Gazz292
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I need about 12 meters of 25x25mm mild steel angle, 3mm thick (the cheapest stuff, hot rolled etc)
Looking online at metal supermarkets (metals 4 u etc) it seems that to buy 2 x 6 meter lengths of this stuff will cost me nearly 60 quid... plus postage!!!
kerikey, i know i haven't bought steel for 15+ years, but it can't have gone up that much can it? i would have paid about 10 quid a length (£7 if i didn't want a receipt) back then.
I asked at the place i got my bottle of gas from, and he reckons there isn't really a steel stockholders in the area that will sell small amounts to individuals!
Is steel really this expensive nowadays?
Looking online at metal supermarkets (metals 4 u etc) it seems that to buy 2 x 6 meter lengths of this stuff will cost me nearly 60 quid... plus postage!!!
kerikey, i know i haven't bought steel for 15+ years, but it can't have gone up that much can it? i would have paid about 10 quid a length (£7 if i didn't want a receipt) back then.
I asked at the place i got my bottle of gas from, and he reckons there isn't really a steel stockholders in the area that will sell small amounts to individuals!
Is steel really this expensive nowadays?