Thread: Where to get Mild Steel Plate?
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30-12-2016 #11
If you can't source thick plate can you use plug welding through alternating patterns of drilled holes to laminate several thinner plates into a suitably rigid assembly?
You might even get less resonance in a laminated assembly than a single plate?
Just thinking out loud,
- NickYou think that's too expensive? You're not a Model Engineer are you? :D
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30-12-2016 #12
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30-12-2016 #15
If want to go the casting route give these lads ring for quote.
http://www.smallcastings.co.uk/
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30-12-2016 #16
That came from ASC metals. Nearist to you is peterborough I think.
http://www.ascmetalsgroup.com/
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30-12-2016 #17
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30-12-2016 #18
A couple of 10mm plates welded as per Nick's recommendation and use 30/40mm square section on the edges for mounting your bearings or rails.Joining the plate is done by machining a pattern of holes in one of the plates you intend to join clean both matting faces and clamp them together then weld the inside the holes.
Regards
Mike
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30-12-2016 #19
Chaz,
Plug welding is welding through a hole and "plugging it".
Drill a pattern of holes diameter 2x thickness in one plate, clamp it to a second plate and weld through the holes in the first to the second plate and the hole walls, finishing by filling the holes then grinding flush.
Add further plates in the same way until the desired thickness is achieved, you could optionally weld around the outside,
- NickYou think that's too expensive? You're not a Model Engineer are you? :D
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30-12-2016 #20You think that's too expensive? You're not a Model Engineer are you? :D
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