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mrcc1234(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:53 am Post subject: Transporting aluminum sheet?

I am picking up my first aluminum order from a local supplier here in

Houston on Monday and am wondering how to load it without damaging it.



I will be receiving (5 - 12'x4') 2-016, 1-025, 1-032 & 1-040.  Trident

Metals has the best rates (total $344) I have seen especially since I don't

have to worry about shipping (which was $150 from Yarde).



I am thinking that I will just roll them up together, wrap them in a soft

blanket and place straps around it to hold it.



Will this work?

How tight a radius can the 40 be wrapped to without taking a set?



I am making a long clamp out of 2 - 5'x2"x1/2" boards that I sandwich around

the short edge of the sheet stack with wing nuts and bolts (wrapped to

protect the sheets).  The overhanging ends of which can help start the

rolling process and perhaps use as a handle to carry the roll.



I don't have a trailer and can hopefully get them all home safe in the back

of our Durango.



Thanks,

Matt in Katy, TX

601XL/Corvair - Starting the Tail Group

hrs1(at)frontiernet.net
Guest

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:22 am Post subject: Transporting aluminum sheet?

This isn't a direct answer to your immediate problem.  But wear safety 

glasses when rolling and unrolling long sheets, particularly when you 

unroll them.  Best done with two persons, one on each side of the roll, 

both wearing safety glasses natch.  There's a lot of spring like force 

in a tightly rolled piece of aluminum.   FWIW  Robert Schoenberger 701  

do not archive. 



Matt Stecher wrote:

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 I am picking up my first aluminum order from a local supplier here in

 Houston on Monday and am wondering how to load it without damaging it.



 I will be receiving (5 - 12'x4') 2-016, 1-025, 1-032 & 1-040.  Trident

 Metals has the best rates (total $344) I have seen especially since I don't

 have to worry about shipping (which was $150 from Yarde).



 I am thinking that I will just roll them up together, wrap them in a soft

 blanket and place straps around it to hold it.



 Will this work?

 How tight a radius can the 40 be wrapped to without taking a set?



 I am making a long clamp out of 2 - 5'x2"x1/2" boards that I sandwich around

 the short edge of the sheet stack with wing nuts and bolts (wrapped to

 protect the sheets).  The overhanging ends of which can help start the

 rolling process and perhaps use as a handle to carry the roll.



 I don't have a trailer and can hopefully get them all home safe in the back

 of our Durango.



 Thanks,

 Matt in Katy, TX

 601XL/Corvair - Starting the Tail Group

gk(at)601hd.com
Guest

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:22 am Post subject: Transporting aluminum sheet?

Matt,

Don't know how tightly you can roll the 040 but if I was you I'd roll it as

loosely as possible to fit in the back of the car.  You don't gain anything

from rolling it tightly and you risk it bending.  I would suggest putting a

strip of masking tape over each on the short edges that are inside the roll

and using a layer of newspaper between each sheet.  I hate it when rolled

metal gets scratched!  You might also consider rolling the 016 and 025

together and the 032 and 040 separately.  When your done you should be able

to put the rolls inside one another.  A single coiled spring of that much

aluminum can be a pretty vicious beastie.



Good Luck,

Graham Kirby

601HD

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I am picking up my first aluminum order from a local supplier here in

Houston on Monday and am wondering how to load it without damaging it.



I will be receiving (5 - 12'x4') 2-016, 1-025, 1-032 & 1-040.  Trident

Metals has the best rates (total $344) I have seen especially since I don't

have to worry about shipping (which was $150 from Yarde).



I am thinking that I will just roll them up together, wrap them in a soft

blanket and place straps around it to hold it.



Will this work?

How tight a radius can the 40 be wrapped to without taking a set?



Matt in Katy, TX

gboothe(at)calply.com
Guest

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:42 am Post subject: Transporting aluminum sheet?

Matt,



I don't know about your supplier, but I have dealt with two different

suppliers and both are happy to do the rolling for me. They usually protect

the inside 4' edge with cardboard and lay a sheet of paper over the metal so

that it doesn't roll metal to metal.



If you are only buying 4' of .40 I doubt that you can roll it. It is

possible to roll 8', as Graham said, though it will be a loose roll. The

others would probably fit inside.



Ditto to what the others said, get help when un-rolling.



Gary Boothe 

Cool, CA 

601 HDSTD, WW Conversion 

Tail done, wings done, working on c-section

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naumuk(at)alltel.net
Guest

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:26 am Post subject: Transporting aluminum sheet?

