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From: "Showa" <showa1-at-cox.net>
Subject: Re: a metal question [TANKS]
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:31:52 -0700
Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com

Look for wrought iron gate supply places too.....

Kurt (No gates can stop the Comet) G
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Conn" <dwconn404-at-comcast.net>
To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 8:35 PM
Subject: RE: a metal question [TANKS]


>
> I'm in Malvern, PA. It's about 50 miles west of Philadelphia.
>
> - Doug
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com [mailto:tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com] 
> On
> Behalf Of Rick v100
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 8:28 PM
> To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
> Subject: RE: a metal question [TANKS]
>
> Where are you located?
>
> Rick
>
>
> --- Doug Conn <dwconn404-at-comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> I used onlinemetals.com for some UHMW plastic and it
>> worked out pretty well.
>>
>> I had a lot of trouble finding a local dealer for
>> bulk metal, like aluminum
>> plate or steel square tube. I tried the obvious
>> channels (yellow pages,
>> bigyellow.com, etc.) Any suggestions for other ways
>> to locate one ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Doug
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com
>> [mailto:tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com] On
>> Behalf Of Dale Smith
>> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 3:30 PM
>> To: Dale Smith; tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>> Subject: Re: a metal question [TANKS]
>>
>> don't think this one got through
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dale Smith" <dale463-at-yahoo.com>
>> To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
>> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 3:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: a metal question [TANKS]
>>
>>
>> > Thanks rick, I'm trying to get a handle on where
>> to purchase materals. I'm
>>
>> > building a robot, on a 1/6th sherman tank base. I
>> was constructing it out
>> > of wood, but was advised it would be better for my
>> purposes to constuct in
>>
>> > out of aluminium. Had no idea  where to get metal.
>> Located in MI. So far
>> > two astroflight motors, on my shopping list. I'll
>> send picture to the list
>>
>> > as soon as I get the hull completed. Thanks again
>> I appreciate it.
>> >
>> > Dale
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Rick v100" <rickv100-at-yahoo.com>
>> > To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
>> > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 2:53 PM
>> > Subject: Re: a metal question [TANKS]
>> >
>> >
>> >> How much? I just picked some up at Home Depot but
>> it
>> >> was probably overpriced. Better to search under
>> Metals
>> >> in the Yellow Pages or use something like
>> >> OnlineMetals.com to order what you need.
>> >>
>> >> Where are you located?
>> >>
>> >> Rick
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --- Dale Smith <dale463-at-yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Where can I get aluminium? I need to know.
>> Please
>> >>> help if you can.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>
>