[TheForge] Gaaaaaaah!

[Michael H. Murphy]

We have a Metal Supermarket here in Tallahassee, but I have found it works
better to go to a welding/fabrication shop (Jackson-Cook, for those in this
area).  The prices tend to be lower, and I've bought very small quantities
with no price increase over the larger buys.  I cal call a day ahead, and
get anything from 10 feet of 1/4" square to several hundred feet of various
sizes.

I didn't really know what I was doing when I first went there, but they
helped out, and now I'm only semi- instead of massively ignorant.

Murf

> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Husvar
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 6:34 PM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Gaaaaaaah!
> 
> 
> On Thursday, October 14, 2004, at 02:52 PM, Ries Niemi wrote:
> 
> > Some steel yards are setup to deal with walk-ins, others are not- so
> > sometimes to get what you want, you have to buy a minimum order that
> > might be larger than you would prefer. A lot of companies want to
> > discourage timewasters and itty bitty orders, but if you are
> > persistant, you can get what you need.
> >
> 
> <mick_jagger>
> You can't always get what you want.
> You can't always get what you want.
> You can't always get what you want.
> But if you try sometimes,
> You can get what you need.
> </mick_jagger>
> 
> Sorry. Couldn't resist.
> 
> Ries _is_ right about approaching in a professional, businesslike
> manner.
> 
> And it might be surprising how willing to work with small orders a
> supplier can become once one or two minimum purchases have been made.
> You become a "Customer" instead of just another nuisance call.
> 
> Of course, if the minimum is 25 tons per item, it might be a good idea
> to look around for somebody else. :)
> 
> If it's 250 bucks minimum per order, that might be manageable even by a
> small one-man shop.
> 
> Around here we're downright blessed to have Summit Equipment and Supply
> in Akron. The folks there are well known for being able and willing to
> handle any request for just about any metal. If they don't have it,
> check back later.
> 
> 330-633-1717 for those of us close enough to use them. I think they'll
> ship too.
> 
> They cater a bit to small shops, crafters, hobbyists, and artists/art
> students, but can handle larger orders too. They're not the cheapest
> place in the world, but it's a lot easier to buy one piece of, say,
> phosphor bronze .020 thick X 2" or some 6AL4V (or is it the other way
> around?) Titanium for $5 a pound than to buy a ton of it at $1 a pound.
> 
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