Anyone selling steel or scrap, cut offs

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Im looking for some scrap pieces or sheet, plate, tubing, flatbar, etc.. I would like to use them for practice or small projects. Anyone have alot or enough to fill like a usps flat rate box or something. Thanks ShaneYa gotta spend money to make money!
Reply:No shops, or scrap yards near you? Try going to the local thrift store and look for angle iron bed frames. You can pick them up for a few bucks.There is a recycle center near me where they take newspaper, plastic, metal etc. If you offer them a few bucks sometimes the guys will let you take some of the scrap dropped off. Good luck, RON
Reply:Theres scrap yards near me but it is all dirty steel. Im looking for clean (no rust) steel. For some tig practiceYa gotta spend money to make money!
Reply:welderShane,Got plenty but it wouldn't be cost effective to "mail" it.  If you're ever near eastern VA drop me a line and I'll hook you up.Good friend of mine runs a large fab shop and I'm welcome to anything that goes in the dumpster (other stuff too but I hate to ask--never lets me pay him for anything).  Some really good stuff goes in the steel dumpster, aluminum dumpster, and SS dumpster.  I'd recommend stopping by a few of the local shops and introduce yourself.  Let them know what you're using it for (not competing with them) and I think you'll find them quite helpful.  Case of beer every now and then goes a long ways.Most of the scrap/drops you get, even from a steel supplier are still going to have to be cleaned of mill scale prior to welding.  Aluminum is still going to have to be brushed.  Little that you get, even new steel, is still going to require work.When I'm teaching new guys here, I'll just rip a strip of material about 4" wide with either the plasma or the Milwaukee metal cut saw.  Then remove the mill scale (grinder) and then cut it on the cold cut saw into 2" pieces (gives me a 2"x4" coupon).  That size seems to work well with new guys.  Same for alum except no mill scale to clean.Most fab shops, expecially if they're running a plasma table, end up throwing away a good deal of sheet goods.  Generally not cost effective for them to save drops of less than about 18" (that's what I've found anyway).   Good stuff for small projects.Syncro 250 DX Dynasty 200 DXMM 251 w/30A SG XMT 304 w/714 Feeder & Optima PulserHH187Dialarc 250 AC/DCHypertherm PM 1250Smith, Harris, Victor O/ASmith and Thermco Gas MixersAccess to a full fab shop with CNC Plasma, Water Jet, etc.
Reply:sundown thanks for the tips. The reason i ment about mailing is because in a large usps flate rate box you can send any thing that fits in the box for around 11.00 somthin. No weight limitsYa gotta spend money to make money!
Reply:welderShane,You are aware that a cubic foot of rolled steel weighs about 495 lbs.Don't think the USPS would take too kindly to bringing in an $11.00 flat rate box with a forklift.Syncro 250 DX Dynasty 200 DXMM 251 w/30A SG XMT 304 w/714 Feeder & Optima PulserHH187Dialarc 250 AC/DCHypertherm PM 1250Smith, Harris, Victor O/ASmith and Thermco Gas MixersAccess to a full fab shop with CNC Plasma, Water Jet, etc.
Reply:A lot of steel suppliers also run big fab and machine shops. I see dumpsters full of just what you're looking for every time I go in. Check with some of the welding shops in your area. Every body has a cutoff bucket or three setting around.