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Old 04-19-2011, 02:41 PM
 
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Does anyone know where to buy angle iron and tube steel for welding and building items? I need to build a welding table. Speckens and Midwest keep changing there prices. That's a red red flag to me. I don't like doing business with a company that keeps changing prices like the gas companies do. I feel like they are taking advantage of me by uping prices when I want to buy some of their metal. Eight dollars to cut a 2x2x1/8x20' into so I can carry in home in my truck. What's the big picture here. Are they taking advantage of their customers?
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Old 04-19-2011, 02:48 PM
 
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Does anyone know where to buy angle iron and tube steel for welding and building items? I need to build a welding table. Speckens and Midwest keep changing there prices. That's a red red flag to me. I don't like doing business with a company that keeps changing prices like the gas companies do. I feel like they are taking advantage of me by uping prices when I want to buy some of their metal. Eight dollars to cut a 2x2x1/8x20' into so I can carry in home in my truck. What's the big picture here. Are they taking advantage of their customers?
I've dealt with Speckens, and I thought they were OK. I think the price changes just have to do with steel being a volatile commodity much like gasoline.

For what its worth, I can't believe how expensive steel (and copper) have stayed even during this economic crap storm....
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Old 04-19-2011, 04:20 PM
 
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If you're buying enough steel to make the trip worthwhile, or are up that way for other business ... try Western Steel in Colorado Springs. At least, give them a call for your requirements and quote.

I've also bought steel in CSprings for my local projects at some of the recyclers, where it's a crap shoot as to what they may have that will work for your application ... but they price their stuff at a fraction of the price per pound of the new steel WD's. Perhaps there's places in Pueblo who can also assist you with this?

$8 per cut may seem high, but it appears to be a going rate in the area for this service. I've loaded up my cutting torch more than once for trips to the yard and it was a savings ....
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