My camera mounts started with stock that I cut and drilled to match the assembly. These aluminum plate blanks are another purchased stock format for that kind of layout work.
I bought Quarter-Inch Aluminum Plate Blanks as part of my camper van equipment.
My camera mounts started with stock that I cut and drilled to match the assembly. These aluminum plate blanks are another purchased stock format for that kind of layout work.
Starting with Stock Before Defining the Mounting Holes
I cut and drilled aluminum pieces for the roof-camera mounts.
I added and adjusted holes as I fitted the camera assemblies.
I coated the mount pieces after the fabrication work.
The camera mounting arrangement with its drilled attachments.A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.
My Takeaway from This Job
The stock shape sets the starting area for the hole pattern and cut outline. My rectangular plate purchase compares with a broader square plate and a narrower, thinner flat-bar package, changing how much layout and cutting each blank starts with.
Plate outline and stock thickness change the fabrication starting point.
Product Details And Van-Build Uses
Specification
Product Detail
Material
Aluminum
Thickness
1/4 inch
Form
Rectangular plate blanks
A plate blank gives a broad face for laying out several hole centers or smaller bracket pieces. Mark the outline, holes and cut sequence together before dividing the stock. For a van fabrication job, a paper pattern can keep each planned opening connected to the mounting location while the metal is still a rectangle. Keep the quarter-inch thickness with that pattern because it remains part of the finished fastener stack after the blank has been shaped.
Mark the finished outline and hole centers together, then identify the planned cut sequence.
Alternative products
Two Alternatives to Compare
The square aluminum plate provides a wider layout area. The narrow flat-bar set starts closer to a strap or small connector shape and changes the cutting needed.
These Uxney aluminum flat bars measure one-eighth inch thick, 1.2 inches wide and twelve inches long. The linked package contains four pieces for cutting and drilling custom mounting parts.
