Wanted - tubing suitable to make up pannier racks

[paturoa]

I'm off on a 1 month trip around ozzie and want to make up some pannier racks to support my soft oxford panniers, a tool tube and a spare petrol tank.

So I'm after 10 or 12mm mild steel tubing.

Anyone want some junk removed from their hoard?

[paturoa]

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I'm after the same

[paturoa]

I'm after the same

I'm asking in other places too, so if i find some I'll let you know. (I still owe you some beer too - duh)

[paturoa]

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[wide chicken strips]

I'm off on a 1 month trip around ozzie and want to make up some pannier racks to support my soft oxford panniers, a tool tube and a spare petrol tank.

So I'm after 10 or 12mm mild steel tubing.

Anyone want some junk removed from their hoard?

I dunno about mild steel tubing but if you ever need to buy 4130N spec chromemoly tubing try Avparts (NZ) Ltd in Cambridge. They carry stock for aviation industry. It's all imperial sizing not that that is a problem. Cheers.

[paturoa]

Thanks for recommendation. I was after mild steed so I can bend it and weld it myself.

[nallac]

Have you been and seen your local sheetmetal shop?. If they haven't got it they can usually get it in for ya, mine does for me. The only prob is you have to get a length (8m)if they usually stock it.And cash talks.......

[paturoa]

Not yet, I was hoping that someone would have a stash somewhere, failing that I'll go and buy some.

[froggyfrenchman]

If any of you are anywhere near Hastings, I run a workshop that is one of the biggest users of mild steel tubing in the country, so can help you out.

As for out of towners... let me know what town you live in, and i will try and tell you a supplier close by.

I wouldnt recommend buying the stuff cut to length from engineering shops. That will cost you a fortune.

In my experiance, 16x2 round tube is best for pack racks, but if you dont have propper bending gear, go for 19x1.4 and bend gently using heat.

[paturoa]

As for out of towners... let me know what town you live in, and i will try and tell you a supplier close by.

In my experiance, 16x2 round tube is best for pack racks, but if you dont have propper bending gear, go for 19x1.4 and bend gently using heat.

Thanks !
.. i'm in west dorkland and thanks for the size advice too.

[froggyfrenchman]

Thanks !
.. i'm in west dorkland and thanks for the size advice too.

Get hold of ITM (industrial tube manufacturers) in Hamilton and ask for a nearby supplier. They cut some good deals in tube

[paturoa]

Will do - thanks for the advice.

[paturoa]

Happenstance is a wierd thing. A couple of days ago I noticed a medium sized broken deck umbrella that had suddenly appeared in the road side ditch out side my place. It was still there this morning and around lunch time my brain finally started working - I'm after tubing to make a pannier rack - umbrella - tubing - umbrella!

So when I got home tonight I went and retrieved it and its made out of light guage steel eliptical tubing. Solved! So project this weekend is the rack.

[paturoa]

scratch that - the tubing is mega brittle, so back to plan A - anyone got some tubing they don;t want?

[tri boy]

A 7mtr length of 12mmx2mm isn'tthat expensive surely. (i'm picking about $30 from a steel merchant)
Steel n Tube, or a smaller local crew should be able to sort you out, and cut it into designed lengths for you.
We use TJ's steel in Hamilton. I'll get a price for you next week if you want.
Also, call into any local light fabrication co, and ask polightly for some offcuts. They can be a mtr in length.
Stay away from furniture grade. The wall thickness is too light for decent bends.