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Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: ajb68 on September 03, 2009, 04:02:55 pm

Title: Metal mail order
Post by: ajb68 on September 03, 2009, 04:02:55 pm

Can you reccomend any suppliers mail order for brass etc , where i live there doesnt seem to be much on offer but then again i am fairly new to the area , so mail order seems the way to go . cheers Andy  :-))

Title: Re: Metal mail order
Post by: Faraday's Cage on September 03, 2009, 04:14:07 pm

Are you looking for small sizes as available at most model shops (Cornwall Model Boats are good) or larger sizes for lathe work, in which case,

I recently ordered some phosphor bronze from these people http://www.maccmodels.co.uk/ (http://www.maccmodels.co.uk/)  which arrived 2 days later.

I'm not connected with either company but have received excellent from both.

FC

Title: Re: Metal mail order
Post by: ajb68 on September 03, 2009, 04:16:48 pm

cheers FC will have a look at cornwall models site maybe better to phone  :-) its just standard kind of stuff in after  :-))

Title: Re: Metal mail order
Post by: SteamboatPhil on September 03, 2009, 04:23:18 pm

Maidstone Engineering have never let me down,all sorts of stock in all sorts of sizes/quantity, very quick delivery too  :-))

Title: Re: Metal mail order
Post by: gondolier88 on September 03, 2009, 05:12:54 pm

Hi Andy,

Cornwall Model Boats, Westbourne Model Boat Centre, P&S Hobbies all supply K&N Metals and I am a satisfied customer of all of them.

For bigger stuff try Reeves 2000, Stuart Turner, Emco, Mallard Metals.

greg

Title: Re: Metal mail order
Post by: KEMO on September 03, 2009, 05:14:17 pm

Hiya,
      Folkestone Engineering Supplies at     www.metal2models.btinternet.co.uk/
      are also good.

Keith.

Title: Re: Metal mail order
Post by: Bee on September 03, 2009, 09:33:15 pm

check out similar topics in the 'engineering techniques and materials ' section of the forum. your problem is faced by others. If you are after small modelling sections don't forget that Model Railways use them and there are rather more of those shops still around. also if you find a model rail exhibition it may well have some suppliers attending.