[TheForge] Gaaaaaaah!

[Jerry Smith]

         I have bought bits and pieces from the Metals Supermarkets in 
Ontario, they are not really that cheap, but they have a good variety of 
metals onhand.

Jerry

At 09:04 PM 10/14/2004, you wrote:
>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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