Canadian source for metals?

James, Have you tried New West Metals ,Higgins ave in Winnipeg 204-949-0967, they deal in small custom cut items. Al

I forgot if you are out of town use 800-665-7625 Al

Hey James,
Try:

Good Luck.
Brian Lawson, Bothwell, Ontario. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Hey again James,
And of course, try Princess Auto. They will have at least some of what you are asking for.
Brian. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

He could try Metal Supermarkets (1530 Church Ave. Winnipeg, according to their web page). They are rather pricey, however. You can buy just a bit and they'll cut it for you (all for a price). A scrapyard might be good to find..
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

I use Metal Supermarkets all the time. The two near me in Brampton have a table with "Ends" in all kinds of steel and aluminum sold for less then custom cut pieces. The pieces are usually 3' or less. Large selection of small blocks of aluminum.
Dave D.

I dropped into my local Metal Supermarket today. I bought some brass from the bits and pieces table. $7/lb! Holy crap, I felt like I was an unwilling shower scene participant in a bad prison movie. I bought it any ways as they are the only game in town, but I was definitely limping when I left that store.
Lance

I ordered some D-2 from them, a 1" dia x 3ft bar for $20. I check with KBC, They wanted over $300, and a special order. Needless to say I grabbed the bar from Metal Supermarket :-)
Lance A Boyle wrote:

No direct help to you folk, but nowadays I order my steel from my local steel stockholder in the UK (Macready's, Rugby) and having discovered that nothing costs less than 15UKP I always order enough to cost more than that. I also always order complete bars unless it's a large section and they offer a bar end. if you ask for a small length on something as small as 1" dia, then you will pay retail rates. If you get a whole length then you have stock for next time.
Regards Mark Rand RTFM

Don't be afraid to check with big steel and aluminum suppliers. Unless they have a high minimum purchase, they are far cheaper than the supermarket retailers on a lot of stuff. I can get 20 feet of 3/4" 6061 Al tube for the same price (or less than) one of the retailers wants for eight feet. 20 feet of 2x2x1/4 steel angle for the price of eight feet at the retailer. It goes on and on. The supplier will usually cut it for you so you can get it into your pickup. Just don't ask them to cut it into little pieces. The same principle applies to common chemicals, solvents, cleaners and so on. Read the label to see what's in it, and buy the stuff in a big container for less than the tiny one with the fancy name. Look in the yellow pages under steel, metals, aluminum, whatever.
Dan