Where to source parts to make a 4 blade darkroom easel?

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Luis GVC

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Hi everyone - just joined and was was hopping I could pick your brains. I am planning on making a darkroom easel just like the one in the pictures I am attaching - but i have been looking for aluminium profiles like these, corner connectors and the hinge but I am a novice and don't know the terminology for them so googling them is nigh impossible. I am based in Belfast, which ain't well known for it DIY shops other than Homebase, Screwfit B&Q and none of them recongise any of it. Would anyone know please what profiles are these and even better where could i find all those components online to make the easel? The guy that made it has nt been willing to share this info plus he is based in the US I think. Thank you so much in advance
 

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The aluminium profiles just search for 20 x 20 or 30x30 aluminium profile….
But i would just buy a used easel in the size you want secondhand far cheaper and you can get a pro model for a fraction of what the materials will cost you
 
The aluminium profiles just search for 20 x 20 or 30x30 aluminium profile….
But i would just buy a used easel in the size you want secondhand far cheaper and you can get a pro model for a fraction of what the materials will cost you
Thanks - I have searched for 20X20 profiles, and can find those with groves on all 4 sides, but was looking for these, and more precisely the the hinge and the corners would be nice. Regarding buying a 4 blade easel of this size it would cost me over £300 and that's if I am lucky to find one.
 
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