Good steel suppliers in Chicago

Buy full sticks (24') of material, if necessary they will cut in half so you can transport easily. Prices are a lot better by the stick and you will invariably find a use for the rest of the stock some weekend evening when no suppliers are open. I regularly buy a couple sticks each of 1/2", 3/4" and 1" square tube so I always have it on hand for quick projects. If they have some small scraps of heavy structural steel you can get for free take a few. My supplier gave me about a 3' piece of 4" x 6" x 1/2" angle which has now provided quite a few chunks for various projects.

Pete C.

Pete, I think that I was mistaken and that I have the full stick (cut in two halves).

OK, thanks, at least they exist out there. Thanks Roy.

Mill lengths of material are commonly 20' (small stuff like 2-1/2" angle), 24' (medium) and 40' (larger). If you buy a full truck (44,000 pounds) you can specifiy any length you want. So the difference between

I've been looking for such a supplier in the NW burbs. No luck though. Metal Express is great for small pieces, but their prices for full lengths aren't so good.

Cut em into 4 pieces. Its far easier if you are space challenged like Iggy, to stand the rems up in a corner. Or thirds if you have enough space.

Gunner

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