Megar arc 5040dd
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Thanks for the help I never would have sound that. The manual for the PM 932 is a million times better than the one the mill came with.
Today I finally ordered a DRO for the mill
Thank you! I have heard of shear would have never thought to look twice at them since they are a fab shop. Since you suggested them I googled them and was shocked to see they sell material. I will have to contact them and get some prices.oh yeah...the cost of material has sky rocketed
Metal Super usually has a decent inventory...so you end up paying for that luxury...
looks like you have a few places to choose from in your neck of the woods in Saskatoon...
Ardel, Shear, Cascadia, Varsteel, SteelMet, and ASA...not bad...I think we have 3 in Kelowna here...
One suggestion would be Shear...it looks like they're a fab shop...here in my town, I'll hit the fab shops up first...especially if it's just shorts n crops I'm after...they'll usually sell it by scrap weight vs "per the foot"...
I'd avoid ordering online and shipping it...as you'll pay through the short n curlies for freight....
Is it common for places to sell drops? I have never seen that before when buying material in the past. Some places I have bought from would only cut pieces down for you as long as they were left with at least a 3 foot piece in order to avoid ever having small amounts of material that they couldn't sell for full price.Go in person to metal supermarket (or any other supplier)and shop from their drops. Bring a tape measure. It will be a LOT cheaper, you may have to be patient and go a couple times or compromise on size and machine it down, but for flat bar they will likely have something
Some places I have bought from would only cut pieces down for you as long as they were left with at least a 3 foot piece in order to avoid ever having small amounts of material that they couldn't sell for full price.
I am in the market for one. For years there was only one supplier that I was aware of in Saskatoon that would let you buy custom lengths as long as they had 3 feet left to sell. Everywhere else you has do buy full 20 foot lengths. And a few of the big ones you had to have a minimum order if you weren't a business with an account, about $350 but that was many years ago so probably higher now. Then a couple years ago they opened a metal supermarket here so now there is a second place I can buy by the foot.Time to shop for a new supplier.
Both places I go to in Calgary do, and are happy to sell you them so they don't pile upIs it common for places to sell drops? I have never seen that before when buying material in the past. Some places I have bought from would only cut pieces down for you as long as they were left with at least a 3 foot piece in order to avoid ever having small amounts of material that they couldn't sell for full price.
Where do you buy from in Calgary? I will be out that way with my truck for a couple weeks in march maybe I can pick up some stuff.Both places I go to in Calgary do, and are happy to sell you them so they don't pile up
One place even has sales on the drops every now and then.(Probably when they pile up)
Metal supermarkets is crazy expensive & I would try to avoid ever placing a large order there. But they will happily cut you 30 pieces 5" long or whatever you want so it's convenient. Now if you can shop their drops bin & get your material there for small projects the pricing isn't (as) insane
I pretty much only buy from metal supermarkets, Calgary metal market, or preferably Kijiji.Where do you buy from in Calgary? I will be out that way with my truck for a couple weeks in march maybe I can pick up some stuff.
I noticed metal supermarket was really expensive sadly they are similar prices to Steel MET the other place in town that sell by the foot. I have nothing against buying full lengths of metal as long as it is considerably cheaper per foot price than metal supermarket.
Does metal supermarket and Calgary metal market have drops? Are drops sold at a lower price?I pretty much only buy from metal supermarkets, Calgary metal market, or preferably Kijiji.
Usually I buy a small amount at a time and if I'm not picky on materials I'll just go and shop the drops.
I hear a lot of the other places don't like to deal with smaller customers, but I'd be interested in where other people shop around Calgary as well when they are not buying full sticks
Yes to both. Much lowerDoes metal supermarket and Calgary metal market have drops? Are drops sold at a lower price?