Not so long ago there was a thread about cutting circular shapes out of plate steel. The cheapest solution was stamping and somebody kindly posted a link to Wagner Co. which has a great assortment of such discs at a reasonable cost (about $1.85 a disc, depending on quantity). The problem was shipping - UPS only and $$$ across the border.
Cutting the discs by plasma - $6 a disc, water jet - $10.
After I failed to find anyone prepared to stamp 2-7/8" diameter, 3/16" thick discs within 150 km of here I approached Wagner who kindly pointed me to a couple of Canadian distributors - one in Vancouver, one in Ontario.
Vancouver only had a limited choice. They were prepared to get them from Wagner if I was prepared to wait 6 weeks and pay - $12 a disc!
Ontario has a slightly better choice and I was able to order 3" diam
3/16" discs for - $0.78 a disc!Admittedly their ordering procedure is weird and it took two e-mails and a phone call to get some idea of the total cost (the e-mail and phone call quotes for shipping were different) but I eventually placed the order and we shall see what pans out.
If anyone can explain the economics of this feel free to enlighten me.
Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC