Where can you get 3" poles from?

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Does anyone know where I can get a 3" diameter steel pole from? I'm after a round 1.5 -2m.

Cheers

 

[steve yates]

have you tried one of the sign posts the council use?????

 

[Rd100]

I get mine from near me as there is a farm below my house and after that is a metal steel place thare sell all types of steel when i got my pole for my 1.2 which is 3inch and 13 foot long i paid about £5.00 for it and then walk home with it through the fields and the cow's where looking at me strange ,

Just go to Yell.com the UK's local search engine - search for UK businesses and type in metal or steel and see what comes up,

Or take a tape and hacksaw which you find one in a quiet place ,

Does anyone know where I can get a 3" diameter steel pole from? I'm after a round 1.5 -2m.

Cheers

 

[mhku]

Try a steel stockholders. Or a scaffolders.

 

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Thanks for the quick replies everyone

Steve: I've seen in a nearby town the council using an old wheel with a pole welded on to create temporary bus stops, but it's a little busy ;)

rd100: Blimey, I didn't think it'd be that cheap. I've seen a certain website trying to sell 2m for £60! Time to ring around, thanks for the link

mhku: All the scaffolders I rang only had 2" poles, but I'm going to try the stockholders

 

[Rd100]

When i got mine it was there in the yard ready they gave it me for free as i said i will buy all my poles from them which i do now but they charged £5 to put a specail coating on the pole and still now not a sign of rust on the pole,

Thanks for the quick replies everyone

Steve: I've seen in a nearby town the council using an old wheel with a pole welded on to create temporary bus stops, but it's a little busy ;)

rd100: Blimey, I didn't think it'd be that cheap. I've seen a certain website trying to sell 2m for £60! Time to ring around, thanks for the link

mhku: All the scaffolders I rang only had 2" poles, but I'm going to try the stockholders

 

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How much would they normally charge? Just so I know I'm not getting ripped off

 

[Rd100]

3inch 13 foot pole £25

How much would they normally charge? Just so I know I'm not getting ripped off

 

[CROSSBONES]

I know where to come now Rd100

 

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Thanks rd100, I'll get on the blower tomorrow :-idea

 

[johnwilliam1]

hi i live in the north east and i got a 3'' pole 8 feet high with a 1 foot square plate welded on the bottom delivered £20, i got mine from a local workshop, before that i tried the local council and i went round the scrapyards but the thing is getting to the scrapyards just as they have been delivered otherwise its a case of '' too late mate they have all been cut up'' , but give the scrapyards a try all the same.

 

[Rd100]

Let us know how you get on,

Thanks rd100, I'll get on the blower tomorrow :-idea

 

[grahamd180]

I paid a fiver for mine from a local steel merchant.I was told to ask for an offcut and give the guy money for a drink!!!The foreman cut me a length off(3 metres).
Bargain.
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[streetlighter]

Try the streetlighting section they may have an old lamp column going spare that can be cut down to size.
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Thanks for the quick replies everyone

Steve: I've seen in a nearby town the council using an old wheel with a pole welded on to create temporary bus stops, but it's a little busy ;)

rd100: Blimey, I didn't think it'd be that cheap. I've seen a certain website trying to sell 2m for £60! Time to ring around, thanks for the link

mhku: All the scaffolders I rang only had 2" poles, but I'm going to try the stockholders

 

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The 'local' steel stock holder just turned out to be a front desk, and didn't hold any stock at all. They weren't interested unless I made a large order. However the local scrap yard say they'll give me a ring when they get some in.

What wall thickness/size should I be looking for? The scrappy had a pole that was too short but it also looked rather thin, like 1-2mm, is that enough or does it need to be thicker? The dish is a Channel Master 90, with either a CM polar mount or a jaeger 1224 (undecided which).

 

[ShootMePlz]

A Steel Fabricator will have all different sizes of steel poles and can prob make you your brackets also, if u pay him cash, will prob make it while the boss is out for a few quid. Try looking under engineering companies also.