4.5" Aluminium tube supplier UK?

[SiriusB]

Anyone know where i can get some thin walled,around 1.5-2mm) 4.5" (114mm) dia aluminium tube in the uk?

Seems most web suppliers seem to offer a very limited selection of anything greater than 4" dia.

I know the stuff exists-as my st120's made with this size tube.

So any suggestions greatly appreciated.

[Keithp]

How about clip pipe, it's what I used for my pier in the DIY observatories section

http://www.ducting-online.co.uk/products/9-Clip-Pipe/

Regards

Keithp

[Bizibilder]

Try these:

Aluminium Tube, Online, Supplier, UK, Pipe, For Sale

I've not used them (and watch the delivery charges!) but they supply 4" and 5" (but not 4.5"!) and do a cut to size service.

[skybadger]

I use the aluminium warehouse - better valuie than metal.co.uk I think. Again delivery will sting but the underlying costs re low.

www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk

And they go up to 16" diameter in bar and 6" in tube but the wall thickness is going to get you.

mike

[yesyes]

Try these:

Aluminium Tube, Online, Supplier, UK, Pipe, For Sale

I've not used them (and watch the delivery charges!) but they supply 4" and 5" (but not 4.5"!) and do a cut to size service.

Well, 5" outer diameter and 1/4" wall thickness makes 4.5" inner diameter... :-)

[astromerlin]

Try Here.

Buy Aluminium online - Alco Engineering

[AndyH]

Richard Austin Alloys Ltd - Aluminium and Stainless Steel

A stainless/alluminium etc supplier nearish me, has listed, 4.5" o/d x 1/8" thick tube. So if they have it, there's a very good chance it is available somewhere near you.

The bloke on ebay that I bought bits n pieces from, was very helpful and said he could supply most anything not listed on his site. I'll find out his ebay shop name.

Hope that's a wee bit of help.

Andy.

[AndyH]

aluminium items - Get great deals on aluminium sheet, round bar items on eBay.co.uk Shops!

They offer 120mm o/d by 3mm thick tube.

Andy.

[SiriusB]

How about clip pipe, it's what I used for my pier in the DIY observatories section

http://www.ducting-online.co.uk/products/9-Clip-Pipe/

Regards

Keithp

Thanks Keith, that's a very useful link- doesn't solve my current problem, but i've bookmarked it for a future diy dob.Some really useful (& big) tube sizes.

Thanks to all for the links,

perhaps i should have clarified i need 4.5" o.d tube, i.d relatively unimportant, but the thinner the walls the better. Surely i'm not going to have to pay for shipping from the US (£££)to get this?