Recycled steel if you can find any.

[ncollar]

thehomeengineer,

You saved yourself a lot of money finding this scrap steel.

I looked at the price of a 2"x2"x120" piece of new hot rolled mild steel (ASTM A-36) in two 5 foot sections (which is less expensive than any other cold rolled steel) and the price was $225 without shipping charges.

Luckily, I have friends who manufacture with cold rolled steel, mild hot rolled steel, 316 stainless steel and silicon bronze. Ironically they now have to pay to have their scrap hauled away in CA. They are willing to have me remove whatever I need at no cost.

As compensation, we pay for dinner with our wives and we all enjoy the time out.

Regards,

Paul Jones

Ha! Paul
The first time I heard the CA did something stupid and someone benefits from it.

Here where I live in Florida we have to big fab shops, the one wants what ever the book says it cost plus cutting. the other is a bigger shop that has their hands in it

all, and have a lot of drops from cut off and from CNC production jobs. When I go there they ask what I'm looking for and lead me right to the GOOD STUFF. They tell

be 5 buck or something close to that and I'm on my way. The 2X2 you bought, quite a few years ago I got a machine that had a cantilever set up to counter the heavy

weigh and in the two tube columns was a 2.125 X 2.125 over 6 foot, I got two of them and cut a piece and go to cutting on it. Love that salvage side.

Enjoy all you do

Nelson