Metal Conduit needed

[Ivan]

Does anyone know where I can get metal conduit cheap? I want to use it to make a dome greenhouse, but everyone seems to be using plastic these days. The Americans seem to be able to source very cheap conduit, but here in the UK, the only ones I can find must be gold-plated, if the price is anything to go by.

[mespilus]

Do you have a decent,
(probably independent) electrical wholesaler nearby?

Out of interest what price have you been quoted,
for presumably 3m lengths?

[Ivan]

I usually buy from TLC - we don't have anything useful in the way of electrical wholesalers nearby (at least, none that I know of).

TLC's prices are £7.50 for a 3.75m length. One end is oversized, to allow it to be connected to the next piece. I don't need this, but it obviously adds to the price.

[JohnS]

http://www.qvsdirect.com/Galvanised-Steel-Conduit-20mm-x-3.75M-pr-19126.html

A bit cheaper but not much.

John

[MR GUS]

OLD trampolines going begging down the tip?

[tim_h]

Are you near to and friendly with any local farmers using polytunnels, on the farms I've been to they often have a small collection of damaged or crooked polytunnel hoops and straights in a corner of the yard.
The tube is a larger diameter than conduit, but lighter gauge, may be easier to work with...?

[desperate]

Ivan,

MicroDesp has one of those climbing frames up for grabs, there's maybe 40metres of 25mm dia tube and various brackets/bolts/spacers if thats any use to you? If you're interested I can post a piccy.

Desp

[Ivan]

Thanks very much for the offer, but I think I'll need more than 40metres of pipe, unfortunately. Ideally I want to source something that I can buy more of, if I need to in the future as it's experimental!