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metal split battons

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Hi All
Where is the best place to get metal split battons?
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Alan Huntley
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Thanks Alan
There min order was about £140.00 so i found these:
http://www.retaildisplayconnections.com ... atten.html
Maybe of use for future referance they seem to be the best deal i can find,
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lion sell them

cant remeber what they call them though:-)
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They sell Z bars, which are similar. http://www.lionpic.co.uk/hardware-suppl ... ngers.aspx
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Thanks for that but they only go up to 450mm i was looking for the longer lengths,
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See if these are any good for you, we bought our slatwall from them.

http://www.theshopfittingsstore.co.uk/s ... d_510.html
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:idea: I wonder if carpet edging stuff would do the trick? :roll:

Just a thought.....


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You would have to flatten out the spiky bits.
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i use some from my sign supplie company called panel clipz, 1m lengths

but also i often get 5mm foamex cut into 50mm wide trips with a 45 degree on on side and use them a lot
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B&Q sell alloy U profiles in various sizes. one on the frame one way up and one on the wall the other way up might do the trick.
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Re: metal split battons

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Thanks all i like the ones in the link roger sent,
http://www.theshopfittingsstore.co.uk/s ... d_510.html
Thanks again :clap:
Dave
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