Price for rolling a ring in large diameter tube

[chunkolini]

Hi guys
I need a ballpark price for rolling a ring about 2m in diameter from tube around 150mm diameter.
Can anybody here do this for me, or give a guesstimated price.
Not after favours in terms of the job, happy to pay a fair price if I get the job.
reply here or by PM whichever suits.

 

[Welderpaul]

Beyond the capacity of our kit Chunko, but try Angle Ring, Rolled Rings or at a push Barnshaws (probably a bit small for them).
The first two are probably your best bet. I can recommend them all. They will provide the material if you wish. They will roll the circle and leave the ends left 500-600mm long for you to have the pleasure to cut/fight the ends together/weld up.
I reckon you would be paying around £250-£300 ish for rolling including their supply of material. Carriage may be a bit of a killer though.
Knock up a quick sketch, email it over to them and see what they say. I can let you have contact names for the lads that may do it a bit cheaper if you get the job.

 

[chunkolini]

Cheers for that WP, a big help for me in working out the initial price.

 

[Welderpaul]

May be worth getting a quote off them anyway, we give them a fair amount of work so get a reasonable discount. A one-off job may cost a bit more. Especially if they find out you are a celebrity artiste..

I would be tempted to have two semi circles rolled then put them together. Trying to deal with a single joint on one ring may be difficult and look a bit poor without some tonnage to push it around with once you get the ring.

 

[matt1978]

He says its for an Art project but I bet its the front wheel on one of his new design bikes!

 

[chunkolini]

Matt something along those lines.
Have to keep schtum for the time being.
Good points there about closing the loop. I can imagine that being a hilarious job.
To watch.
I have sent a message off to Angle Ring asking for a quote.
WP you have PM.
Cheers Chunko'.

 

[Welderpaul]

Its Martyn at Rolled Rings if you end up speaking to them. They seem the best bet for small bits and turn stuff round quick.

I just had a look at their website and notice they have nicked one of our photos of a radiused tube canopy we did at Chesterfield Football Club a while ago (Grey one, top right of their home page). I reckon he owes me one for that.

 

[snowcat]

JMR may be a bit nearer, Mind it wont be cheep.

 

[tigler]

Saw an 8" tube being rolled into a ring at a section bender in the Black Country some years back, amazing to watch !

 

[madkayaker]

Fancy a trip down country some point soon don't mind a swing by Leeds with a trailer if that helps

 

[superls]

Its Martyn at Rolled Rings if you end up speaking to them. They seem the best bet for small bits and turn stuff round quick.

I just had a look at their website and notice they have nicked one of our photos of a radiused tube canopy we did at Chesterfield Football Club a while ago (Grey one, top right of their home page). I reckon he owes me one for that.

ha, my home town FC i drive past that arch at least 4 time a day, haha

 

[Welderpaul]

Small world.

We did the spiral stair on the side of the building that you can see when you drive past, the big blue gates round the building, miles of galvanised handrails on the terraces, a feature stair in the entrance and shed loads of other stuff!
It was a good job that!

 

[madkayaker]

I remember helping the blue gates onto the van as fork truck was bust

 

[hareng]

Second that go with the Angle Ring quote.

Barnshaws used to do the bigger stuff for where i used to work, just round the back in Tipton. They wont be interested more like 18" UB they close the roads off to transport out of.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0OGz8yK3yk&feature=colike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_q3WPFfnag&feature=colike

 

[Welderpaul]

I had the rep in from Angle Ring 3 weeks ago.... Angle Ring and Barnshaws are big competitors as they have similar capabilities....Angle Ring is actually owned by Barnshaws.

A titbit of useless information there for you.

 

[matt1978]

It may of changed but I think it's actually owned by one of the Barnshaw family, I can't remember if it was father and son or two brothers but there was a family feud and the disgruntled one left and started up a rival business which then became Angle Ring. That's the story I was told when I used to call on them many years/jobs ago

 

[Hitch]

We use JMR now and again as well as the other two.

 

[astro_al]

In my experience, Barnshaws were significantly cheaper, more helpful, and recommended in every way over Angle Ring.

Al

 

[Welderpaul]

Yes, I have found Barnshaws to be cheaper, quality wise both seem to be similar.
For us it's usually down to who can do it the fastest.