James Holbrook wrote:
Just getting started in metalworking. Orderd a Taig and parts.
Looking for a place in Houston where I can get metal and supplies.
Any suggestions?

Thanks

Arshram Scrap Metal will let you poke around in their junk pile and
will sell you stuff. What you find at any given moment is largely a
matter of luck. They get stainless bars, aluminium plate and bars, a
bottomless pit of transmission parts (good place to find metric bolts),
wire...often still on the factory roll and unused, cutoffs from machine
shops etc. If you go in looking for a 1.25 inch stainless rod, you
will never find one. If you go in looking for useful looking pieces of
scrap that might be used in a project someday, you will spend $5
everytime you go. And eventually, you might get lucky and find the 1.25
inch stainless rod...maybe...

Arshram is near the intersection of 290 and 529 (Spencer road), which
is close to the intersection of Sam Houston and 290.

Brownnsharp