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I needed some 3/4"x3/4"x1/8" angle iron for a project. Previously I
bought a 3-foot length in Home Depot so I headed back there. They had
an item with that description but it did not look like what I had
bought before.

I believe that "regular" angle iron is made by extrusion. These pieces
looked like someone put a 1.5" flat in a brake and bent it at right
angles (I believe the term for this is "formed"). I was reluctant to
buy this as it just did not *look* as strong as the regular extruded
type. I tried to work out the relative strengths from the Machinery's
Handbook but without success.

So the questions a

1) Am I right in assuming that the extruded angle iron is stronger
compared to the formed type? If so by how much?

2) Is there a good reason why a 72" length of stock should cost 1.5x
as much per inch as a 36" length?

Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC

Check with steel suppliers. Many have "rems" or "drops" that they sell
for $.30 (that's 30 cents a pound). If you're lucky, you can get what
you need for a couple of bucks.

Worth a shot.

I'm pretty sure the days of 30 cents/pound are long gone.

I purchased three beams for the house I'm building, new material, that
cost
me right at 33 cents/pound---but that was a few years ago. I expect that
you're going to pay no less than 50 cents/pound now, and probably more.

Harold


Reply:
Go to Goodwill or other thrift stores. Lots have bed frames, that they
will give you or sell for a buck or less. Good source of angle iron.


I visited my local steel distributor yesterday. New structual steel is now
$1.16 per pound if you buy mill length 20'. Stuff from thier scrap bin is
..53 per pound.

Best Regards
Tom.