wanting to make some handlebars. where can i find some 7/8inch tubing?
7/8inch tubing?
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Home Depot may have what you need, but it won't be cheap. Try a steel distributor in your area.
local steel shop or if worse comes to worse like iride said box store(insert hardware/home improvement store name of your choice here) will have it but you could get about 10' from a local steel shopbfor what youd pay for a 2' section from a box store
All the typical hardware stores I've been in had metal selections that topped out at 3/4" diameter. And they are only mild steel, which will work--but is not ideal.
Look for "metals suppliers" in your local phone directory, and tell them you want a few feet of 7/8" OD x .080" wall 4130 steel round tubing. Every big city has one of these places. If you're lucky they'll have drops (scrap, end cuts) that they'll sell cheaper than usual, but you may need to go dig around in the scrap bins yourself (which isn't the worst thing either).
If you live far civilization, then you can mail-order a piece of that same tubing from somewhere online. McMaster-Carr has 6 feet of it for $30 + shipping, but that will probably cost at least $50 delivered and that's about 3X total what a local place would probably charge you.
I wouldn't suggest using any kind of aluminum, electrical conduit or black pipe,,,, though I'm sure people have.
Look for "metals suppliers" in your local phone directory, and tell them you want a few feet of 7/8" OD x .080" wall 4130 steel round tubing. Every big city has one of these places. If you're lucky they'll have drops (scrap, end cuts) that they'll sell cheaper than usual, but you may need to go dig around in the scrap bins yourself (which isn't the worst thing either).
If you live far civilization, then you can mail-order a piece of that same tubing from somewhere online. McMaster-Carr has 6 feet of it for $30 + shipping, but that will probably cost at least $50 delivered and that's about 3X total what a local place would probably charge you.
I wouldn't suggest using any kind of aluminum, electrical conduit or black pipe,,,, though I'm sure people have.
