Flat sided oval tube

[F.J.]

Morning gents

Does anyone know where I can get hold of flat sided oval tube? I have tried numerous companies but due to the obscure size I'm after (50mm x 28mm) I have come against a brick wall! It is for a cherry picker basket I am repairing which manufactured in France. The have offices here in the UK but they can only provide a whole new basket, not the steel sections I'm after.

The baskets are around £1500 new but I imply need to replace/repair about 3-4 feet of tubing hence the company owning the basket not wanting to she'll out for a new one.

Thanks
Dean

 

[Fintray]

Metals4U have a 50 x 25 tube that you may be able to use, can you cut the damaged one back to an upright then weld the slightly different tube in place?

 

[normspanners]

I have repaired, tube, box etc of odd sizes by cutting out the bad section,press it roughly straight along its length, then making a mandrel the exact inside size of the section, But tapered on the front section and press the mandrel through damaged section, then weld it back in, tidy up welds with a flap wheel and nobody can tell

 

[500e]

Wall thickness ??

 

[chevy2]

Like this? Think it was 2"x1" x 16g,
Ordered mine from parkside steel in north london, about £20 for a 6m length.

 

[F.J.]

Like this? Think it was 2"x1" x 16g,
Ordered mine from parkside steel in north london, about £20 for a 6m length.

Exactly like that only 28mm wide not 25mm. Ill try this company, fingers crossed as I've tried about 15 firms so far

Thanks

 

[stuvy]

can you not make a spacer to make up the missing 3 mm each end?

 

[pedrobedro]

I got some oval DOM with a 2mm wall to make wishbones from MK engineering in Maltby.

 

[bigegg]

Unusual for a french manufacturer, but try asking for 2in x 1 1/8in instead.