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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:49 pm
by peterm
Good explanation fietben!
My local metals supplier, similar to a Metals-R-Us, carries angles, bars, structural sections like channel and beams, as well as pipe in many sizes. They have a rack of short cutoff pieces and I was able to get a piece of the "right" pipe about 2 ft. long for $10 (I think, memory is not great any more) .
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:31 pm
by michaeltoc
Not to be picky, but you most likely got 1" TUBE with a 0.188" wall, which is readily available. There are no standard pipe sizes with a 5/8" bore.
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:50 pm
by anneb3
Okey dokey. Now I recognise it. Will start checking around.
Thanks
Anne in Arizona where it is HOT today
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 4:37 pm
by peterm
Thanks Michael, you are right on!
Here is a homemade spur center:
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It was made from a purchased mt2 center ($11 locally) like this:
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It was made by turning the shaft of the mt2 to 5/8" diameter in a metal lathe, cutting it off about 0.5" behind the head and pressing it into a 1.8" long piece of the tube. It is pinned with a 3/16" roll pin.
Re: homemade arbors
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 9:49 pm
by paulmcohen
I found 304 Stainless Steel Tube/Pipe with a 5/8" ID and 1" OD @ $33 per ft.. Would this work?
I also found Cold-Rolled steel tube with a 1" OD and .188" walls @$10 per ft. which yields an ID of .644 vs. .625" is this close enough?
Generally what kind of steel should I be looking for?
Re: homemade arbors
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:37 pm
by JPG
You NEED the 5/8" id.