I can see daylight

[DanielW]

I'll just have to see what i can do,pity like because the two ends that would have been the 6mtr length are pretty damn square,and just to make sure I tried another set square and you couldn't see any daylight.

 

[MattH]

??

Sorry, assuming this was to do with your CNC. A lot of people have built linear ways with two opposing prices of angle with roller bearing carriages.

 

[DanielW]

Sorry, assuming this was to do with your CNC. A lot of people have built linear ways with two opposing prices of angle with roller bearing carriages.

No,no its just the cage bed that I'm using with angle iron,the rest with plate aluminium.

I was pondering on using the aluminium extrusion but thats not very rigid and seems to be more expensive.

 

[MattH]

It's shocking how much it costs. I looked at making my frame up with heavy duty profile and it was going to cost over £1000 just for the Ali. A local fabricator welded up my frame out of 80mm heavy wall SHS for £90 including the steel!
For that price I didn't even consider doing it myself.
The next build which will be a 10' X 5' next year I will probably weld up myself out of 100mm X 150mm RHS.

 

[owas]

The 50x6mm angle we have at work comes nowhere near square throughout the entire length (thousands of them cut to length). absolute PITA to work with.

 

[Kent]

I'll remember next time,I only got it cut at the stockholders due to them wanting £10 for delivery of half a mile there abouts.

Load unload and return to base add fuel costs vat and the need to draw a profit ( the last bit sounds unlikely at a tenner)

What gets my goat is getting charged £15-20 delivery when I am bringing in £500 + of steel then it sounds petty!