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pipe costs for towers
By otp9999zz, Section Wind Posted on Sat Nov 01, 2008 at 11:34:52 PM MST
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Does anybody know Metals Depot... a steel supplier in the SE. here are some of their prices. Are these high?? Any good pipe suppliers in the Montana area???Is this good pipe for towers? I couldnt really find any tight fits between OD and Inside diameter,
about .5 inch was as close as I could find.Thats a bit of slop.I was surprised to see
their shipping was less than 100 bucks to Montana for a residential delivery but quite a bit more for a business delivery,Fed Ex. to Montana.Any comments or info appreciated.
I need it shipped to the Butte area.
:
Stock Number    Item Description    Length    Quantity    Status    Price
Each    Totals    Change
Quantity/Size
T53     3 inch SCH 40 (3.50 OD X .216 wall) A-500 ERW Structural Carbon Steel Pipe - Uncoated     10.0 Ft.     1     In Stock     $128.70     $128.70
T54     4 inch SCH 40 (4.50 OD X .237 wall) A-500 ERW Structural Carbon Steel Pipe - Uncoated     10.0 Ft.     1     In Stock     $183.40     $183.40
T2312316     3-1/2 OD x .188 wall x 3.124 ID DOM Seamless Structural Round Steel Tube     10.0 Ft.     1     In Stock     $274.20     $274.20
T22316     2 OD x .188 wall x 1.624 ID DOM Seamless Structural Round Steel Tube     10.0 Ft.     1     In Stock     $163.70     $163.70

pipe costs for towers | 3 comments (3 topical)

Re: pipe costs for towers (3.00 / 0) (#1)
by bparks on Sun Nov 02, 2008 at 01:51:36 PM MST

Never bought from metals depot, but have had good luck with
http://www.discountsteel.com/ - they quote 83.76 for a 10ft 3" sch 40 - but trying to get shipping fails

and
http://www.speedymetals.com/pc-4455-8241-3-steel-pipe.aspx - they have a 105" max length

looking at all the diff selection in DOM they have, finding a 3.5" ID was easy, would make for a tight fit outside the 3.5 OD tube.

HTH

Re: pipe costs for towers (3.00 / 0) (#2)
by Airstream on Sun Nov 02, 2008 at 02:13:26 PM MST

I heartily recommend you let your fingers do the walking; some mellow phone skills and you can probably use their networking to find what you are looking for a whole lot cheaper...

http://www.usyellowpages.com/find/?Where=Butte+MT&What=scrap+metal

http://www.usyellowpages.com/find/?BoundaryType=1&Where=Butte%2C+MT&What=+metal+pipe

http://www.usyellowpages.com/find/?BoundaryType=1&Where=Butte%2C+MT&What=well

Re: pipe costs for towers (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by otp9999zz on Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 02:02:54 PM MST

I found pacific steel ,which is all over the country... they have used 3-4 inch oil service pipe,drilling pipe for 67$ for a 31 ft,average, 10 bucks to cut it up.
that comes out to 3 10 ft sections plus some for 25 a piece.They sell this stuff out back at the recycling centers. Their new pipe is way overpriced.

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