Where To Purchase Steel Stock

Alro Steel has a warehouse about 20 miles south of my location. They usually charge $8 to deliver. My material orders are 300 to 400 dollars. Maybe they have a location near you.
 
In those quantities I would would check out local "fabricators" & beg them for some drop offs. Take a dozen donuts, they buy a lot in small shops.
 
You might also have luck finding what you want at a local welding shop. Many of them have cut off pieces laying around.
 
brino said:
I have a metal recycler in the next town over that also supplies new steel to what little industry is left. They will cut the new steel to length with an oxy-propane rig.

They also allow me to walk thru the wrecking yard and pick pieces of used metal. The banged-up, painted and sometimes a little bent stuff from the scrap yard is waaay cheaper than new. And many times it is "good enough" for my projects if I just need small pieces.
The problem is you may never know exactly what mystery metal your getting.

Hey I even picked up a "project mill" from their yard........that is still a work in progress.

-brino
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The yard I buy from has a spectral scanner or what ever it is called. They have let me know which metals I bought. They don't have much for tool steel but what they do is cheap.
 
Thanks for the heads up, on that site. I already see over a 25% savings , on the 5/8" hex Aluminum, that I buy on E-bay. Now if they only sold Brass material, it would most likely save me some cost there also. ---- John

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Bill Gruby said:
I use this outfit, fast and cheaper than the others.

http://store.buymetal.com/

"Billy G"
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Thanks for all the good suggestions. It turns out that there is a Metals Superstore in Norristown - about 20 minutes drive from my employer, and they have what I need. So I will make a lunchtime trip later this week.
 
+1 on Fazzio's. I live in chalfont and the drive to the DE store takes exactly an hour. They have 5' lengths cheaper than the shiiping for online sales. Also a place on Catherine rd in Warminster that is helpful, but forget thename right now.
 
Fazzio has warehouses in NJ, DE and Pottstown, PA. I have no connection to the place; just a very satisfied customer on a budget. Structural steel averages $.50 / pound. Never been there, but friends tell me the NJ store is supposed to be more disorganized than the fairly clean & organized DE store. If you go, they sell Grade 8 Hex head bolts, nuts, washers, etc by the pound, make sure you ask where they are and stock up. Averages about $2.50 / pound (bolts, nuts, washers, etc all same price) if I buy about 6-10 pounds worth - way cheaper than the no grade hardware in the big box stores.

Place in Warminster is Commercial Metal Exchange. More expensive, but can't get any closer to home than that!

http://commercialmetalexchange.com/Metal-Distributor.cfm?pageName=Apps-Hobbyists
 
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