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    Default Aluminium profiles

    I have been away from the DIY router game for a few year and have been very surprised by the number of routers both DIY and commercial that have been designed around the t-slot style aluminium profile. This simplistic building method, the availability of cheap ballscrews / rails, has inspired and motivated me to start my "one day" router build, again.
    I did get dishearten after finding out the price for the profiles from one manufacture but another member on this forum posted contact info to AME Systems, their product was well priced and project was now back on track.
    This got me think as to what else was out there so i did a far amount of searching and a few phone calls later i have the below quotes on some systems. I thought i would post my findings to help others. I am sure there are a lot more "profile systems" out there.
    These are all based around a 30mm x 30mm light base profile with slots on each side. When using a 30x60 or 60x60 profile the holes in the 16mm and 20mm rails from LMB line up with the channels allowing easy mounting. Light was chosen to compare AME's prices with other manufactures as they only do a light profile. I have also included part numbers after each size

    AME systems (Melbourne, 03 9574 8044)
    30mm x 30mm (PN: 419.06) - $13/m
    30mm x 60mm (PN: 419.09) - $23/m
    60mm x 60mm (PN: 439.66) - $35/m
    The price list on the website is dated October 2008 but is the current pricing. Why so cheap? They are lighter weight then all others (take this into account with your design) and the main reason for the cheaper price is that AME have the extrusions made in Australia for them. They own the dies and this reduces the freight cost that are associated with most other systems especially the ones out of Europe. The guy I spoke with on the phone was very helpful and he was only the website designer!

    ITEM Australia (Melbourne, 03 9357 1075)
    30mm x 30mm (PN: 0.0.419.06) - $23.70/m
    30mm x 60mm (PN: 0.0.419.07) - $41/m
    60mm x 60mm (PN: 0.0.419.09) - $65/m
    60mm x 120mm(PN: 0.0.419.10) - $124/m
    Again very helpful.

    SES - Linear Bearings (Adelaide, 08 8283 4177)
    30mm x 30mm (PN: 0.0.419.06) - $21/m
    30mm x 60mm (PN: 0.0.419.07) - $49.50/m
    60mm x 60mm (PN: 0.0.419.09) - $75.50/m
    Not as helpful as the others. This was only a branch office where as the other i called the head office.

    MayTec (Sydney 02 9999 0890)
    30mm x 30mm (PN: 30-4F L) - $19.11/m
    30mm x 60mm (PN: 30-6F L) - $35.74/m
    60mm x 60mm (PN: 30-8F L) - $55.19/m
    This guy was very helpful and very interested in the DIY CNC market. The DIY user, not just CNC, was an area that they wanted to get more exposure into.

    80/20 Australia (Sydney 02 9838 9900)
    I left these guys to last as they do not do a 30x30 profile in Australia.
    40mm x 40mm Normal - $56/m
    40mm x 40mm Light - $46/m

    Notice how AME, ITEM and Linear Bearings use simular part numbers. Not sure if this is for easy cross referencing or they are on-selling the same brand.
    All prices are ex GST (not sure about the GST on the 80/20 prices) and excludes any cutting charges. All quoted $2.50 per cut for the smaller profiles, some were $3.90 for the 60x60 and i think it was $4.50 per cut for the 120x60 ITEM profiles.

    I hope that this info is useful to other members.

    Gareth

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    Very helpful
    Thanks for taking the time to share.
    Cheers,
    Rod

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    Thanks for taking the time to do this, very useful information.

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    Gareth,

    You don't happen to know the kg / meter for each of the profiles do you? It would be interesting to compare the profiles on this basis.

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    Here are the weights

    AME systems (Melbourne, 03 9574 8044)
    30mm x 30mm (PN: 419.06) - $13/m - 0.75kg/m
    30mm x 60mm (PN: 419.09) - $23/m - 1.39kg/m
    60mm x 60mm (PN: 439.66) - $35/m - 2.17kg/m

    ITEM Australia (Melbourne, 03 9357 1075)
    30mm x 30mm (PN: 0.0.419.06) - $23.70/m - 0.93kg/m
    30mm x 60mm (PN: 0.0.419.07) - $41/m - 1.65kg/m
    60mm x 60mm (PN: 0.0.419.09) - $65/m - 2.7kg/m
    60mm x 120mm(PN: 0.0.419.10) - $124/m - 5.05kg/m
    Again very helpful.

