Mild steel box section pricing

[reefy86]

Few years ago when I was going through the pricing up stage the mild steel sections was dirt cheap and it was costing me around £500-£800 tops to make the frame now I'm looking at probably around £2.5-£3k. The 3mm thickness ain't too bad but isn't that a little too thin?

[JAZZCNC]

Steel prices have at least doubled in the last year or so but that does sound expensive for only 3mtrs, I would expect to pay about that for 7.5mtr length. Steel is also in short supply and I think some suppliers have their pirate hats on.!

Like Neale says deal with a local supplier rather than through the internet and you'll get it cheaper.

3mm is too thin for the mainframe but will be ok for a base frame, I wouldn't go less than 4mm for the mainframe. Why 90mm.? That's not a common size so you'll be paying more for that.!

[reefy86]

Thanks Dean and Neale I'll hunt around my local area.