Steel Price

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Where can i get a ballpark idea of how much some steeel is going to cost me to build a trailer.  I'll be looking for some 6" channel and 4" angle.  I just want to try and compare what it would cost me to build some things i need as oppossed to buying them outright, seeing as i won't have anything to do for a few months. I've priced all the other parts , but don't know where to look for steel pricing.
Reply:look in your phone book for steel suppliers and go to some of them and get some prices, my supplier does it all the timeStangnetShop Full Of Stuff. Joey
Reply:Here in the N.W., steel prices are pretty high.. We had a price listing on 3" pipe from 6-22-04 and I quoted a customer on it, then the steel came in with the invoice on 8-04 showing that it had gone up 100%.  Needless to say, we lost a few bucks on that deal.  So my advice would be to call around a bit, you might get a great deal on older prices.Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Shapiro Supply is a distributor in St Louis that has their standard assortment listed online, with prices.I do not know how often they adjust their prices, or how often they update their website.http://www.shapirosupply.com/catalog/index.html~~~~~