On 6/18/2014 10:09 PM, Gramps' shop wrote:

I need a new piece of steel measuring 2 1/2 by 5 inches by 1/4 inch thickness with a hole tapped in the center. I assume a machine shop could do this for me. Is there a particular steel I should be asking for? What's a fair price for something like this?

Do you have any drafting skills, or use a program like SketchUp?

I often need steel parts fabricated for construction projects and have
found that making a dimensioned drawing, no matter how simple the part,
is the key to getting what you want from a machine shop, makes things go
much smoother, therefore you are liable to be charged less.

Material shouldn't be too much as a 1/4" steel plate, 12"x48", way more
than you need, can be had for around $50, and you're basically talking a
piece of scrap for a machine shop.

Labor varies by region, but +/- $45/hour around here.

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