Hi,
I'm looking to get some steel to practise my welding and eventually to put in some small patches in the floor.
What thickness should I be looking for?
Where can I buy small amounts of steel sheet in Sydney? Somewhere around Ryde or Silverwater would be perfect.

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1970 Mini K

I usually buy mine from Edcon at Brookvale but there are a few suppliers around Suppliers around Sydney. Just Google "Sheet steel suppliers sydney"
I think it is about .8 or .9 mm, but I usually take a small piece from the area I am repairing and get them to match it. Also most suppliers have an off cuts bin you can get some small pieces from which usually works out cheap.

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

Find a road side collection of stuff people are throwing out and get a couple of washing machines. Then cut the panels off with a grinder, so then you can practice your grinding AND welding.

Thanks heaps. I might head over there some time, Brookvale is'nt too bad from work. I can't find much else online. In the Yellow pages I found Southern Steel and Mascot Steel but they are also a bit far.



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1970 Mini K

What about filing cabinets?? Would they be the right kind/thickness of steel?

Probably pick some up on council clean up s as well - or if you want to buy some old ones, give Reverse Garbage at Marrickville a call, they usually have some for about $20-30

I measured the floor of my 1964 850 (with a micrometer) when I welded repair panels in. They were 1.6mm back then (before rust).
I think later Oz floors are a bit thinner.
UK floor repair panels are only 1.0mm thick, no wonder Minis rust out fast over there.

I used 1.5mm zincseal sheet for floor patches, it welds OK and lasts longer than plain steel.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

if you want there is a washing machine of the side of the road at
Charles st, carlingford, very close to the silverwater area you were looking for sheet stock. I saw it this evening.

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ANY SEA ANY TIME

Hmm! I obviously need to measure my panels and not guess.

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S