C Channel

[Glenderg]

Gents,

 

I'm looking for suggestions for the green C Channel piece below - it has to be around 8 x 8mm and has to house christmas lights at set intervals. Has anybody any thoughts on something off the shelf that could be bought nice and handy, preferably cheap too in Dublin? I need 24 feet of it?

 

 

Thanks in advance. R.

[Dave]

Hi Rich,

 

B&Q do aluminium U channel, I krone they have 15mm x 15mm they may have 8mm. They do them in 2mtr lengths. Worth a try?

[Glenderg]

Hi Rich,

 

B&Q do aluminium U channel, I krone they have 15mm x 15mm they may have 8mm. They do them in 2mtr lengths. Worth a try?

 

G'man Dave, I can re jig the design if the channel's a bit bigger than 8 x 8

[Dave]

No worries, what are ye making?

[Glenderg]

http://www.diy.com/departments/aluminium-u-profile-h8mm-w8mm-l1m/256289_BQ.prd

 

It's just a display board for taking photos of completed models etc. with lit inspection pit for a bit of atmos Something to work on over Christmas, and no ballast in sight!

[Dave]

Cool! Post a pic when done.

 

I have some LED strip light with a good remote dimmer that would work a treat on that.

[Junctionmad]

There is curtain rail designed for boats and caravans that is about 6-8 mm c section.

 

Personally I'd just route out a Channel in the timber and use the strips of self adhesive LEDs.

[BosKonay]

The SMD LED strips are very small (some strips are under 1mm thick) and will adhere to the side walls...

 

You can also paint the non LED bits of the strip, to make it look like the inspection pit walls...

[Dave]

The only accurate way to route that out would be on a router table with a decent cutter. Or CNC it.

[irishthump]

Styrene C channel would probably be strong enough if it's only for display.

Mark's sells the Evergreen stuff but it might work out a bit expensive if you need 24ft of it!

[Dave]

The SMD LED strips are very small (some strips are under 1mm thick) and will adhere to the side walls...

 

You can also paint the non LED bits of the strip, to make it look like the inspection pit walls...

 

The LED strips that I do are very thin with a 3M adhesive backing on it.

[Dave]

Styrene C channel would probably be strong enough if it's only for display.

Mark's sells the Evergreen stuff but it might work out a bit expensive if you need 24ft of it!

 

Would be mad expensive for 24'! The aluminium channel is €15 for 2 mtr plus it would support the structure better.

[Glenderg]

Yip, nice and handy lads is the idea. There are always things like electrical conduit/plastering beads/curtain rails that can be repurposed for modelling ideas, I just thought someone might use something day to day that might do. All sorted now lads.

 

Routing indeed JM!

[irishthump]

Would be mad expensive for 24'! The aluminium channel is €15 for 2 mtr plus it would support the structure better.

 

Granted it would'nt be as strong but you get 3x14" for €5 so it works out a bit cheaper.

 

http://www.marksmodels.com/?cid=493

[Dave]

Granted it would'nt be as strong but you get 3x14" for €5 so it works out a bit cheaper.

 

http://www.marksmodels.com/?cid=493

 

I thought it would have been much more expensive. I stand corrected Sir!

[irishthump]

I thought it would have been much more expensive. I stand corrected Sir!

 

So did I to be honest, had to double check it!

[Glenderg]

Well Thump, it's kinda moot. Mark's never have enough styrene in stock, so I'd be left going foreign for it. Not ideal with the way sterling is.

[Glenderg]

Called in today. 2 packs of 8mm I beam with 2 lengths per pack.

 

My "Scratchbuild the planet" ethos won't let me pay a tenner for a four feet of plastic that'll never be seen.

 

Bit of redesign, be grand.