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cheapest place for alloy chequer plate????midlands i need some for a trailer i am building my local metal supplier has gone bust so need somewhere in the midlands for alloy chequer plate around 4/5mm thick
3.5 mters x 2 meters in total amount can anyone help or point me where to get some/what is a decent price
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omega
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where in the midlands are you?
could you manage with smaller sections?
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For my trailer I've used Buffalo board - worth considering as a fraction of the cost of 4-5mm alloy plate.
Google "buffalo board" or "phenolic faced plywood".
Paul h
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Last Edit: Apr 7, 2012 18:44:56 GMT by guz
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3 8x4 sheets of chequerplate would be ideal but as mentioned it depends on cost must admit i totally forgot about buffalo board!!!!! is buffalo board strong wnough to take the weight of a mini driving on & off it a fair bit?  |
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3 8x4 sheets of chequerplate would be ideal but as mentioned it depends on cost must admit I totally forgot about buffalo board!!!!! is buffalo board strong wnough to take the weight of a mini driving on & off it a fair bit? As long a sufficient support underneath (probably the same as needed for alloy) then Buffalo board is more then strong enough. I've hired transporters in Belgium with it and takes a lot of abuse. Also remember it's used for horse box floors. A horse weighs maybe 15cwt and that is concentrated on the small area of it's feet. I've got 3mm alloy as a liner on the bottom of my small trailer and it's getting to the point where I need to remove it to hammer the dents out from the reverse as it's getting distorted hence I got buffalo board for my big flat bed trailer. Have you thought of trying HGV trailer breakers to see if they have the floor out of one ? Sometimes they use alloy "tongue and groove" sections that would be ideal. Paul H |
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