cheep places for steel???

[khamill2000]

I cant think of the places in kc. lived there about 4 or so years agao they had several large scrapyards visible from 435 just past the triangle. however you may have a hayday in wichita. the aircraft plants may have plenty of scrap and or damaged parts that you could pick up.

Spirit Aerosystems (former boeing commercial) in Wichita used to have lots of misc sizes of 3/16 steel plate for .20/lb. I bought some and a friend told me that it was cheap so I went back to get some more and it was all gone. I have been checking back for the last month and there is nothing there. Lots of full sheets of aluminum though. Even a few pieces of titanium sheet

 

[Rowdius]

I second stopping by any scrap yard you pass. In west texas I am paying .25 a pound. It is dangerous though... you drive in for just a few bits and pieces for a project, and suddenly you have half a ton of neat looking things that you know will work just right for something you won't be able to build for five years.

 

[tnhomestead]

Never thought about Wichita -- thnx! And thnx for the sugestions!

 

[BobQ]

I just went to a supplier and paid $1.00 per pound from there bargain barn!! The steel is new but in 10 foot lenghts. Easier for me to move anyway. Maybe I got ripped off? I needed angle and flat stock. 75 pounds worth!

Bob

 

[flusher]

I just went to a supplier and paid $1.00 per pound from there bargain barn!! The steel is new but in 10 foot lenghts. Easier for me to move anyway. Maybe I got ripped off? I needed angle and flat stock. 75 pounds worth!

Bob

I'm still looking for $1/lb new steel around here. I think it might be mythical.

Last week I picked up 515 lb of steel tubing (4x4x3/16, 3-1/2x3x1/2x1/4, 2x6x1/4)at a local steel supplier/weld fab place. Cost me $1.67/lb sawed up per my cut list.

Checked all the steel scrap places around here before placing that order. Nada. All the scrap steel tubing went to China last summer when scrap was going for $400/ton.

 

[Brad_Blazer]

This is pretty basic but the way I search is to use Google Maps.

1.Enter the city,state I want to search (e.g. Jackson, tn) and hit go.
2. Once the map is centered there, in the same search box, enter the business category (e.g. "steel" or "scrap"). You will get a nice list of business locations with markers on the map.
3. Look at the most relevent results for keyword ideas.

Here are the results of the search I described:

Results 1 - 10 of about 94 for scrap
Categories: Scrap Metals, Recycling Centers & Collection Depots
Gerdau Ameristeel‎ - more info ｻ
801 Ameristeel Rd, Jackson, TN‎ - (731) 423-0194‎
Category: Scrap Metals & Iron (Wholesale)
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Hutcherson Metals Inc‎ - more info ｻ
101 H O Forgy Dr, Jackson, TN‎ - (731) 427-6412‎
Category: Scrap Metals & Iron (Wholesale)
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Parsons Scrap Metal‎ - more info ｻ
2111 Highway 641 S, Parsons, TN‎ - (731) 847-2513‎
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Dale's Recycling‎ - more info ｻ
5 Concord Cades Rd, Milan, TN‎ - (731) 686-2500‎
Category: Scrap Metals & Iron (Wholesale)
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Hickman Scrap Metal‎ - more info ｻ
110 Borden Loop, Crump, TN‎ - (731) 632-9169‎
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Huntingdon Recycling‎ - more info ｻ
8960 Highway 22, Huntingdon, TN‎ - (731) 986-0925‎
Category: Scrap Metals & Iron (Wholesale)
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Deck's Recycling‎ - more info ｻ
150 Dunn Rd, Huntingdon, TN‎ - (731) 986-9995‎
Category: Scrap Metals & Iron (Wholesale)
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SMC Recycling Inc‎ - more info ｻ
117 Texaco Dr, Selmer, TN‎ - (731) 645-6302‎
Category: Scrap Metals & Iron (Wholesale)
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Dale's Recycling‎ - more info ｻ
616 Clay Farm Rd, Trezevant, TN‎ - (731) 669-3228‎
Category: Scrap Metals
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IFC Disposables‎ - more info ｻ
250 Kleer Vu Dr, Brownsville, TN‎ - (731) 779-0959‎
Category: Scrap Metals
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[aczlan]

This is pretty basic but the way I search is to use Google Maps.

1.Enter the city,state I want to search (e.g. Jackson, tn) and hit go.
2. Once the map is centered there, in the same search box, enter the business category (e.g. "steel" or "scrap"). You will get a nice list of business locations with markers on the map.
3. Look at the most relevent results for keyword ideas.

a shortcut to do that is to type in "scrap, Jackson, tn" from a google or google maps search it will come back with a list and a map.

Aaron Z