Mild steel angle Iron

[DanielW]

Looking to buy some angle iron of the bay but I'm really looking for a perfect sharp inner corner,pic below is not that sharp and is a rounded corner.

Is all angle iron like this nowadays? I seem to remember old mild steel bed frames had sharp corners but can you get sharp corners on angle iron? its for jig that will act as clamps in the jaws of the workmate,I suppose I could round off the jaws edge to accept the rounded corners of the angle iron but would prefer sharp corners.

anyone come across supplier on ebay what does the sharp corners angle iron?

 

[Digger6135]

That section is far stronger than what a sharp internal corner would be, this angle is usually hot rolled.

Digger6135

 

[Hitch]

What size angle are you looking for?
The smaller sizes tend to come with the square internal corner.

 

[DanielW]

3 pieces 40x40x3x600 or 50mm

 

[Hitch]

Pretty sure i've had 40*40*3 with square internal corners before...i can have a look tomorrow.

 

[Tigman]

Yeah I concur 40 x 40 x 3 has square internal corner !

 

[DanielW]

I'll check with the local steel stockist tommorrow as its only 10 minutes away,might be able to get away with 30mm?

Got a reet good idea for this and it will serve two purposes,welding box section for minimal distortion and also act as a thin plate/sheet bender/bending for sharp corner.

Cheers.

 

[Paul.]

You need to ask your stockholder for square root angle, its not available in all sizes and I haven't got a stock list in front of me at the moment, not as common though as radiused root material

 

[DanielW]

Problem with me stockist is they only sell by 3 metre lengths in all steels? I don't need that amount,hence looking on the bay but will ask if there's any off cuts?

 

[Paul.]

Bright angles (cold drawn) are square root, should be available up to 50 x 50 in all the common sizes, they are 3mtr random lengths, black angles will come 6mtr as standard.
For your workmate jaws a piece of flat as a packer will lift the radius clear of the corner of the timber, couple of tacks here and there to hold it together, job done