The M-D flat bar is part of my purchased stock for custom fabrication. My camera-mount diary shows the actual sequence of cutting aluminum pieces, drilling their attachment holes and coating the brackets.
A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.
The item in my kit
I bought M-D Two-Inch Aluminum Flat Bar as part of my camper van equipment.
The M-D flat bar is part of my purchased stock for custom fabrication. My camera-mount diary shows the actual sequence of cutting aluminum pieces, drilling their attachment holes and coating the brackets.
Where it fits my build
I cut and drilled aluminum bracket pieces for the roof cameras and lights. The camera mounts needed additional holes and adjustments as I brought the assemblies together on the extrusion.
I sprayed the camera-mount pieces with black bedliner during the fabrication sequence. The coated brackets then formed part of the roof camera and light arrangements shown in the diary.
The camera mounting arrangement with its drilled attachments.
My build notes
The black finish was one stage within the mount fabrication. The holes and profile connections still determined where the pieces could sit, so the diary records the drilling and fitting alongside the coating.
The bracket shape, drilled holes and coating were separate parts of finishing the mount.
Alternative products
Two alternatives to compare
The shorter aluminum-bar packs offer pre-cut pieces with different widths and lengths, trading a long continuous bar for smaller stock sections.
Aluminum Flat-Bar Bracket Stock
These aluminum flat bars provide stock for small custom brackets and mounting pieces. Their flat sections can be cut and drilled during fabrication.
These aluminum flat bars provide short lengths of rectangular stock for fabrication. Their flat faces can be cut and drilled into small plates and mounting pieces.
