Cost of steel

[RedDirt]

Try out your local recycle center. Ours does all sorts of scrap including steel. $.35/# is the charge for any steel, big. small, new, old, shapes or flat plate. I haven't asked yet if they'd allow me to torch cut from pieces too big for my project but yours may. I'm lucky, the recycle center is 1/8 mile from the steel supply shop. I always check the recycled stuff first and many times get most of what I need.

[joes_427_vette]

Your lucky to have a recycle center that one can pick and choose from. All the used steel in this area gets a ride to the port of Green Bay where it is loaded and shipped over seas. For what the foreign countries are paying there is no margine to sell locally.
The salvage places used to be real picky, no gas tanks, interior cloth, rubber tires, oil in the drive train, ect....... NOW they want it all ! When they crunch it into a ball it gets sorted out later.

[DMF]

Anyone in the western/central Mass location that is interested in steel I know of a location that is selling it for $.25/pound, angles, channels, I-beams, etc.

[MrJimi]

About one year ago, J_J (member here) bought some steel and after the weight and dollars it came out to be around fifty cents per pound. This is for new and they have a $300 minimum and that was no problem.

[johnk]

I just called today about 1 1/2 X 1 1/2 X 1/4 inch angle. I got a price of $30.20 fo a 20 footer....

[RobJ]

cheaper than around here...36.94 is what I got at SSS.

[MrJimi]

I'm pretty sure that the quantity and source you get it from makes a big difference, like I mentioned, my source has a $300 minimum and I can live with that easy.
If you go to the ACE store, you will pay plenty for one stick.
and all I get is full lengths, 20/24 footers, I have a great pile of goodies Shh

[davo727]

Originally Posted by RobJ

cheaper than around here...36.94 is what I got at SSS.

1.5 X 1.5 angle 1/4 inch , 20 foot-

Should be 47 pounds so 78 cents a pound for new steel. Thats the same per pound SSS quoted me for 12 inch I beam

[RobJ]

Originally Posted by davo727

1.5 X 1.5 angle 1/4 inch , 20 foot-

Should be 47 pounds so 78 cents a pound for new steel. Thats the same per pound SSS quoted me for 12 inch I beam

Should be right, usually how they price a commodity. I usually don't need anything that heavy or I look at the salvage yard first, last call was about $.50 a pound.

Here is the chart for those who want to keep it....

http://www.sss-steel.com/refpdf/2.pdf

[gemini5362]

In my area all the salvage stores have stopped letting you go into the yard to find steel. They are quoting insurance issues but what ever the reason now the only thing you can get is new steel.