Sheet aluminum

danthewire · **Joined:** Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:33 pm **Posts:** 47

Any one know where you can buy aluminum at a decent price? Looking for some sheet stock for a fish box and a cleaning table.Thanks Dan

Labman · **Posted:** Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:34 pm

Where ever you might be, I know the guys at DSS in Duncan go through a lot of it, they could probably give you their source.

danthewire · **Joined:** Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:33 pm **Posts:** 47

Thanks,I'm in Victoria.Dan

Splitshot · **Joined:** Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:58 am **Posts:** 60

What thickness are you looking for?
And what size?

I may be able to help, If you can travel to Nanaimo,

Price 100-200 somewhere in there, per sheet

Splitshot

danthewire · **Joined:** Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:33 pm **Posts:** 47

Looking for four pieces 12"x42" and two pieces 12"x12" about an1/8" thick so we can weld it.Doesn't have to be space age alloy.Thanks Dan

Charlie · **Joined:** Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:27 am **Posts:** 178

You might want to look into using 3/4" thick King StarBoard as the cutting top. I have a cleaning table made of StarBorad on my boat. Installed in 2003 and am quite pleased with it and it has seen a lot of fish. The one I have is just like this: http://www.dockbuilders.com/fishtables.htm In fact, before I spent 200/300 for material to build one, I would just buy one of these?

Labman · **Posted:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:39 am

Good link, of course with the Exchange,Duty and Shipping it would cost way more than the 1/2 sheet of 1/8 (I'd use 3/16") Dan needs. Tried to find StarBoard out here, to make a new Dash for my boat, ended up going to Walmart and buying their largest cutting board.

Also I would wonder about the Electrolysis, when combining the S.S. with the Alum. in a Salt Water environment :?:

Highliner · **Posted:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:12 am

Good idea Dan. I've always wanted to build some sort of cleaning table to have outside my garage. Which material (starboard, aluminum) would be easier to keep clean and sanitary if stored outside?

danthewire · **Joined:** Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:33 pm **Posts:** 47

Yeah I priced that starboard stuff down at industrial plastics.....holy crap, too rich for me.I just want to make a table to sit at the back of my boat that is removable and can be stored away.I've got the general design roughed out, just want to see how much it is.Might do it in stainless also,just in the planning stages right now.The wife frowns a bit when I bring them home and clean them on the lawn,wasps everywhere. And the marina is a gong show for cleaning.I can do a table at my garage side door but I'm thinking of the" Yes Dear "factor here.I saw a guy at Alberni with one on his boat with raw water wash down,it worked like a charm.The Wolf Boats site in their pictures had one that clipped on to the side of a boat but I need to have it at the back up higher.Thanks for the comments and ideas so far, a whole bunch of thoughts from diffrent people makes a diffrence.Thanks for the link Charlie wont work for me.This is sort of what i have in mind crossed with the "V table" of the Wolf Boats idea http://www.marinekits.com/gallery.php?id=208 Thanks Guys Dan

Time · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:09 pm

Try Metalsupermarket in Saanich.

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