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who gets there steel where? I'm looking at doing some fabrication and repair, where is the best place to get steel from?
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what size you after vaughn? are we talking 0.8mm panel steel for rust repairs or 3mm for other stuff??? are we talking box steel? angle iron/angle box? round???
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We use Steel & Tube at work but have used Fletchers, very low volume though, the guys next door use Tata as well. Hayden would have some good hook ups I would think?
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We mainly use Fletcher Steel and Steel and Tube. Tata NZ was bought out by Steel and Tube last year. Other suppliers up here are Vulcan Steel and HJ Asmuss.
If you need a lot of steel try get it through someone who buys a lot of steel and has a decent buy rate.
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if your after box section I can get it trade price. if its sheet metal you are after then I use steel and tube falsegrave st, and tata ( now steel and tube ) for stainless.
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Wal, have you got off cuts of box section or angle iron?
Im looking for 20mm x 20mm or 15mm x 15mm in 2mm/3mm thickness if it exists at all....
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don't have off cuts of any of those, both 20 and 15 by 2 or 3 would be available in angle not sure 15x15 is available in box at those wall thickness,s will find out from my supplier,
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Cheers would be good to know!
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Spam? There is an added in link which wasn't in NZDatman quote
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Thanks Tony ill get our admins to look at it.
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