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[Oscar]

Got all mine delivered for about 140 including postage. Was around 12 a langth, for ERW though.

Flat pack might well be the way to go, I chose (like a great muppet ) to do it all myself so I could say... "made it all myself!"

[Shorty]

flat pack is the future unless you have the ability to cut all the angles accurately. Surprising how long it takes to get the chassis together even when all the steel has been cut for you.

[alga]

Cutting angles accurately is nothing special. While a bandsaw would help, sufficiently accurate cuts are easy to make with a metal chop saw or even a hacksaw. If you get it wrong, you can tweak it with a flap disk or a file. If it's unsalvageable, you set it aside and make another one. Chances are, soon you'll soon cut it up for shorter tubes.

[jason 82]

I have done all mine with a hacksaw, those mitre cuts are a pig ! Should have bought a chop saw, but by the time you buy your steel & a chop saw, it's cheaper to buy the pre cut pack.

[vmax1974]

I did all mine with a angle gauge and free hand with my grinder seemed to take forever

My next build will be flatpack kit

[j.brownster79]

Originally Posted by vmax1974

I did all mine with a angle gauge and free hand with my grinder seemed to take forever

My next build will be flatpack kit

Thanks for all the info guys but although I have a metal chop saw and sure it wouldn't be an issue I have spoken to phil @ talon and buying a flat pack kit from him! Just makes sense and may save me a little time as after donnington this weekend I'm full of enthusiasm and excited to get on with it now I have doner and workshop all sorted after 5 months!!

[Josh]

I cut all mine with a hacksaw and a vice mounted on a wonky workmate ! (I made extra-sure that my chassis is nice and square don't worry!)

Not the easiest way (probably the hardest way in fact) but it is do-able.

[Enoch]

Forest metals on ebay do 25x25 for under £6 for a 3 metre length.
I found a local supplier that does it for about a fiver.
I would agree with all the other posters that a flat pack is the way to go, that's what I did on my first build. You may be able to buy the steel cheaper but at the end you will most likely spend what you save on a saw and mis cuts.

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by vmax1974

I did all mine with a angle gauge and free hand with my grinder seemed to take forever

My next build will be flatpack kit

I can second this. Very satisfying to do once, but costly on cutting discs and causes a bit of wrist strain. Definately flat-pack if I do it again (barely started on this one yet!)

Glad to hear you've a kit on the way, you'll soon be sitting in a frame going "Brum Brum..."

[beardydave]

Originally Posted by Oscar

Glad to hear you've a kit on the way, you'll soon be sitting in a frame going "Brum Brum..."

I knew it wasn't just me that had done that!

The SWMBO thought I was mad.