Matt-

    I have the scars to prove that you have to be careful when you unroll a 

sheet. Stupid me, I was wearing shorts when I did it. Just a brush from an 

edge to my shin. Didn't think anything more of it until I looked down and 

noticed I was bleeding like a stuck pig. Still looks like I was in a sword 

fight!

    I've worn glasses since I was 3 years old, so eye protection is a given. 

Needless to say, watch the rest of you.

    Don't roll anything larger than .025, period. Get the supplier to cut 

the sheet to what will fit in your Durango but still work with the plans. A 

radius large enough to keep from damaging a sheet of .040 will never fit in 

your vehicle anyway.

    I could care less if anyone flames me, I consider this good advice based 

on painful experience.

Bill Naumuk

HDS Fuselage

Townville, Pa

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mgraves(at)usmo.com
Guest

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:53 am Post subject: Transporting aluminum sheet?

The .040 can be rolled to about 36-40 inch diameter,  don't press your 

luck.   My supply house would not roll .040.    So I did it myself on their 

floor duck taped it all the way around,  and then they would band 

it........   same with .016,   They didn't want to take the responsibilty 

of damaging the heavier .040, and the thinner  .016



A little smaller on the .032,



And the .025 and .016 down to 24 inches......



Have them roll it, and band it for you.  Then you can slide the tubes 

inside each other and get it home if you work it right.    2 sheets of .025 

can be rolled together.  3 sheets of .016 can be banded together.    Thats 

about all you can lift at one time anyway without help.



Monty Graves



At 08:52 AM 9/30/2006 -0500, you wrote:

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I am picking up my first aluminum order from a local supplier here in

Houston on Monday and am wondering how to load it without damaging it.



I will be receiving (5 - 12'x4') 2-016, 1-025, 1-032 & 1-040.  Trident

Metals has the best rates (total $344) I have seen especially since I don't

have to worry about shipping (which was $150 from Yarde).



I am thinking that I will just roll them up together, wrap them in a soft

blanket and place straps around it to hold it.



Will this work?

How tight a radius can the 40 be wrapped to without taking a set?



I am making a long clamp out of 2 - 5'x2"x1/2" boards that I sandwich around

the short edge of the sheet stack with wing nuts and bolts (wrapped to

protect the sheets).  The overhanging ends of which can help start the

rolling process and perhaps use as a handle to carry the roll.



I don't have a trailer and can hopefully get them all home safe in the back

of our Durango.



Thanks,

Matt in Katy, TX

601XL/Corvair - Starting the Tail Group

waj(at)quik.com
Guest

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:57 am Post subject: Transporting aluminum sheet?

Hi Matt ,glad to see you are getting stared .I cant give you much more 

advice other than the good advice that you have already gotten  from the 

site .I think you are wise picking it up yourself ,both in freight charges 

and damage received in shipment .When I checked Trident they did not even 

want to talk to me about .016 & .020 as they had too much damage in shipment 

to their facility .I am going to use them for the remainder of my .025 

material .I bought my 1 1/2 x1/4 spar caps from them for $14.25 each .Keep 

us informed and I enjoyed your visit a couple of weeks ago .  Wade

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barcusc(at)comcast.net
Guest

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:04 pm Post subject: Transporting aluminum sheet?

I just received .025 X 4' x 12' it came in a box 13 1/2 X 13 1/2  square, I 

did not measure the length but it is obviously more than 48 '' long. This is 

the second time I have received a shipment from aircraft Spruce with no 

damage. They roll it with paper between sheets of aluminum and it arrives in 

excellent condition. I don't know how tight you can roll .040.



Clyde

601 XL



Do Not Archive

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TxDave

Joined: 22 Jul 2006
Posts: 168
Location: Temple, TX

Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:24 am Post subject: Re: Transporting aluminum sheet?

I think there is a misconception about rolling .040 sheets. I ordered two .040 4' x12' sheets from Airparts, Inc. They came rolled in a box about 15 inches square. They remained in this box for 2 months. When my wife and I unrolled them they were perfectly flat. Airparts rolls up to .050. I'm no expert, but they are. Of course they have the equipment and facilities to roll .040. I cetrainly wouldn't recommend you try this at home.



Since I discovered Trident Metals an hour down the road in Austin I now use them for all my aluminum. Great prices and no shipping charges.



The idea of making several seperate rolls posted by Graham really is a good plan.



Dave Clay

Temple, TX

http://www.daves601xl.com

naumuk(at)alltel.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:44 am Post subject: Transporting aluminum sheet?

Wick's won't roll anything over .035.

Bill Naumuk

HDS Fuselage

Townville, Pa

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