I know it's not going to be cheap- the least expensive place I've
found 1018 steel round stock 7" diameter is $200.00 for a foot.

I was just buying tail ends at Metal Supermarkets. While they had some
interesting stuff, they didn't have everything I was looking for so only
wound up with 13 pounds of steel.

If you don't have a metal scrap yard near you, move. :) :) :)

If nothing else, people sell ends on eBay. Beware of shipping costs
when things are heavy. Also beware of the postal carrier dropping that
flat rate box when he tries to pick it up from his truck. :)

I was just buying tail ends at Metal Supermarkets. While they had some
interesting stuff, they didn't have everything I was looking for so only
wound up with 13 pounds of steel.

If you don't have a metal scrap yard near you, move. :) :) :)

If nothing else, people sell ends on eBay. Beware of shipping costs
when things are heavy. Also beware of the postal carrier dropping that
flat rate box when he tries to pick it up from his truck. :)

On 10/24/2011 05:47 PM, Web Williams wrote:

I know it's not going to be cheap- the least expensive place I've
found 1018 steel round stock 7" diameter is $200.00 for a foot.

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Skype: jerrydurand

nissan.370z wrote:

If you only need small lengths like 12" or so, the guy on ebay I mentioned recently in a post of mine (reply if you didnt see it and I'll give you the info) is great for combining shipping. Just ask him what is the cheapest shipping for x-y-z etc. and he will fit everything he can into Priority Mail Flat rate envelopes or boxes and not charge you a single cent over cost. My last order of 7 pieces 12" long was $4.95 total Priority Mail shipping as will my next order cost (which will have delrin, aluminum and steel stock all in it- He has brass as well). A larger order would be $10.95 for a larger box. He is the best I have found for ebay shipping of stock thus far. Just ask before you buy though so you know what your total is for shipping. I tell him what I want and see if it will fit in the $4.95 package or not. I have yet to compare prices for the stock but his prices was cheap enough for me that with the cheap shipping I didnt bother and just ordered. I wouldnt order just 1-2 items though, since you may need more later, save on shipping and order various sizes of stuff you need or may want to have on hand.

I tried a local steel yard and they have no Aluminum round stock which is what i needed, but steel is no problem locally. I have many more steel yards I use, but haven't checked them since I got a lathe.

Since one piece of what I'm looking for is around 120 pounds, and three
pieces
which is what I need would be about 360 pounds, something tells me the post
office isn't going to want to deal with me... <WINK>. I do need 12" long
pieces,
but 7" in diameter, 1018 steel. If you think your friend might have
that, however,
please send me his contact info and I'll inquire. C360 brass would be
better, but
none of us (there are three of us each building the same project) are
prepared to
spend $700.00 or more on the material. That's why we all agreed to use
steel.

Thanks, -Web

nissan.370z wrote:

If you only need small lengths like 12" or so, the guy on ebay I mentioned recently in a post of mine (reply if you didnt see it and I'll give you the info) is great for combining shipping. Just ask him what is the cheapest shipping for x-y-z etc. and he will fit everything he can into Priority Mail Flat rate envelopes or boxes and not charge you a single cent over cost. My last order of 7 pieces 12" long was $4.95 total Priority Mail shipping as will my next order cost (which will have delrin, aluminum and steel stock all in it- He has brass as well). A larger order would be $10.95 for a larger box. He is the best I have found for ebay shipping of stock thus far. Just ask before you buy though so you know what your total is for shipping. I tell him what I want and see if it will fit in the $4.95 package or not. I have yet to compare prices for the stock but his prices was cheap enough for me that with the cheap shipping I didnt bother and just ordered. I wouldnt order just 1-2 items though, since you may need more later, save on shipping and order various sizes of stuff you need or may want to have on hand.

I tried a local steel yard and they have no Aluminum round stock which is what i needed, but steel is no problem locally. I have many more steel yards I use, but haven't checked them since I got a lathe.

Since one piece of what I'm looking for is around 120 pounds, and three
pieces
which is what I need would be about 360 pounds, something tells me the post
office isn't going to want to deal with me... <WINK>. I do need 12" long
pieces,
but 7" in diameter, 1018 steel. If you think your friend might have
that, however,
please send me his contact info and I'll inquire. C360 brass would be
better, but
none of us (there are three of us each building the same project) are
prepared to
spend $700.00 or more on the material. That's why we all agreed to use
steel.

Thanks, -Web

If you only need small lengths like 12" or so, the guy on ebay I mentioned

I tried a local steel yard and they have no Aluminum round stock which is

It occurs to me Web, that you are gonna make a few mortars. Been there.
Lemme know. Mert

?

?

I know it's not going to be cheap- the least expensive place I've
found 1018 steel round stock 7" diameter is $200.00 for a foot.
But- I'm new at this, and hoping there is someone on here who
can steer me to a surplus place or something where it might be
less expensive. No, I'm not going to try and turn 7" rod on my
mini-lathe, but I'm figuring the supply chain will be the same
for what I'm looking for. I'm just hoping to find some place with
some excess "tails" to sell cheap. Any ideas? I've tried all the
on-line places and have been watching eBay (no luck). I can use
three pieces 12" long for the project I'm working on, it doesn't
have to be a contiguous piece. If you have this for sale I would
even be willing to drive a reasonable distance to pick it up (I'm
in Myrtle Beach, SC).

Thanks, -Web

Thanks Jerry,

I had never thought about going by the metal scrapyard- thanks for
the memory jog! Yes, we have one here. Mostly they just take in
aluminum cans and stole...errr.... copper, yeah, copper. That's it.
(Our state just passed a law to prevent that from happening...)

I had figured on driving wherever to pick it up. I'll probably have to
make myself some type of crane attachment and add it to my trailer
to save my back from the lifting.

I'll shoot Metal Supermarket an e-mail and inquire.

Thanks! -Web

Jerry Durand wrote:

I was just buying tail ends at Metal Supermarkets. While they had some
interesting stuff, they didn't have everything I was looking for so only
wound up with 13 pounds of steel.

If you don't have a metal scrap yard near you, move. :) :) :)

If nothing else, people sell ends on eBay. Beware of shipping costs
when things are heavy. Also beware of the postal carrier dropping that
flat rate box when he tries to pick it up from his truck. :)