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Thanks for passing our company info along. traumadoc2b: If you need anything, don't hesitate to contact us. .

Seiler, We don't get many requests to ship, but are willing if someone needs it. Funny you mention Colorado. About 18 months ago, I received an email from a company in Longmont, CO. They needed a 24" length of 10 x 4 x 1/2 rect tube. I think I quoted something like $45.00 for the piece and...

I've never figured out why shops charge for cutting. The only time we charge (and its minimal), is if the customer wants something other than a 90deg cut. I'm getting ready to cut a job this morning on 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 angle. Customer needs: 30 pc-26" 10 pc-25 3/4" We take the total number...

Hey Alan! I'm traveling back and forth right now. In Indy for 3 or 4 weeks, then AZ for a week or two. Wife and I go out to help care for her 80something parents. They don't need full time help, so we go out and stock up on groceries, laundry, put some meals in the freezer, etc. They are...

I'm going to use 3" channel as my example: If you walked in my shop and said I need 1 pc-4' of 3" channel, we would sell it to you for $14.00 plus tax. ($3.50 per foot) If you walked in and went to the drop section and found a 4' piece of 3" channel and put it on the scales, we would sell you...

Here's how my shop works in Indianapolis. We are a small retail shop, selling to the public. How bigger shops work will differ. Steel is generally sold by the pound, but we realize our customers don't know the weights of all the items, so we convert every item in our inventory to a per foot...

I'll second the torchmate.com comment. I bought a used Torchmate Small Shop 4' x 4' about 7 years ago off of craigslist. It came with a Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 51 plasma cutter. I've never had any problems, but from what I've read, I'll go with a Hypertherm when the time comes to replace...

Hey Alan, The Indy store closed their doors a week or so ago. Went over there and the place was empty. Sign on door said they had closed. Mike

Bought it new, not exactly sure when. Mid 80's maybe? Workmate 200. Used it tonight to make some dust.

Glad to see more Indy guys joining. Welcome.

I don't think you realize how much heavier per foot his tube is over yours. 1 5/8"od x .083wall weighs 1.367#/ft 1 1/4"od x .188wall weighs 2.132#/ft Using the same price per pound that you paid, his tube would be $6.21/ft You purchased 264' and most likely got a quantity discount. He only...

I started in the steel business at Kroot in 1985, at 20 years old. My father and grandfather worked there for 42 years each. They overlapped a few years, but when dad retired in 2003, it ended a string of 63 years that my family worked for the Kroot family. In 1987, I left Kroot and moved to...

We currently sell 1 1/4"od x .188wall DOM for $7.00 per foot. So....$140.00 plus tax if you bought 20'. I would say your price is right in line.

If I'm reading this right, you're saying you believe the price should be higher if the piece is torch cut over sheared. While its true that more labor is involved in torch cutting, at my shop in Indy, I give a little discount if I have to torch a piece to size. I feel bad giving someone a...

Very nice!

From the bar code on the steel in the first pic, I'm going to guess he bought the material from the steel rack at his local hardware store. Those type of steel centers don't usually offer tube as big as 5" square. It might have been easier with the larger tube, but what better way to practice...

More pics, as promised. Sorry pics are poor, taken with phone of older 35mm pics. These pics are 8-10 years old, collection has grown since taken.

I'll try to get more pics up in a bit. This is a 24' x 36' pole building that is full. The first pic is just a small section of that building. He has a total of 3 buildings on his property. He worked for 42 years at the local scrapyard and this is what happens when you carry things home...

Very small section of my Dad's tool / wrench wall:

Couple of shots of my garage: