5 Feet Strut Channel with Slotted Back, 1-5/8" Height and Width, 12 Gauge Metal Strut U Channels with Short Slotted Back, Pre-Galvanized Zinc Finish, 5FT/1.5M Length, 2 Packs

Not much to say about this. Stock gage is thick enough and finish seems comparable to other products.

This is good looking strut channel and I'd give it a five star rating except that the description of the length is deceiving. It's called “5FT/1.5M Length”, and it is 1.5 meters in length, or 59 inches. So, if you really need a full 5 feet, these will be an inch short. Further down in the description, there is a photo showing the length as 59 inches, but I think many buyers will just expect the main heading in the description to be accurate.Other than that gripe, this is nice looking channel. It has a smooth, even finish without any scratch marks that you sometimes see on formed metal surfaces. Each bar is good and straight and feels as heavy as other strut channel I've used.As long as you don't mind the 59 inch length, this is good, competitive material.

I'm probably not the usual person to use/need channel stock such as this. For me it's a handy solution material for odd projects around my house and shop when I want to reinforce something from sway or deflection. Latest example/need is that I have some bookshelves holding heavy books that are over the load rating of the shelf. I screwed a length of this channel to the bottom of the shelf using the handy regular holes/slots along its length and it stiffened it up just the way I hoped.In examining this stock I don't see anything that looks like a defect and these seem to meet the basic dimensional and plain spec of an item like this. If you are looking for basic channel stock with no frills (does this stuff even come in a 'frills' model?) then if the price is right you should be just fine choosing this offering. Best luck.~Cheers!

I got these to support a set of trolleys for an electric hoist. The trolley fits fine (see picture) and glides smooth down the length. No obvious imperfections other than where they cut the ends. You might need to dress the ends with a grinder. They came well packaged and they were taped together. This is my first set, so I don't really know if it's a good buy, but I like them, and they will serve me well.

This is standard uni-strut channel that is usually sold in 10 foot lengths at supply houses. It's been cut into 5 foot lengths. Be carful handling it. Mine arrived with very sharp, raged edges where it was cut. I had to file off sharp metal burrs at the cut before I could use it.