Steel angle is one of the stock materials I bought for making custom parts. My camera-bracket diary documents the related steps of cutting stock, drilling mounting holes and coating the finished pieces.
A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.
The item in my kit
I bought National Hardware Plain Steel Angle as part of my camper van equipment.
Steel angle is one of the stock materials I bought for making custom parts. My camera-bracket diary documents the related steps of cutting stock, drilling mounting holes and coating the finished pieces.
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
Blulu and M-D offer aluminum angle stock as lighter-material fabrication alternatives, with different lengths and cross-sections from this steel purchase.
Blulu Aluminum Angle Stock
These aluminum-angle sections provide right-angled stock for fabrication. They can be cut and drilled into small custom brackets and connecting pieces.
This equal-leg aluminum angle provides right-angled stock for custom fabrication. Its long, narrow profile offers another blank for cutting and drilling small brackets.
