Trouble finding brass H and I columbs and beams

[area3fitterParticipant @area3fitter]

Good evening everyone.

I am building a colliery headgear from the pit that I worked in. It was not lattice work but consisted of H section columns and I beams.

I cannot seem to locate really good quality sections.

Is it ok to ask on this forum about suppliers that members know of or is this not allowed?

many thanks

Gareth

[area3fitterParticipant @area3fitter]

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

Have you tried some of the model shops as opposed to model engineering outlets ?

Roy

[RichardNParticipant @richardn]

Would this bunch do what you need?

Never used them myself, but someone else on here linked to their shop, which I saved as looking useful…

**LINK**

Edit: If you go up a level in their shop they do metric and imperial, but also tiny angle (equal or not) and channels etc too.

Edited By RichardN on 22/03/2018 22:23:58

[John HinkleyParticipant @johnhinkley26699]

Gareth,

I assume that you are in the UK, but if you get really stuck, these people do I-section and H-section in brass.

Their web site, from where you can download their (very extensive) catalogue:

**LINK**

The stuff you want is on page 53. I've not used them myself, but found them while living in France.

John

edited to remove bad link and add this one:

http://www.octantenligne.com/04537d9dc40f7690c/index.html

click on "PROFILES FRAISES LAITON FORME H, I, Z"

Edited By John Hinkley on 23/03/2018 08:06:10

Edited By John Hinkley on 23/03/2018 08:07:52

Edited By John Hinkley on 23/03/2018 08:09:06

[john carruthersParticipant @johncarruthers46255]

Try a glazing supplier, we used a lot of brass H and U for stained glass, as an alternative to lead cambs.

[Boiler BriParticipant @boilerbri]

If you can find any. Curtain rail used to be brass.

Its very old school though.

[larry PhelanParticipant @larryphelan54019]

I remember curtain rail looking like brass,but I doubt it was real brass,more likely brassed.

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

When I was a kid I used brass "Rufflet" curtain rail with my Meccano. I NZ at least you would probably get as much as you need at a demolition yard, it won't be very straight.

The hobby shop is the place to go, here there is K&S Precision Metals USA. There is brass, aluminium, stainless steel, and sheets of tin plate and copper. You can get all sorts of sections of plastic.

Ian S C

[Russell EberhardtParticipant @russelleberhardt48058]

Posted by John Hinkley on 23/03/2018 08:03:51:

Gareth,

I assume that you are in the UK, but if you get really stuck, these people do I-section and H-section in brass.

Their web site, from where you can download their (very extensive) catalogue:

Thanks for that link. They have an amazing selection of difficult to find materials and tools.

Russell

[area3fitterParticipant @area3fitter]

Thank you very much for your replies all, very much appreciated.

Hope you all have a very good weekend.

regards

Gareth

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