reliable 316 steel source

[HappySailor]

Originally Posted by asdf777

Sorry for overloading this forum with questions, but I'm finally getting good answers to the rigging problems, so maybe people can help solve another issue.

Does anybody know a reliable source to buy 316 flat bars to make chainplates from? Preferable steel made in the US. Or maybe ready chainplates if the prices are reasonable. I need two of them for a jordan drogue.

Many thanks!
Gleb

Small jobs with material provenance =

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-st...sheets/=vz2i2o
you might wanna take a look at the 2200 series too...

[Stumble]

Buy titanium flat bar and make them from that instead. Most of the cost is in the labor not the metal, and titanium is much prefered. Look for G5.

[asdf777]

Thank for the link to mcmaster - I'll take a look!

Titanium sounds good too! Do you know a good source to buy a titainum flat bar from?

I know a shop that makes titanium chainplates, but they charge at least $200-300 per chainplate, and compared to $15-25 for a 316 flat bar (1.5x0.25x12), and roughly $30 of asking your local metal shop machinist to drill 5 holes and polish it a little bit, it's very cost ineffective.

Thanks!
Gleb

[Stumble]

Try allied titanium. They do piece work regularly. It will cost more to have the, do the cutting, but any decent machine shop should be able to drill a few holes. It just takes very low speeds and lots of cutting oil (refined olive oil for preference with titanium).