steel pricing

GF · Posted: Sat Jul 02 11 2:53 am Post subject: steel pricing

FWIW, I just picked up some material for a new project.
I got the following.
40' of 1x1x1/8 angle iron
20' of 3/4x1/8 flat bar
The price was $74 , everything cut to 10'. I was in the local hardware store later the same day and decided to look at the prices, if I bought 3' cuts of the same material it would be $140+tax. Shocked

Just throwing it out there, if you check the local steel suppliers it may save a whole lot, compared to H.D., Lowes, etc.

SWP5767 · Posted: Thu Aug 18 11 4:05 pm Post subject:

Hardware stores are the worst place to buy metal. As you pointed out its almost double the money.

I have a steel yard near by. They do charge to cut 20' into 10' lengths. I usually find a way to haul the long sticks home and save the $10 per cut.
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istock74 · BBQ Pro Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Posts: 964 Location: Logan, IA

Dang! 10 bucks a cut!!! Here I feel bad charging people 5
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the420Angler · Newbie Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 79 Location: Barrie, ON

Also with many steel suppliers volume counts in the price. Try to buy as much of your material as you can at a time. The more weight involved the better the price you can negotiate.
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