[TheForge] Wholesale copper

Sun Jan 13 10:03:01 2002

Pete;

If you are paying $8 a lb then you are definitely getting screwed.
Those are hardware store bin prices. Or art store prices.

Buddy

Peter Fels and Phoebe Palmer wrote:

> At 12:09 PM 1/12/02, you wrote:
>
> So here Buddy  is paying a couple of bucks per pound,
> And I've paid as much as $8/# for smaller amounts.
> Why does that seem excessive?
> Fellow smiths, I respectfully submit that we are being screwed.....No?
> ......cranky Pete F
>
> >I just bought about 700 lbs (thickness doesn't affect price per lb)
> >Shipped from
> >Atlanta to me in South Louisiana was about $1.95 a lb with me picking it up at
> >freight depot. Best I've been able to do locally was about $2.50. (3 by 8
> >sheets)
> >
> >Buddy
> >
> >Peter Fels and Phoebe Palmer wrote:
> >
> > > At 11:50 AM 1/11/02, you wrote:
> > >
> > > Say Matt;
> > > The 42 oz sounds to have enough meat to work..I sure like the stuff..what
> > > does a sheet cost?
> > > Do you carry silicon bronze sheets too?
> > > My last question is, what's the relationship between  the market price of
> > > copper by the ton and your prices?
> > > .........Thanks , Pete
> > >
> > > >I work for Copper and Brass Sales...
> > > >The number is 800 926 2600.
> > > >
> > > >Ounce to guage is as follows:
> > > >36 oz - .048
> > > >32 oz - .0431
> > > >24 oz - .0323
> > > >20 oz - .0270
> > > >16 oz - .0216
> > > >12 oz - .0160
> > > >
> > > >I believe there is also a 40 or 42 ounce
> > > >but I don't have the specs in front of me.
> > > >
> > > >You may want to get a quote for an entire
> > > >sheet (3' x 8' is a common size) to save on
> > > >processing charges (assuming you need that
> > > >much).
> > > >
> > > >- Matt
> > > >
> > > >>From: "Miller, Ray (GEAE)" <[email protected]>
> > > >>Reply-To: [email protected]
> > > >>To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>
> > > >>Subject: RE: [TheForge] Wholesale copper
> > > >>Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 06:45:41 -0500
> > > >>
> > > >>I think roofing copper is 16 oz. and they make flashing copper that I
> > > >>believe is 12 oz.
> > > >>and that is weight per square foot.
> > > >>
> > > >>Ray Miller
> > > >>Cincinnati
> > > >>
> > > >
> >
> >Buddy Holmes
> >Prairieville, LA
> >
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