1/4" channel? steel & alum
 

looking for some metal channel (c channel, u channel) with a 1/4" INNER measurement/ID.
http://www.allproducts.com/handtools...-u_channel.jpg
would like both steel and aluminum. but steel being priority.

does such a thing exist? google hasn't had any luck finding some.:oops:

-Cory

Good luck with that, I looked for awhile and nothing came up. Ending up making this stuff work for a project:
http://i363.photobucket.com/albums/o...5_155440-1.jpg

Re: 1/4" channel? steel & alum
 

I know lowes has U channel,I had a piece in the garage and checked,,but its more like 3/8 I.D. A little bit larger than the 1/4" your looking for. You building a crawler frame or something?

Re: 1/4" channel? steel & alum
 

I found one place, but 2000' minimum...

C-Channels, Box Channel, Steel C Channel, Aluminum, and Stainless Channels - Johnson Brothers Metal Forming Co.

Re: 1/4" channel? steel & alum
 

hmm that's what I was afraid of. I wonder if 1/4" ID square tube exists.

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Re: 1/4" channel? steel & alum
 

nice find! I wonder if that 3/8" is actually the arms. and the back is 1/2".
reason I say that is I have some of that, that ive bought there and lowes.

I found 1/4" polished stainless channel at dkhardware.com. The minimum of 10x20' comes from their supplier. They took my order for 20', but then the dist. Would not break a box of them. Finally after a couple of days they pulled enough strings to get it for me, but said it will never happen again.

You could call them and ask.... Or start a co-op and buy a box of it. Also found it at a site in NY, I think they had a $100 min. Plus cutting charges to get down to ups size.


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Re: 1/4" channel? steel & alum
 

Did you look at McMaster-Carr?

Also, I know a lot of people use box/square material and cut in half to make C-channel.

Re: 1/4" channel? steel & alum
 

yeah I looked there. didn't seem to find any. most C/U channel I see the inside edges are not straight, they are angled in. ie for strength at the 90* joint.

Re: 1/4" channel? steel & alum
 

You need to be searching for
-panel edging
-trim channel


Check out this site, I found the size you specified.

http://www.orangealuminum.com/alumin.../fits-250.html


Here is another one.

http://www.eagle-aluminum.com/116-Wa...ness_c_56.html


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Re: 1/4" channel? steel & alum
 

bingo! thanks! ill try those terms to see if I can track down some steel versions too.
thank you!