MBS206]

Sheet metal place.

And be warned, aluminium sheets are quite expensive. Just had to buy 2 of the farkers for work!

[Angus Smart]

I just paid 90 bucks for a sheet 1.5mx3m and 3mm thick

[Duncan]

Adam we are about to buy a sheet have some catch cans to make up as well, let me know if you want some of it.

we got 1.2 for the bodywork from capral and was going to grab some 3mm for the catch cans.

[Abo Bob]

You mean a huge one? Otherwise why bother, justjap etc sell them so cheap, there's even a trader on here selling 1L ones from memory

EDIT: They're 800ml

Cos they are shit. I already have one shit catch can. I don't want another.

Mine will fit an R34 GTT perfectly.

[N1GTR]

Cos they are shit. I already have one shit catch can. I don't want another.

Mine will fit an R34 GTT perfectly.

Fair enough

How big are you going to make it?

[shonen]

Bob....just by a Cusco one like I did

Edited October 16, 2006 by shonen

[JAS-25T]

Yeah, coming from a background of fabrication I would say that it would only cost an extra $50 or so dollars for an off the shelf non "shit" one. The amount of time you spend on chasing things up for the fabricator (who should have access to sheet aluminium ) is probably worth the $50. So I say, unless you need one to fit a certain space in the engine bay buy one off the shelf.

edit: added bit - to answer your question. Blackwoods and Capral.

[Abo Bob]

Fair enough

How big are you going to make it?

25 Literrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs. Ruff.

[JAS-25T]

got blow-by?