That's a decent price. I have almost 50' of box beam plus the angle aluminum (about 5-6' per clamp) and I think I paid somewhere around $750 (I'd have to check) for the lot. It is expensive no matter how you slice it (which btw I had the yard do for me). Be sure to round off the edges after it's cut, btw, sharp stuff. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 9:23 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Aluminum Pneumatic Soundboard Press Reposting jimialeggio wrote: > > David Love wrote: >> These are light but the aluminum is quite expensive--I was shocked >> when I placed the order. The dimensions >> are 1 3/4" x 3" and the wall thickness is 1/8". > > I recently got some 2x3x1/8 from discount_steel online free shipping no > tax $45/ 8' length. I have a local salvage yard selling aluminum for $2.50lb. Two 20ft lengths of 2x4, 1/8" wall would cost a bit under $200. I like the 4" height better for the added rigidity. Ron N
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