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James fortin	06/03/2011 14:41:53
46 forum posts 12 photos	hi all i have started designing an overhead crane(the type that runs along girders) and i am having trouble sourcing small i beam, squires sell it but only in 1ft lengths. does anyone know where i can buy long lengths(the longest i need is 1 meter) of i beam, im looking for some with a width of around 15mm and a height of around 15mm, although this is not critical. i hope someone can help. many thanks james
Ian S C	07/03/2011 01:05:14
7468 forum posts 230 photos	Is this for a model, if not 15mmx15mm is small, don't think I could get that size in steel here in NZ, I think you can get aluminium extrusion about that size, and maybe brass. Ian S C
Richard Parsons	07/03/2011 05:16:50
645 forum posts 33 photos	James are there any Building Metal fabrication shops the sort of folk who make metal roof trusses etc. in your area. If so you could probably pick up what you want for the price of a beer or two. Or you could use two bits of angle iron back to back? Dick
Ian S C	07/03/2011 07:31:21
7468 forum posts 230 photos	How about two bits of channel welded back to back, you could reduce the hight of the sides of the channel to make quite a good I beam. Ian S C
James fortin	08/03/2011 17:33:43
46 forum posts 12 photos	thanks for the ideas people, i will continue to look for some i beam, but if nothing turns up i will try joining 2 pieces of channel together. by the way its only a model(about 1m long by 7ocm wide) , i may be able to use 25mm i beam max but it is not critical. many thanks everyone james

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