metal prices

[torch]

My brother is making some duck blinds and deer stands. Ordered some metal and I can't beleive how much it has gone up since last year. Some of these 20 ft tripod deer stands have 900 worth of metal. Unbeleivable.

[MUD DUK]

Thanks for the bad news, was about to make 3 sled blinds

To the scrap heap !!

[MudHog]

last year?

I work at a fabrication yard and price steel all day long, there was a spurt at the beginning of this year to where if you priced out steel one day, you HAD to go back for another price the following day to get current prices. Prices were changing daily and always up the price scale.

So yep, steel prices are high. Now if your making tripods or sleds, just use mechanical tubing instead of square tubing or pipe. Mechanical tubing is MUCH cheaper

[rustypjr]

Yeah I order steel everyday and the prices are actually down just alittle compared to what it has been. But everything is going up again.

[cwink]

Bought some wire for my TT 100' 10 Guage for about 50.00 bucks in April now it has doubled and costs over a dollar a foot..

[msdawg]

last year?

I work at a fabrication yard and price steel all day long, there was a spurt at the beginning of this year to where if you priced out steel one day, you HAD to go back for another price the following day to get current prices. Prices were changing daily and always up the price scale.

So yep, steel prices are high. Now if your making tripods or sleds, just use mechanical tubing instead of square tubing or pipe. Mechanical tubing is MUCH cheaper

Enlighten me on this mechanical tubing. Thanks

[DELTADOG1]

I AM A STEEL SALESMAN HERE IN GREENVILLE, NICHOLS STEEL AND FABRICATION, WE FAB PIT BLINDS ALL THE TIME, PRICES FALLING RIGHT NOW 662-378-2723, DEREK

[MudHog]

last year?

I work at a fabrication yard and price steel all day long, there was a spurt at the beginning of this year to where if you priced out steel one day, you HAD to go back for another price the following day to get current prices. Prices were changing daily and always up the price scale.

So yep, steel prices are high. Now if your making tripods or sleds, just use mechanical tubing instead of square tubing or pipe. Mechanical tubing is MUCH cheaper

Enlighten me on this mechanical tubing. Thanks

check out: http://www.tubularsteel.com/products_se ... tubing.asp

mechanical tubing can be either very light wall or very thick wall.

It's different than ANSI or API schedules.


Another option is to look into as-welded pipe. Something like a ERW (electronic resistance welded) such as A-53 grade.