Aluminum 5 bar tread plate????

I'm finally getting around to wanting to rebuild my GPz and I have and idea to make a few things out of tread plate.

The problem is that I don't want to use the commonly found diamond plate but rather the 5 bar pattern.

I can't find any around me, at least not any that don't want me to buy a Like a 5'x5' piece special order. This is much more than I need and the shipping on one sheet is stupid.

Anyone know where I should check for this stuff? I could probably get away with a 3'x3' or two 2'x2' pieces.

Here's a couple listed on amazon.com. 0.063" (1.6mm) thick. there's also 0.100 & 0.125. I have no idea if the pricing is out of line.
Surprisingly, I didn't see any on eebbaayy... expected 10,000 listings. ... 0.063" = 1.6mm. ... 0.100" = 2.5mm. ... 0.125" = 3.2mm..

search = 5-bar tread

3003 Bright Aluminum 5-Bar Tread - .063 x 48 x 24 --- $51 total shipped

5 Bar 3003 Aluminum Tread Plate Sheet - .063" x 24" x 24" --- $48 total shipped

Thanks Martin,

I'd grab those but the shipping is killer. I'll keep that I mind. If that's the only option I guess I'll get some from there.

There's a supply on my way home maybe I'll corner someone there to see if they know where I can get it for less cost.

Maybe try a metal working shop or machine shop. Or a trailer place that makes custom trailers.

martin_csr wrote: Maybe try a metal working shop or machine shop. Or a trailer place that makes custom trailers.

I work in a machine shop and our suppliers won't order just a small sheet, at least not for a decent price OR the bean counter won't let me order personal material.

I've checked with a few metal fab shops and they have never had anyone ask for 5 bar as opposed to diamond in this area so they've never ordered it.

I'll check a few more places before I break down and order the Amazon stuff. At least I'll do it on Amazon Smile and give some money to Mike Rowe Works Foundation.

i've ordered lottsa chrome-moly from tube these folks.
www.shapirosupply.com/aluminum/sheet-and...cat=413&limit=36&p=2

leon

531blackbanshee wrote: i've ordered lottsa chrome-moly from tube these folks.
www.shapirosupply.com/aluminum/sheet-and...cat=413&limit=36&p=2

leon

Funny you mentioned Shapiro, Leon. I live about 20mins from them and go there from time to time for some of my metal. Their weekday business hours are when I work but I can sometimes get there on Saturdays.

Later, Doug

I checked into Shapiro, According to their shipping calculator, they are a bit more than Amazon.

I was unaware that the 5-bar/basket weave/checker (aka chequer) tread plate was so exotic in this area.

All the suppliers I've been able to find around here tell me they would have to order it from "back East" and would have to charge me a similar amount.

Hard to swallow when I can get a 24"x24" sheet of diamond plate at Lowe's or Home Depot for less than $20.

I'll give it some more thought and keep looking. I won't need it until the tail end of this project anyway.

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationShapiro has 24x24 sheets listed on ebay for a few bucks less and about half the shipping so It looks like that's the way I'll go when I'm ready.

If anyone finds a better deal in the meantime let me know.