Place to get scrap steel or iron?

[sherrick13]

Where is a good place to get scrap steel or iron in the OKC area?

I need several text book sizes 1/8" thick up to whatever.


Free is best :-), cheap is ok.

 

[Rick W]

Try one of the places that does laser or plasma cutting. Steel Thinking is a laser-cutting company in Washington that I've dealt with.You might call them and ask what they do with their scrap.
Hope you find some!
Rick

 

[HMFIC]

I've been curious about getting scrap too... what's the best way to approach it? I'd hate to pay too much and certainly would be happy with free although I can't imagine many places give it away.

Is there somewhere that you can find the going rate for what they'd get if they hauled it off for scrap?

 

[twoguns?]

In the section of the newspaper that deals with stocks...usually has the prices for copper, aluminm,,,etc...I think scrap is going for about $100 a ton or so.
Most scrap yards would be fairly cheap if not free , you may have to find a way to cut it to sizes specific to your needs.
if your looking for targets ,I usually pick pipe , 4-6" up of the jobsights weld a piece of chain to it and you have a decent Gong.
dont know what your using it for , hope that helps

 

[n423]

years ago I bought scrap plate steel on Reno near MLK Blvd. Between Lincoln and MLK.
Can't remember the name of company.

 

[Rick W]

years ago I bought scrap plate steel on Reno near MLK Blvd. Between Lincoln and MLK.
Can't remember the name of company.

Could it have been Standard Iron?
Rick

 

[Twmaster]

I think scrap is going for about $100 a ton or so.

Most scrap yards will not sell you their scrap. I'm sure they are getting much more than $100 a ton. I got paid $7 per 100 pounds for low grade junk metal last week at Alpha in Norman. $7 per 100 = $140 a ton they are paying for low value scrap.

 

[tyromeo55]

Yaffe was paying right at 200 a ton a month or so ago. I remember a short time when Borg stopped paying for steel all together. If you have a way to cut it the Craigslist might just be your best bet

 

[sherrick13]

I don't have a way to cut it. I need it to back up textbooks for some tests I'm doing.

 

[-Pjackso]

I've bought scrap iron from Standard Iron. (1501 East Reno Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK) http://www.standard-iron.com/
I think it was 30 cents a pound, and you scrounge and pick from the road-side pile. Sometime there's a decent variety, sometime not.
That would be the cheapest way to buy the scrap, ...but I don't know about the cutting/trimming.

If you'd rather pay the price for new items cut to specifications,
Try Metal Supermarkets, (8501 Gateway Terrace, Oklahoma City, OK) http://www.metalsupermarkets.com/
Be sure to call them, as they'll usually beat the online pricing.