zilspeed
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 05:36 PM |
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Steel prices.
I was quoted 7 quid inc VAT for a 6.0m length of 25x25x1.5 half bright ERW today.
Is this about the norm just now ?
That was from Skerry Steel in Blantyre.
(Note - Metal Supermarket 13 quid for the same thing ).
Oh - and I bought a new welder last night as well. It's definitely going to happen.
And I secured a donor today as well.
Lying in a yard taking up space. Free to uplift.
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ecosse
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 05:46 PM |
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I bought exactly that from the same place
Cheapest I could find locally
Cheers
Alex
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lexi
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 05:49 PM |
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I paid more than that 4yrs ago so it must only be the price of scrap that has gone up as it`s all going to China.
Alex
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zilspeed
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 05:49 PM |
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Which bit of Lanarkshire are you in ? - it would be great to see a 442 going together seeing as that's what I've comitted to now 
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 06:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
Which bit of Lanarkshire are you in ? - it would be great to see a 442 going together seeing as that's what I've comitted to now
Just couldnt stay in the plastic wrapper
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NS Dev
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 06:41 PM |
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price sounds about right, at the good end of about right.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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zilspeed
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 06:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
Which bit of Lanarkshire are you in ? - it would be great to see a 442 going together seeing as that's what I've comitted to now
Just couldnt stay in the plastic wrapper
It wasn't entirely suited to fatboy use...
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dave_w11
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 07:17 PM |
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Doh, I just paid about £10 a length from Yorkshire Metal Suppliers. All the others I phoned said they didn't do 1.5mm. One of the others quoted
97p per m for 2mm thickness though. This was about 3 weeks ago.
Sounds like a good price to me!
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emsfactory
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 07:19 PM |
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Skerry are good. Use them myself.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 08:15 PM |
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Skerry never used to stock 1.5 --- must be Locosters driving demand. I had to buy from Tycho Tubes in Paisley.
[Edited on 24/1/06 by britishtrident]
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joolsmi16
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 08:46 PM |
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steel prices
I was quoted £29 for 25mm box and £85 for a 8*4 sheet of 2mm aluminium!!!!!!?
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