Steve S Posted November 1, 2017 Report Posted November 1, 2017 I'm going to be fitting some new toys to my boat soon and to make a decent job of it I want to use stainless for the mounts/brackets etc, so... Does anyone know where I can source modest quantities of stainless steel plate of various thicknesses, most likely type 316? Any recommendations for cutters and drills to use? Thanks Steve Quote
Mike Fox Posted November 1, 2017 Report Posted November 1, 2017 Think Stainless Steve is Lymington based, and he can probably knock it up for you at a sensible price..... Else your'e looking at high speed drills, grinders, and specialist welding gear.... Quote
Steve S Posted November 1, 2017 Author Report Posted November 1, 2017 Well yes he can and he does good work but he is very slow and keeps missing dates he sets himself. Some of bits I need are things like 12 gauge (approx) rectangular plate 25cm x 10cm with 10 holes in it, the sort of thing I should be able to knock up myself. Quote
Rob Posted November 1, 2017 Report Posted November 1, 2017 How about Coddy's Son - ZRS Engineering? Bramble banker and Coddy 2 Quote
Coddy Posted November 2, 2017 Report Posted November 2, 2017 If you send Matt the exact dimensions required and hole positions he can get it lazer cut his email is matt@zrs-engineering.com Mob 07814 148784 Quote
Bramble banker Posted November 2, 2017 Report Posted November 2, 2017 On 11/2/2017 at 1:18 AM, Coddy said: If you send Matt the exact dimensions required and hole positions he can get it lazer cut his email is matt@zrs-engineering.com Mob 07814 148784 Matt made a nice job of my new fuel tank well recommended by me. Other options are Fh brundle in Southampton and the metal store online, both are merchants. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Jim Posted November 2, 2017 Report Posted November 2, 2017 I can only guess that you've never machined Stainless steel Steve ? You need to run very slowly, Plenty of coolant, Don't allow the tools to dwell as it work hardens the stainless. All not easy for a DIY er not prepared for it. Jim Quote
Steve S Posted November 3, 2017 Author Report Posted November 3, 2017 Thanks for all your input guys. I haven't machined stainless no Jim, just cut holes in it and seen a similar effect, I used to cut titanium (when i worked for British Aerospace, so so long ago) and that had a similar characteristic. I like to do stuff myself if practical but if not I'm happy to use Matt. Quote
Jim Posted November 3, 2017 Report Posted November 3, 2017 If you've worked on Titanium you'll know what to expect Steve. Good luck. Jim Quote
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