Isaacson's sells new steel. They are a long way from you (Berlin, NH). I
hesitate to guess what steel is going for right now, but the last time I
bought they were very competitive. They deliver to my area (Brownfield,
Maine), I've bought from them several times.

This is silly, because I shop at this place frequenty. I have no idea
what the name is, but they have used steel and new steel. I think I paid
about 35 cents per pound for scrap last time. They have plenty of scrap
plate sitting around, most of it flat. They also have new steel at
pretty reasonable prices (for instance, they don't charge to torch cut).
They are in South Portland, Maine on Running Hill Road. I can give you
better directions if needed.

Other places I've heard of but know no more about than I've written:
S&S Metals, Londonderry, NH "still has some piles"
Reisner's, Clinton, MA "an industrial scrapyard. Open to scroungers on
Wednesdays after 3pm"
Haverhill Steel from context, MA, possibly Haverhill "lots of scrap you
can walk around and pick up what you like"
Harding Metals, Northwood, NH "LETS YOU PICK TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT.tHEY
CHARGE 4O CENTS A POUND"


from online yellowpages:
Punsky Scrap Iron, Sanford, ME
Emery's Junkyard, South Berwick, ME
You'll have to watch the line wrap on this one:
http://www.switchboard.com/bin/cgidi...&search=Search
or just go to the root URL and search for scrap near Cambridge, MA.

If you're up this way, you're welcome to stop by.

Steve Smith
Brownfield, Maine

Bernard Arnest wrote:

Hi,

I was just told from a friend in St. Louis that he can get
hot-rolled steel plate at scrap prices of $.25/lb. I also know another
who told of getting 6" steel rod stock at $.50/lb. Clearly I'm in the
wrong part of the country, or just calling all the wrong businesses!

I'm willing to drive a few hours on a one-time trip to get lots of
steel at such prices if I can find them. I'm in Cambridge, MA, but
anywhere within the NorthEast or even slightly beyond is fair game if
it means that I'll save hundreds of dollars if not close to $1000 (I'll
be on the same budget, but I'll be able to build two machines for the
price of one :-) ). It's ALMOST worth the 24-hr drive to St. Louis,
but surely there's a place closer.

Can you direct me?

I know of one local scrap dealer, but they mostly have genuine scrap,
crushed up fences and torn sheet metals; little plate stock and none of
it at all flat. My friend implied that what he found at scrap prices
was in fact usable stock for machining, not bent or rusted half
through. I'm looking for steel plate between 1/2" and 1" thick.



thanks!
-Bernard Arnest
-Bernard Arnest