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Where to buy metal?
I want to build a stand for my computer monitor (21", doesn't fit on my
desk..) I just got a welder but where can I buy metal? I think I saw some at Sears but I'm not positive. Thanks |
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Where to buy metal?
On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 19:14:28 -0400, Michael Shaffer
wrote: I want to build a stand for my computer monitor (21", doesn't fit on my desk..) I just got a welder but where can I buy metal? I think I saw some at Sears but I'm not positive. Thanks I usually buy angle iron for about five cents per foot on Saturdays (bed frames at a buck each) Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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Where to buy metal?
"Michael Shaffer" wrote in message news:mPePc.1928$Yr.1441@okepread02... I want to build a stand for my computer monitor (21", doesn't fit on my desk..) I just got a welder but where can I buy metal? I think I saw some at Sears but I'm not positive. Thanks It would help if you said where you live. That way people in the area could tell you. Lane |
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Where to buy metal?
Northern VA
Lane wrote: "Michael Shaffer" wrote in message news:mPePc.1928$Yr.1441@okepread02... I want to build a stand for my computer monitor (21", doesn't fit on my desk..) I just got a welder but where can I buy metal? I think I saw some at Sears but I'm not positive. Thanks It would help if you said where you live. That way people in the area could tell you. Lane |
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Where to buy metal?
Home Depot, Lowes and some hardware stores have racks of rod, angle, and
strip steel that might meet your needs. Plus there is pipe, bed frames, and the nearest metal scrap yard. If you get desperate, you can buy damn near anything online. Randy "Michael Shaffer" wrote in message news:mPePc.1928$Yr.1441@okepread02... I want to build a stand for my computer monitor (21", doesn't fit on my desk..) I just got a welder but where can I buy metal? I think I saw some at Sears but I'm not positive. Thanks |
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Where to buy metal?
In article 5JrPc.1934$Yr.682@okepread02,
Michael Shaffer wrote: Lane wrote: "Michael Shaffer" wrote in message news:mPePc.1928$Yr.1441@okepread02... I want to build a stand for my computer monitor (21", doesn't fit on my desk..) I just got a welder but where can I buy metal? I think I saw some at Sears but I'm not positive. [ ... ] It would help if you said where you live. That way people in the area could tell you. Northern VA In that case, try Potomac Steel, off Loisdale road just a bit south of where I-95 hits the Washington Beltway (I-495). Either be prepared to pay for cuts (if you want shorter pieces), or to buy full-length pieces and cut them once you get them home. The times when I have been there, they have been reasonable people. You'll get better steel than you could get from Sears, or from Home Depot -- but you may have to make choices. Since I don't weld, I'll leave it to others to suggest reasonable grades of steel to buy for the purpose. I like 12L14 for machining, but it is supposed to be very bad for welding, and I'm not even sure that they stock that. I've been lucky enough to get in on some group purchases as part of CAMS (Chesapeake Area Metalworking Society). Enjoy, DoN. -- Email: | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- |
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