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Chickenjohn
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I was lucky then a few years ago to be able to get a whole stack (about 20) 7 foot lengths of 40 mm x40 x 2m box section for free!
So far made a water but stand, a TV stand and a welding trolley with them! Plus use the box section to brace up cars when I cut the sills out.
So far made a water but stand, a TV stand and a welding trolley with them! Plus use the box section to brace up cars when I cut the sills out.
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I don’t actually know where the supplies of steel are coming from these days, but I would make a guess that it is not all produced in the UK.
With that in mind, and the almost constant move upwards in steel prices over the last few years, I am wondering when and if we will ever benefit from the cheaper imported steel. I suppose that while there are still large demands for steel in developing nations like China it will be a while before the price drops unfortunately.
With that in mind, and the almost constant move upwards in steel prices over the last few years, I am wondering when and if we will ever benefit from the cheaper imported steel. I suppose that while there are still large demands for steel in developing nations like China it will be a while before the price drops unfortunately.
Don't just ask them, take the price you have, knock a bit off (a few percent) and ask them to beat it. Prices are flexible - you'll be getting a FAR worse price than someone who orders all the time from them, so there is significant margin for them to reduce the quote. Play them off each other. If you just say 'how much is x?' you'll never get anywhere.
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