suddenly quite whiny!Joined: 24 Aug 2007Posts: 345Location: Cap Hill
Hey does anyone know a good source for scrap metal (preferably copper or brass)? I'm hoping to find some places to get a bunch of bolts, joinings, piping, etc. in bulk. Home Depot/Lowes just doesn't really do it for cheap-and-bulk.
Razi
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:39 am
Joined: 16 Dec 2005Posts: 866Location: Seattle
Pacific Industrial down in SODO might have some stuff.
Copper and brass don't come cheap though. Price of copper has gone way up just in the past few years and getting it on the cheap is really difficult.
I have some fine sources for tube steel though if you are interested. Aluminum too, but the trip out to get it is quite a bit longer.
suddenly quite whiny!Joined: 24 Aug 2007Posts: 345Location: Cap Hill
Thanks Denny, that was exactly what I was looking for.
Raz, where are your steel/aluminum connections?
Protein Man
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:14 pm
Joined: 15 May 2007Posts: 56Location: N. Seattle
Razi wrote:
Pacific Industrial down in SODO might have some stuff.
Copper and brass don't come cheap though. Price of copper has gone way up just in the past few years and getting it on the cheap is really difficult.
I have some fine sources for tube steel though if you are interested. Aluminum too, but the trip out to get it is quite a bit longer.
Pacific industrial used to be on 4th, but they have moved to South Park.
Alaskan Copper & Brass on 6th has metal, but is not cheap. I just bought 12' each of 3/16" and 3/8" round brass and it was around $35 with tax.
Whitesides scrap yard has tables full of random scrap for fairly cheap.
They are far away (Whitesides/Clearview) but worth checking out if you have the time.
I'd be interested in sources for tube steel...
Razi
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:31 pm
Joined: 16 Dec 2005Posts: 866Location: Seattle
square tube steel is frequently avaiable in the dumpster at the Seattle Repertory Theatre loading dock. This is the large area just N. of the Bagley Wright theatre in Seattle Center. Most stage scenic elements are now made of metal and when a show is struck, any pieces of scenery that are not stock get stripped of their facing and put out back. Tube lengths vary of course, but I have seen some decently long stuff get chucked.
Strikes happen really quickly, so sometimes set pieces just sit outside for a few days following a strike before house crew has the time to go out and sawzall the shit out of everything to get it in the recycling dumpster. This is prime time to strike. Unfortunately, getting stuff down to size sometimes requires use of tools which can draw the unwanted attention of Seattle Center security. Even so, it is a reasonable spot to hit.
Seattle Opera is in the habit of building a lot of stuff out of aluminum. The O-shop is in renton right near the airport and the kenworth facility where Gary Ridgeway got nabbed. Getting stuff from them is harder; they build really efficiently and know how much aluminum recycling is worth, but now and then there is aluminum for the taking.
Another random place you might check out is Archie McPhee's, on Market in Ballard. They have a shitton of random stuff, and they often have things along the lines of pipe connectors and things. A bit of a crapshoot, but sometimes you can hit the jackpot there. Plus, it's worth checking out just for the hell of it.
lantius
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:51 pm
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you might try the warp zone, in the mushroom kingdom?
bobhall
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:00 pm
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Wait, WHY do you guys need scraps of metal?
snyd3282
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:31 pm
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I realize that this isn't scrap, but there is a company or two selling industrial pipe along the south end of Ballard Ave, and there is another metal supply shop along the ship canal just east of 15th and north of Nickerson.
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:30 pm
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Anyone know a good supplier of ball bearings? Also, I'm looking for a supplier of surplus hexalite, TMX, or cordalite. And old nokia cell phones.
haulincolin
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:34 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 271Location: at work
Metal Shorts has lots of unusual types of metal, but tends to be expensive. A similar place is OnlineMetals.com which happens to be located at the South end of the Ballard bridge, so you can go pick your shit up instead of having it shipped.
My favorite place to buy metal, including surplus, small pieces, and scrap is Pacific Iron on 4th Ave S (not to be confused with Pacific Industrial Supply, which just moved to South Park as someone else pointed out. Their new location is sadly missing all the dark nooks and crannies full of forgotten stuff.)
john
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:47 pm
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Razi wrote:
square tube steel is frequently avaiable in the dumpster at the Seattle Repertory Theatre loading dock.
The cook is loading out of the rep sunday from 8am to midnight... I just checked... it's going straight to the dumpster... it'll be gone by monday if Ernie gets to it. So head on down.
I can ask Case if she will let you pick and choose... PM me or IM me for details.. I have an email in to her and will probably get some info back soon about what they will have.
Be careful pulling stuff out of the dumpster, the rep has an old (but very well maintained) T nailer and most of the wood is stapled to the steel. Tnails are a bitch to get out.
There is also metal warehouse in Kent... they have a nicer supply... and they are cheaper than metal shorts.
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