Source for scrap steel in NW Ohio/SE Michigan

[Matt_Meiser]

I finally broke down an bought a MIG welder (Hobart Handler 180) so now I need some good sources for materials for a couple projects. I know about Heck Steel in Ida and ASAP Source in Ann Arbor ($$$$) for new materials. Any good places to get scrap at decent prices. I'm located in Monroe County and work in the Ann Arbor area.

[khd]

There's a scrap yard in Carelton just north of town. Never been there but hear it is pretty good. Can't think of the name right now.

[6or7dazeaweek]

I've been pickin' up scrap metal whenever I go to the dump on Saturday's. Sometimes there's a lot of scrap and other times none worth taking. You may want to post a "wanted scrap metal" ad on "craigslist" under the wanted or free areas.

Now I'm looking for a good welder so I can practice gluing metal together.

Jon

[bobodu]

C Henry Steel in Fort Wayne is a good surplus yard.Buy all my stuff there.

[Matt_Meiser]

Originally Posted by bobodu

C Henry Steel in Fort Wayne is a good surplus yard.Buy all my stuff there.

Tell me more: what is this place like? What can I expect if I go there? Open Saturdays? Might be well worth a trip--and I can drop my wife & daughter off at the mall.

[bobodu]

Well it's kinda hard to give you an idea...they sell everything for 30 cents a pound and the inventory varies from day to day.Lotsa drops..some new steel..most a little rusty,but Rustoleum sticks better that way!! Open till 4:30 weekdays and noon Saturday.
I have been going there for two years and have never come away without something that'd work.Built dump trailers,dump trucks,three point equipment,log splitter,FEL....heck..a WHOLE TRACTOR!! They carry square/rectangle tube,C channel,I beam,pipe,DOM,round/square/hex rod,angle iron,sheets and plates..my favorite is the basket of flat stock drops..great for gussets and such.
Here is a map and phone number..might want to call ahead if your need something special..
Yellow Page Search for C Henry Steel in Fort Wayne, Indiana


Drop the wife AND daughter at the mall while you shop for steel??? Mustsa had a rich Uncle...LOL

[sandman2234]

Dropping them off beats having to go with them!!!
A smart man knows to quietly remove the checkbook and credit cards from their purses before making the drop.
He is also counting on us supplying him with a source for scrap steel that is cheap enough to offset the money they spend at the mall.
David from jax

[Knotbored]

Originally Posted by Matt_Meiser

Tell me more: what is this place like? What can I expect if I go there? Open Saturdays? Might be well worth a trip--and I can drop my wife & daughter off at the mall.

Gas to get to the yard $4.00
Lunch at the mal for 3 $27
Flat tire picked up in the yard driveway $12
Fuse replacement when welder is used on garage extention cord $7
Scrap iron cost $4 for 15 pounds-WOW WHAT A BARGAIN HE GAVE US !

[Gary_in_Indiana]

Another good place in Fort Wayne is Hoosier Metals just off Coliseum Blvd. by Tractor Supply. It's more of a scrap metal place than salvage steel like his brother's place (C Henry Steel). The thing I like about Hoosier is that I can haul a load of metal I don't want in there, get weighed, offload it and find something I need/want/like and toss it on my trailer before I weigh out and just collect on the difference, essentially buying the pieces I want for the same money per pound as I collect for what I dropped off. The Henrys are nice folks with whom to do business, too. I never leave there without them giving me a new magnet, pen, ruler or something.