    SES - Linear Bearings (Adelaide, 08 8283 4177)
    No weights avaliable

    MayTec (Sydney 02 9999 0890)
    30mm x 30mm (PN: 30-4F L) - $19.11/m - 0.9kg/m
    30mm x 60mm (PN: 30-6F L) - $35.74/m - 1.6kg/m
    60mm x 60mm (PN: 30-8F L) - $55.19/m - 2.6kg/m

    AME profiles about 20% lighter,more then 40% cheaper!
    I may have to calculate the defection for each profile as that will be the more important factor.

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    Gareth,

    Thanks for all the information - will save me a heap of time in sorting through the options.

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    Here is the price per kg


    AME systems (Melbourne, 03 9574 8044)
    30mm x 30mm (PN: 419.06) - $13/m - 0.75kg/m $17.33kg
    30mm x 60mm (PN: 419.09) - $23/m - 1.39kg/m $16.55kg
    60mm x 60mm (PN: 439.66) - $35/m - 2.17kg/m $16.13kg

    ITEM Australia (Melbourne, 03 9357 1075)
    30mm x 30mm (PN: 0.0.419.06) - $23.70/m - 0.93kg/m $25.48kg
    30mm x 60mm (PN: 0.0.419.07) - $41/m - 1.65kg/m $24.85kg
    60mm x 60mm (PN: 0.0.419.09) - $65/m - 2.7kg/m $24.07kg
    60mm x 120mm(PN: 0.0.419.10) - $124/m - 5.05kg/m $24.55kg
    Again very helpful.

    SES - Linear Bearings (Adelaide, 08 8283 4177)
    No weights avaliable

    MayTec (Sydney 02 9999 0890)
    30mm x 30mm (PN: 30-4F L) - $19.11/m - 0.9kg/m $21.23kg
    30mm x 60mm (PN: 30-6F L) - $35.74/m - 1.6kg/m $22.34kg
    60mm x 60mm (PN: 30-8F L) - $55.19/m - 2.6kg/m $21.23kg
    Cheers,
    Rod

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    Does AME have a heavy series? Could only find light.

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    No. They only have one series. I used the light series from other manufactures to compare apples with apples.
    You can download all the tech data and a price list from
    AME System | Workstation systems for efficient workplaces
    While the price list is dated October 2008 i can confirm that it is current.
    They also do heaps of assessors for their profiles.

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    Does anyone know if the T slot bed profile is available in Australia?
    I see lots of different types of that profile on machines made in other countries but nothing from Oz.
    Cheers,
    Rod

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    MayTec does a 16mm x 160mm with 4 slots on one side. you need to mount them to a flat table.
    Walked passed Dymocks store the other day that was closing down. They were ripping all the slotted wall panels down. These are MDF with an aluminium inserted channel. Wish i had of asked for some.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GWH74 View Post
    MayTec does a 16mm x 160mm with 4 slots on one side. you need to mount them to a flat table.
    Walked passed Dymocks store the other day that was closing down. They were ripping all the slotted wall panels down. These are MDF with an aluminium inserted channel. Wish i had of asked for some.
    Cheers for that, I was looking for some ages ago and couldnt find anything and it seems everything was custom ordered.

    The 16x80 heavy looks alot more solid with 2 slot holes but its probably the same price as the 16x160

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    I thought it might be better to post the price here instead of in my thread.


    16x160 T-slot profile from Maytec I was quoted $72.06+GST Metre based on MOQ 30 Metres I have asked about smaller qty and will update this post when they get back to me.

    It looks to be a good suitable T-slot table for anyone looking to add a T-slot table to their machine.

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    Hi Chris
    At first I baulked at the price ~$2.4k for that quantity inc GST. Then I realised 30 metres of section is a big table area being 4.8 sq m.
    Cheers,
    Rod

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    I had read his email wrong and got confused .

    That price is the standard price for any length and if you buy over 30 metres they can do a better price.


    $432.35+GST per bar (6 Metres)

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