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nate(at)itfusionsos.com
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:52 pm Post subject: Aluminum Sheet Sourcing

Hello Group,



I have received my plans, the workshop is ready. Zodiac 601XL #6274

production will commence as soon as I procure the materials. It's very

exciting, as I am sick of polishing my ass in front of this computer. I

think I must have read the whole Internet by now. Television does

nothing for me anymore.



Here's what I've found on Al pricing so far, for archival purposes for

future scratch-builders:



6061-T6 .025 48"x144"



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Wicks - $87.15 on the web plus UPS shipping (~$18 I'm guessing)



Aircraft Spruce - $77.50 on the web plus UPS shipping (~$18 I'm

guessing) plus a $4 boxing charge



SpeedyMetals (local - like MetalMart) - sold per pound (at) $5.93 - so

about $102.63 per their quote, but no shipping



Yarde -- $57.20 per sheet - plus a skid fee of $75 plus freight (~$200)

for the order



I need 13 sheets of this. The price difference between the local-yokels

at SpeedyMetals and Yarde is nearly $600.00!



I don't know if you can get a certificate of quality from Yarde, and

doubt the SpeedyMetals quote came with that.



Caveat emptor! Buyer beware! If any of you are building from plans, IT

PAYS TO SHOP AROUND FOR YOUR MATERIALS!!!



And, like others here have warned, don't tell 'em what it's for. People

hear "airplane" and you are instantly a Rockefeller. Price goes up 50%.



Nate Erb



601XL from plans / Corvair power (well maybe, now with the crank issues

and the 701/Warp Drive AC mentioned today)



Plans looked at, workbench half ready. Planned completion 2053.

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Ron Lendon

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Clinton Twp., MI

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: Aluminum Sheet Sourcing

I got almost all my material from the same source, Jim Dankovich.  He procured it from Yarde and decided to sell it to me before he broke the bands.  I picked it up a couple of weeks ago and have most of the rudder parts made.  The price from the folks at Yarde seemed about the lowest, and their material, which Iv'e handled every sheet while loading into the rack, looks to be of good quality. Forms and bends just like 6061 T6 which is what the mill marks say.

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n4546v(at)mindspring.com
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject: Aluminum Sheet Sourcing

I still recommend Copper & Brass Sales, check the archives, everything I've

bought from them for several years has been quoted at very good prices with

freight paid.  Of course, I live in Las Vegas, NV, I don't know how they

handle more rural areas but they have distribution centers all over the

country.  Metals are a volume business, the more you buy the cheaper it gets

per lb.  When I need 3 sheets, I always ask for quotes on 3 sheets, 6

sheets, 10 sheets and 20 sheets to see where the real price breaks are.

Also, at Copper & Brass Sales, they quote on the total weight of a shipment

of a like material, i.e. all 6061T6, without regard for the various sheet

thicknesses.



Randy L. Thwing, do not archive

 	  Quote: 	
		   6061-T6 .025 48"x144"



 --------------------------------



 Wicks - $87.15 on the web plus UPS shipping (~$18 I'm guessing)



 Aircraft Spruce - $77.50 on the web plus UPS shipping (~$18 I'm

 guessing) plus a $4 boxing charge



 SpeedyMetals (local - like MetalMart) - sold per pound (at) $5.93 - so

 about $102.63 per their quote, but no shipping



 Yarde -- $57.20 per sheet - plus a skid fee of $75 plus freight (~$200)

 for the order

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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:52 pm Post subject: Aluminum Sheet Sourcing

Hmm, interesting. I have the rest of Jim's project: the XL and a roll of

aluminum.



Jim sometimes reads this list - Hi Jim!



-- Craig 



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