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David Clark 1	13/06/2009 08:44:52
3357 forum posts 112 photos 10 articles	H There If buying full lengths, beware the neighbours. Some tolerate model engineers. If lorries with long lengths of steel start turning up, they might report you to the council for running a business. regards David
mgj	13/06/2009 10:58:01
1017 forum posts 14 photos	With respect - no. Firstly if you are not running a business you have no problem. Provided you your activity doesn't constitute a nuisance (noise, hazards like welding flash, paint spray). Second the occasional truck turning up is no worse than if getting bricks, timber or tiles delivered for a bit of serious diy. Its only if things get unreasonable....... In fact all I do is buy the 3 metre length, and ask the man to guillotine it into 1m lengths They don't mind chopping it up - its the spare offcuts they can't sell they don't want lying around. They can quillotine up to 1 1/2" dia. On with the gloves and all onto a blanket in the boot of the Fiesta. OK, you lose an inch or so either side of the cut, because of crushing, but if you have 3m of it, 4 inches is not an issue - providing one has ones parting off sorted. Mandraulically hacksawing and facing might be!! The break poimt is about 1 1/4" dia. After that its just easier because of transport and actual usage, to buy a metre for £20 off a supplier - its probably a lifetime buy anyway, or it is for me. I don't suppose that many model engineers use significant quantities of steel over the 1/14-1 1/2" mark?

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