Is angle iron like this with holes in it commercilly available?

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Is angle iron like this with holes in it commercially available?

Anyone know if angle iron like this with holes in it is available? It's probably 1/4" or 3/16" thick and this sure looks commercial to me. It sure would be helpful for a project I have.


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I stole the photo from another TBN post. :eek:
 
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Start calling local steel suppliers, it may be. If it's a special order item get ready to pay big $$$$$. The people who are buying it like that get 18 wheeler loads at a time not 1-2 pieces.
 
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Galvanized square tubing with holes just like this is usually available from the county road commission, one way or another. I see signs of it all over the place, some temporary ( !!! ).
 
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Anyone know if angle iron like this with holes in it is available?

No, there is no market for it. What if the buyer needed holes .02 OC larger or 0.01"Ø?
 
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Uni strut is available at most places and its' not too expensive. It might work for your application. They also make a full range of connectors, clamps, etc.. for it as it is widely used by plumbers and electricians for conduit and piping mounts. Different colors and sizes are available.
http://www.menards.com/main/electri...424000448-c-12477.htm?tid=3892021034863177989

Not sure what you meant by "looks commercial" but I have never seen anything like that available for sale at a steel supplier.
 
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When I was installing some garage doors, I asked my local steel supplier if he could provide some kind of punched or drilled angle, to avoid the high cost at the hardware store. He told me he had tried to find some in quantity because lots of people wanted it but had never been able to find a source at any reasonable price.
 
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If that's 1/4 angle, its not the galvanized and thin angle they use to mount garage doors with.... I'm afraid I not seen that type for sale that's pre-punched with holes.
 
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Tell us more about your project, then maybe we can think of alternative ways to do it.

Bruce
 
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Re: Is angle iron like this with holes in it commercially available?

Anyone know if angle iron like this with holes in it is available? It's probably 1/4" or 3/16" thick and this sure looks commercial to me. It sure would be helpful for a project I have.


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Make you a Jig that drills maybe 10-12 holes that will set up against the back leg and then get busy with a very good drill and a drill press. It will go quicker than you think and will be Waay faster than tryin' to track down pre-drilled material. bjr
 
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Why not pick it up locally - 1/4 inch x 2" x 2" angle iron and drill your own holes. Just put them where you want to- not as many as in your picture (which looks like a Fred Cain cultivator on Everything Attachments). A drill press would do fine using 3 bits and a center punch to mark the holes.

Here is a link for online steel.
Order Mild Steel A36 Angle in Small Quantities at OnlineMetals.com

I figure you are looking to make a tool bar to hold implements for your tractor. Square tubing 1/4" x 2" works well and clamp the tools, something like this: http://www.mytractorforum.com/77-cu...-looking-3-pt-hitch-garden-bedder-hiller.html

Goodluck
 
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Steelfront's version is only 1/8" thick - I'd also like more info on your intended use... Steve
 
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Anyone know if angle iron like this with holes in it is available? It's probably 1/4" or 3/16" thick and this sure looks commercial to me. It sure would be helpful for a project I have.


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Make you a Jig that drills maybe 10-12 holes that will set up against the back leg and then get busy with a very good drill and a drill press. It will go quicker than you think and will be Waay faster than tryin' to track down pre-drilled material. bjr

I Have drilled holes before on similar projects but just trying to avoid the work. Guess I'll wind up drilling.



Tell us more about your project, then maybe we can think of alternative ways to do it.

Bruce

I've built many light cultivator type attachents and usually can scrounge old Ferguson/Dearborn frame piece already drilled. This time around, I'm building a grass dethatcher type tool that will be around 8' wide and need 96 holes in probably 1/4" stock. That's a lot of holes and I was just hoping someone knew of something that might be newer on the market. You never know.
 
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Find a steel shop with an iron worker and it would take 10 minutes to punch all the holes you wanted.
 
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Most Ironworkers wouldn't punch a hole in steel if the flange is near by. Like in angle iron.

Find a steel shop with an iron worker and it would take 10 minutes to punch all the holes you wanted.
 
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Make yourself a jig so the hole distance is uniform. Drill the first, then pin each successive hole. Easier than measuring and marking each hole.
 
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No, that type is punched in a jig on an iron worker. Those spring tooth cultivators/harrows/chisel plows are mounted on what they call a "Pittsburg" cultivator frame. That's the description of it since Pittsburg (company, not city) made tons of them. Most of the ones I've seen are 3/8-1/2" thick.
 

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