Where to find u-channel/receiver channels?

[cyriz's mom]

We're working on our barn and would like to do temporary dividers between a couple of the stalls, so I'm looking for receiver channels. You know, so you just slide 2x10s down the channel. I must not be using the magic word because I can't find them on the internet (or locally for that matter) except in stall kits and we don't need that.

Ideas? Different word(s) to search for?

TIA

[Bayou Roux]

Are there pictures/links here to what you're looking for?

http://www.newyorkmetal.com/?gclid=CKz-gIXFqpgCFQEoGgodBBIqnw

[cyriz's mom]

http://www.newyorkmetal.com/pc-206-2-nym734-channel.aspx

I think is the right size, but they are $72 a piece and that it a lot more expensive than I thought they would be.

argh

[Sparky Boy]

Find a local sheet metal shop and have them bend what you need. We had a friend withe a metal shop do all the metal work for our stalls and it was a small fraction of the cost of what a stall company would charge for their premade stall divider hardware.

[Bayou Roux]

http://www.newyorkmetal.com/pc-206-2-nym734-channel.aspx

I think is the right size, but they are $72 a piece and that it a lot more expensive than I thought they would be.

argh

Well, that's NYC pricing, so don't panic yet. Looks like they just call it "aluminum channel" so maybe if you google "aluminum channel" and "construction" you may find what you're looking for out in the real world...

[bludejavu]

Agree with Sparky Boy. We had all our stall channels done by a fabricating shop (just look in the Yellow Pages or on line). It was local so we didn't have to pay to have them shipped and cost a lot less than purchasing from a stall dealer. A word of caution though - make sure you have a deep enough channel to securely hold the boards in place, even with a kicking horse. We occasionally have boards pop out because our channels weren't quite deep enough to keep boards in when they flex with a kick.

[Tom King]

http://www.wdstar.com/catalog.php?_page=stall_hardware&_cat=stall_hardware

I'd probably make something heavier myself but remembered this in my favorites folder.

[Ghazzu]

http://www.ag-co.com/store/product384.htm

http://www.countrymfg.com/galvanized_stalls.htm

[lorilu]

The channels in my barn are wood.... two 2x2 nailed side by side to the supporting beam. Works great, and I can slide the 2x10s out the top to enlarge the stall..... Probably much cheeper than metal. And the body-slamming Lipp mare did not break it. (she did, however, knock the tack room wall off it's base plate when she had free run of the un-fenced-off barn..... )

L

[mroades]

Woodstar made mine, love them

Horse stalls by Woodstar Products, Horse Stall Manufacturer, Equine Accessories, Horsestalls (http://www.wdstar.com/index.php?_page=index)

[deltawave]

Second the recommendation for Ag-Co. They're local to us, so the savings are huge if I go buy a load of stuff direct from the manufacturer. :yes:

[cyriz's mom]

Thanks all! As usual, COTHers come through!

I'll see who I can find locally...having the pics will help greatly and if not, I will order.

[Sparky Boy]

Thanks all! As usual, COTHers come through!

I'll see who I can find locally...having the pics will help greatly and if not, I will order.


Just show the metal shop guy the pictures, not the prices ;) You will save a TON of money not buying from one of the stall manufacturers.

[JSwan]

Hardware store.

U Channel is cheap and common. Hardware stores, supply stores.

Never pay the "equine markup"!:D