Aluminium for front panel

jouch · 15th March 2001, 12:07 PM

I'm looking for a place to by aluminium arround 10 mm thick to make front panel to my Amplifier.
Thanks
Christopher

Hoffmeyer · 15th March 2001, 01:39 PM

Hi Jouch.

It would be a lot easyer to help you, if you in your profile would write where on this planet you`re living.

jouch · 15th March 2001, 01:51 PM

I'm sorry, I've just up date it.
I'm living in Sweden

byu · 15th March 2001, 01:52 PM

try this

http://www.onlinemetals.com

Nisbeth · 15th March 2001, 06:42 PM

Great link byu, but you wouldn't happen to know any european adresses like it? It'll cost an arm and a leg to ship the metals to europe from the US, especially if you like the look of copper on your DIY-stuff :-)

Jouch - try the local phone directory for telephone numbers on companies in your area that does aluminium work. Try contacting them - i´m pretty sure you can find a (smaller) company that will help you, especially if you can do all the machining yourself and just need a piece of metal that will roughly fit the dimensions.

Good luck!
/Uffe

PS: If you want to have the metal anodized, try contacting a school that teaches mechanical engineering - sometimes they are just dying to get something they can play with in their expensive equipment....

grataku · 15th March 2001, 06:58 PM

It's a tough item to find. The best is to get a local shop go through their inventory and see what they can cut out for you. The problem is also that you can't shear-cut aluminum that thick and make it look good, so the rough cut piece has to be finished on the mill. Unless you have a mill handy you need to have the shop do it for you. I did mine in the student shop at the university and it took me 1 hour to do it but I am no expert machinist and the aluminum was only 5mm thick.

Freddie · 15th March 2001, 07:10 PM

I've bought aluminium at: Metallvaruhuset, in Lunda (STHLM). I'm not sure if they sell 10mm thick aluminium, but check it out if you want.

Petter · 15th March 2001, 10:51 PM

Metal in Norway is very very expensive, probably worth shipping from US actually.

Also, consider finish. It is often hard to get decent finish. Are you going to anodize -- or paint? If you paint, you can get around it but still ...

15th March 2001, 01:39 PM	#2
Hoffmeyer diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Önnarp, Söderslätt	Hi Jouch. It would be a lot easyer to help you, if you in your profile would write where on this planet you`re living. __________________ Regards Hoffmeyer ;0)

15th March 2001, 01:52 PM	#4
byu diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada	try this http://www.onlinemetals.com __________________ byu

15th March 2001, 10:51 PM	#8
Petter diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Scandinavia	Finish Metal in Norway is very very expensive, probably worth shipping from US actually. Also, consider finish. It is often hard to get decent finish. Are you going to anodize -- or paint? If you paint, you can get around it but still ...

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15th March 2001, 12:07 PM	#1
jouch diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Linköping sweden	I'm looking for a place to by aluminium arround 10 mm thick to make front panel to my Amplifier. Thanks Christopher

15th March 2001, 01:51 PM	#3
jouch diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Linköping sweden	I'm sorry, I've just up date it. I'm living in Sweden

15th March 2001, 06:42 PM	#5
Nisbeth diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Denmark	Great link byu, but you wouldn't happen to know any european adresses like it? It'll cost an arm and a leg to ship the metals to europe from the US, especially if you like the look of copper on your DIY-stuff :-) Jouch - try the local phone directory for telephone numbers on companies in your area that does aluminium work. Try contacting them - i´m pretty sure you can find a (smaller) company that will help you, especially if you can do all the machining yourself and just need a piece of metal that will roughly fit the dimensions. Good luck! /Uffe PS: If you want to have the metal anodized, try contacting a school that teaches mechanical engineering - sometimes they are just dying to get something they can play with in their expensive equipment....

15th March 2001, 06:58 PM	#6
grataku diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: -	It's a tough item to find. The best is to get a local shop go through their inventory and see what they can cut out for you. The problem is also that you can't shear-cut aluminum that thick and make it look good, so the rough cut piece has to be finished on the mill. Unless you have a mill handy you need to have the shop do it for you. I did mine in the student shop at the university and it took me 1 hour to do it but I am no expert machinist and the aluminum was only 5mm thick.

15th March 2001, 07:10 PM	#7
Freddie diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Sweden	I've bought aluminium at: Metallvaruhuset, in Lunda (STHLM). I'm not sure if they sell 10mm thick aluminium, but check it out if you want.

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