[modeleng] Re: Metal prices
- From: "Shep" <shep.28@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 21:33:51 -0000
Hi Steve
Thanks for the kind offer! If I may, I will contact you for future help.
Cheers! Hubert
----- Original Message -----
From: "steve crees" <stevecrees@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 9:15 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Metal prices
> Hi Allan / all
> I work as a steel fabrication engineer and was inquiring with my local
> stock holder for the price of 18" of free turning mildsteel of 4" dia for
> the hubs of my steamlorry, they quoted me
> me nearly £100 trade also a 4 x 2 sheet of 1/8th copper was nearly £250 so
> I quess that the price quoted by them is about right.if i can be of any
> help in locating materials i can get all ferrouse and non ferrouse metals
> i also have cutting facilitys. any body can contact me on
>
> stevecrees@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> all the best
> Steve C
> Alan Stepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I rarely need to buy much metal as I have gathered quite a large stock
> over
> the years, plus manage to scrounge some at different times.
> However, today I looked at the Mallard Metals catalogue and was amazed at
> the prices.
>
> I need a couple of bits of cast iron, 5" diameter by around 3" long,
> which,
> from them, would be close to £40 each.
> Heck, a trip to my local scrap yard is called for!
>
> However, looking at the rest of their prices, they seem expensive to me.
>
> They used to be quite competative, are they still, or is it just that
> prices
> have risen unnoticed by me?
>
> Alan Stepney
>
> http://www.alanstepney.info
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