ICEINSPACE
|
Moon Phase
CURRENT MOON
Waning Crescent 16.2%
|
|
19-07-2013, 02:23 PM
|
|
Politically incorrect.
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Tasmania (South end)
Posts: 2,315
|
|
|
Custom Aluminium plate?
Anyone know someone in Aus who could machine a plate 800mm X 200mm X 15mm with a couple of dozen holes in it?
Ta
Rom
|
19-07-2013, 03:19 PM
|
 |
Country living & viewing
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Armidale
Posts: 2,790
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by el_draco
Anyone know someone in Aus who could machine a plate 800mm X 200mm X 15mm with a couple of dozen holes in it?
Ta
Rom
|
Try Luke at
http://www.starstuff.com.au/
|
19-07-2013, 08:13 PM
|
 |
I can see clearly now ...
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Kingston TAS
Posts: 1,094
|
|
|
Rom,
Have you looked locally to save the costs of freighting the finished plate to Hobart from interstate? It will be a heavy beast.
I would of thought one of the local firms in the northern suburbs that are spin offs from Incat would be able to do the work. Also, what about Sabre Marine in Glenorchy, or Saunders and Ward in Huntingfield?
I have a milling machine of the right size that you would be welcome to use, but do not have a bench vice big enough to handle the size of the job.
Cheers
Steve.
|
20-07-2013, 09:01 AM
|
 |
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Canberra
Posts: 1,644
|
|
|
You could try Peter Tan, with his Chinese machining contacts etc. Sorry, not an Oz supplier as you requested. Local machining here in Cbr is a rip off!
|
20-07-2013, 09:15 AM
|
|
Politically incorrect.
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Tasmania (South end)
Posts: 2,315
|
|
|
Thanks for the suggestions folks. Got a couple of local leads to follow up. Shipping is murderous on international stuff, as I am sure you all know, so I'm looking as close to Tassie as I can get.
|
20-07-2013, 09:23 AM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Canberra
Posts: 1,644
|
|
|
P.s. shipping from china to Oz is cheap. Food for thought...
|
23-07-2013, 10:24 AM
|
 |
DeepSkySlacker
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: hobart, tasmania
Posts: 2,241
|
|
|
plate
Rom mate, Saunders and Ward have done a couple of jobs for me- strengthened my pier and also drilled some counter weights.
I spoke with Dale at Huntingfield but the work usually gets done by the North Hobart shop (Rodney)
I am speaking to them today so could ask about other jobs
Cheers
Graham.
|
25-07-2013, 07:19 AM
|
 |
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 559
|
|
|
Contact Sirius Optics and ask for Hugh. He has just made me an aluminium plate and absolutely sure he could do it. He lives down at Victoria Point but comes to the shop every Saturday.
Chris
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT +10. The time is now 03:17 PM.
|
|
