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View Full Version : Cheapest Place to buy?? Online??? Carl_Huff 11-03-2004, 06:40 PM I have been buying aluminum 'T-slot' extrusions from Futura. Is anyone aware of a vendor selling this stuff at discount online?? I am about to buy enough to build a 4 by 8 foot frame and wouldn't mind saving a few $$$$ Anyone have a better source??? Best Regards, Carl Huff cely 11-03-2004, 09:19 PM Go to their web-site http://www.8020.net and click on the GARAGE SALE sign. It will take you to E-Bay...where they get rid of their excess. jerryrigge 11-03-2004, 09:32 PM Good point about the 80/20 on Ebay but the pieces are mostly too short for a 4 x 8 table. Also if there is much waste then you lose any money saved. I looking for some material my self and I will certainly list it here if I find a source. freak_brain 11-03-2004, 10:56 PM here is a link to their "garage sale" on eBay. http://stores.ebay.com/8020-Inc-Garage-Sale_W0QQsspagenameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm TonyX100 08-04-2005, 07:16 PM I don't use t-slotted materials much, but when I do I buy them online from www.Faztek.net. They have a lot of products, most of them are online for purchase too. It's really easy with a credit card and they are located pretty close to me. You can get 8' bars online via UPS. I usually only need small pieces but cut them up and keep them around for whatever. Great service too...I called them up one time because I needed some pieces machined and I received them in 2 days. ViperTX 08-04-2005, 09:29 PM 80/20 and Faztek....seems to be the same extrusions....I wonder who really manufacturers the extrusions....these guys appear to be distributors. miljnor 08-04-2005, 10:32 PM there are millions of small time extrusion companies out there and I doubt if there is enough desing to pattent the 80/20 style extrusion (I could be wrong). I bet they are both extruders. I have a couple of local guys that will make any extrusion I want, and at a reasonable price. CNC Darren 08-04-2005, 11:38 PM I use to drive by the 80/20 plant in Cloumbia City, IN all the time and it is a pretty large building. I'm pretty sure they do all thier own extruding. I use to think that was a strange name for a company, I didnt even know what they made there. Now I live 5 hours away in IL and wish I was back in IN so I wouldnt have to pay shipping on the stuff. :( Darren |