Metal supplier in north Florida

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Does anyone know of a metal supplier in north Florida???

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I have race shops all around me where I live but none have cold rolled sheets in The thickness I use.
I just buy from online metals.

I’ve bought so much from them then shoot me discounts and free shipping all the time .

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Yeah but there shipping for stuff over 50 pounds is crazy expensive.

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Not sure where in North Florida you are, but I use Alro Steel and Metal Supermarkets where I am. Jacksonville has both.

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Thanks Eli. I’m in Gainesville/High Springs. Wasn’t wanting to drive to Jacksonville - but the prices at the local are hardware stores are just outrageous.

Thanks again,

Bill

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If you have been paying hardware store prices, the drive will definitely be worth it. It is a lot cheaper at a warehouse. The prices at the warehouse locations are a lot cheaper than what they sell online as well, and you don’t have to pay shipping. I would just stock up when you go. I live in the Sarasota FL area, so I haven’t been to the branch in Jacksonville, but I really like Alro, they warehouse everything, so you can get whatever you want no problem. They also have a huge remnant section where they sell everything (Steel) for 90 cents per pound. Metal Supermarkets is nice too, but the one near me doesn’t warehouse as much, so If I order from there, I need to order and wait for it to come in before I go pick it up.

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Thanks, then I will definitely try the Alro in Jacksonville. I paid $34.95 for a piece of 24" by 24" 16ga steel.

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Just for comparison, I have my last invoice from metal supermarket in my truck. Last time I bought 16 guage, I paid $46 for a 48 x 60 sheet. So, square footage wise, that’s 5 times the steel for only $10 more.

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I buy 16 ga cold rolled here for $65 for a 4x8 sheet, I get the sheets back to the shop and chop them into 2x4 pieces with the plasma cutter on the tailgate of my pickup using a straight edge. 10 ga is $125 and 20 ga is 48 dollars . Hot rolled is cheaper but I like dealing with no mill scale. We have a scrape yard here that sells new sheets as well. Race car shops often carry full sheets for sale. Online metals has a purpose but you will go broke dealing with them.

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Yeah it really makes sense for me to drive to Jacksonville.

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Berman Brothers is who I use. $150.00 Minimum on orders.