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Aluminium Extrusion Suppliers
We often get asked where to buy Aluminium extrusion. This really depends upon where you live. OpenSimRigs can supply 8020 to anywhere in Canada at a competitive rate. Europe http://www.motedis.com/shop/ http://www.boschrexroth.com/corporate/en/index.jsp http://www.item24.com/en http://www.maytec.de http://www.minitec.de/ http://www.smt-montagetechnik.de/produkte.htm http://www.misumi-europe.com http://aluminium-profile.co.uk/ North America - Aluminium Extrusion https://www.tnutz.com/ Example pricing for ONE aluminium cross brace from two aluminium suppliers T-Nuts, 12" of 1530 Profile, Two L brackets, t-nuts & bolts, $17.80USD 8020.net, 12" of 1530 Profile, Two L brackets, t-nuts & bolts, $30.57USD The largest supplier in north America is 8020.net but the pricing is high! eBay off cuts http://stores.ebay.com/8020-Inc-Garage-Sale Minsumi in the USA is a...
Is Custom 8020 Hardware More Expensive?
Custom hardware is often not more expensive and often looks better. 8020.com has such a high mark up on joining plates, it makes OpenSimRigs custom plates very competitively priced even though we are making very small quantities at the moment. For example lets look at two ways to design a complex wheel assembly cross brace The first example below shows 6 standard pivot joints costing $124.50 in 15 series, from 8020.net. Now compare that with 2 stainless steel custom plates costing $80 & 4 pivots no arms $8.13 total $113.50. That is a cost saving of $11.00 using custom hardware, and in my opinion the design...
Aluminum Extrusion And How To Get It For Cheap
In North America, we recommend https://www.tnutz.com/ they offer much better prices than most suppliers. Example pricing for ONE cross brace T-Nuts, 12" of 1530 Profile, Two L brackets, t-nuts & bolts, $17.80USD 8020.net, 12" of 1530 Profile, Two L brackets, t-nuts & bolts, $30.57USD When you consider the total number of pieces in a typical 8020 sim rig this is a dramatic saving between two USA based companies! Aluminum Extrusion has become the gold standard for sim racing rigs for its versatility and stiffness. Although it's not the prettiest material its functionality out weighs how it looks. Hardware is constantly being upgraded and...