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  1. #1
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    Unistruct at Home Depot?

    The bill of materials for Joe's CNC 4X4 Hybrid router calls for some Unistruct pieces. I'm not sure if Home Depot has Unistruct pieces. Which department of Home Depot has Unistruct pieces? I know that Home Depot and Lowe's stores within cities may not have everything that stores outside of cities have.

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    Home depot in my town has uni strut and 1 of 2 lowes has super strut ( same thing) it is located it the electrical supplies ie wire, conduit and the like good luck and make sure they are straight.

    Kent

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    Pick through it make sure you get streight pieces from the pile.

    It's uasually near electrical.

    b.

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    Good News: I found Unistruct at Home Depot store near my house. Bad News: I can't take them home because they are ten feet long and won't fit in my mother's four-door sedan even with its rear seat fold down and I thought that it's better for me to bring them to the workshop at the program for mentally handicapped people where there's a metal-cutting bandsaw.

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    Most Home Depots here rent trucks for $25, if you have no other way to do it.
    Gerry

    UCCNC 2017 Screenset
    http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html

    Mach3 2010 Screenset
    http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html

    JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
    http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html

    (Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)

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    When I have time and money to buy material for Joe's 4X4 CNC Hybrid, I may ask the workshop teachers to help me buy the Unistruct pieces and put them in either a van or a pickup truck and take them to the workshop. I need a bigger and better CNC router because my 17X20 Overhead Leadscrew CNC router doesn't let me cut signs bigger than 17 inches by 20 inches and a few customers would like larger signs. I wish that Home Depot and Lowe's stores have the T-slot aluminum extrusions.

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    they may be able to cut it for you in the store, varies depending on the store and what in-store service tools they have

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    If you have a local Fastenal store talk to them and see if they can get it for you. It won't be the cheapest price available but other things that they have gotten for me was offset by not having to pay for shipping. Their website shows some T-slot extrusions.

    CarveOne
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    I know of a local Fastenal store but I didn't visit the store yet and I'm not sure if the store sells all of the T-slot extrusions made by 80/20 Inc. I like the CNC router made by Senna in "Help w/8020" thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeffmorris View Post
    I know of a local Fastenal store but I didn't visit the store yet and I'm not sure if the store sells all of the T-slot extrusions made by 80/20 Inc. I like the CNC router made by Senna in "Help w/8020" thread.
    Jeff,

    That wasn't my machine... I just pointed you to glacialwanderer's build... my machine is not that far along. Still in acquisition mode...

    Senna

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    This link should take you to the Fastenal website and the 8020 extrusion search page:
    http://www.fastenal.com/web/products...99602692&Nty=0

    The smaller local stores probably won't have any in stock but they can get it for you in a couple of days most times.

    CarveOne
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    http://www.carveonecncwoodcraft.com

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    I found out that someone is building a Solsyva 24" x 48" CNC router. I can't decide which CNC router to build. I found out from the latest issue of Wood magazine that a group of people is building a real working car from special plywood that they made. Link: http://joeharmon.blogspot.com/

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    Take a hack saw with you and rough cut the lengths in the parking lot.

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