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Metalworking

  • 04-09-2010 6:30pm
    #1
    JonathanAnon
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    Hi guys,

    look for a few sheets of metal, and a tap/die to work on a little bespoke item I'm trying to build.. Tried Woody's and B&Q today and neither had what I was looking for.. anybody have any ideas, beside buying online of course..

    thanks..


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  • #2
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    try your local hire centre for taps and dies,local co op`s stock steel down here anything like that near you.


  • #3
    JonathanAnon
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    sorry, what do you mean by local hire... do you mean tool hire? I'm new to this so I'm not familiar with the terms.


  • #4
    mp22
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    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    sorry, what do you mean by local hire... do you mean tool hire? I'm new to this so I'm not familiar with the terms.
    yea tool hire would be a good place to start,if they don't have any they should be able to suggest where to go.


  • #5
    Buford T Justice
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    There's a guy in Sligo that will have them. WEB engineering.


  • #6
    Hell Toupee
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    You'll get your taps and dies in TED (Tooling and Engineering Distributors) in Ballymount for a good price and your sheets in Heiton Buckleys just down from there.


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  • #7
    JonathanAnon
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    thanks lads...


  • #8
    JonathanAnon
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    In case it's of use to anybody else, I got a nice little set of taps in Bradshaws in Portlaoise...


  • #9
    homerhop
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    what size sheet and thickness are you looking for?


  • #10
    JonathanAnon
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    I want to make a number of items each of about 220mms x 120mms


  • #11
    Spannerman7
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    PM Sent


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  • #12
    homerhop
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    Should be a few small workshops around the portlaois area that would have plate and cut them for you.

    Porweld Engineering
    Rath, Ballybrittas, Co. Laois
    Phone: (0502) 42933

    Bergin Engineering
    Ballinakill Rd, Abbeyleix, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
    Phone: (0502) 31157

    Hyland Engineering
    Cuffsboro Clough, Ballacolla, Co. Laois
    Phone: (0502) 38547


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