Man,isn't metal dear

[GeorgiePorgie]

Went to pick some box section up today,25x50x3mm mild steel....7.5m at a cost of £41.36.

 

[cumbriasteve]

I pay £31 for the same and know I am lucky to have a supplier who does cash sales, nothing is any bother and will deliver anything for a tenner within 24 hours.

 

[GeorgiePorgie]

Dang!! thats where I went wrong then...paid via CC.

 

[cumbriasteve]

Could well be, they always like a bit of cash in their pockets

 

[Engineer]

When I buy aluminium I always pay cash, and its around about 25% cheaper than buying from a big supplier who insists on all the paperwork etc.

 

[Wedg1e]

I have an assortment of odds and ends of box/flat/angle etc. lying around from jobs at work... I'm not a fabricator by trade so my materials estimating errs on the side of caution and I always end up ordering more than I need...

 

[^neo^]

Went up £95 a ton at IMS in April, probably be a couple more by the end of the year too.

 

[cumbriasteve]

Went up £95 a ton at IMS in April, probably be a couple more by the end of the year too.

Yes my guy warned me it was rising about 10% everytime he restocked and he thinks within 2 years it will nearly double if things continue as they are.

I remember the day a 4.7metre length of 25 x 5 mm was 95p...think I complained then as well

 

[stuvy]

the place i get bits from is always worth a trip on a saturday morning when the bosses are out and the lads are doing overtime or there own projects, i nip in barter for what i want and pay cash, always nice to get one over on there boss the tight fisted... or is that me!?!?! lol

 

[bill_gj]

Not sure whether I was done or not this week.

Paid £215 for 3 x 2.4 mtr of 125mm 'U' channel (about 6 mm thick), plus 2 x 2mtr lengths of 50mm angle (3mm thick).
Had eight 18 mm holes drilled as well.

 

[Engineer]

If you buy material cut to length from metal supermarket type places, you are generally paying at least 2-3 times what a proper steel stockholder would charge. But its convenient and it seems most people dont mind paying over the odds.

 

[bill_gj]

My usual source quoted three weeks to supply the same stuff. Not having the gear to cut it mant I had to 'pay' to get what I needed.