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I buy material quite often and the company I work for is heavily involved in the commodities markets as most of our powders are nickel based or have nickel in them. Nickel is at an all-time high right now, and a significant ingredient in Stainless Steel (316 is 12% Nickel).
Another friend works in the scrap business. He had an interesting piece of information too: Stainless steel scrap is actually higher per pound than Aluminum now. This is a very unusual situation according to him, and NEVER happens.
Now, if you want to get your own material, and provide it to someone who can weld it for you, find out what is needed for material, and call Yarde Metals (in new England / New York area) as they will sell small pieces just as happily as large ones. Very small orders carry a shipping charge, but if you know of any metal working shops that order from them already, you can piggy-back it with a regular order and pay no delivery charge! I do this when I need material- I order it delivered to work.
If this is the only thing holding him up, its easy to fix...
Another friend works in the scrap business. He had an interesting piece of information too: Stainless steel scrap is actually higher per pound than Aluminum now. This is a very unusual situation according to him, and NEVER happens.
Now, if you want to get your own material, and provide it to someone who can weld it for you, find out what is needed for material, and call Yarde Metals (in new England / New York area) as they will sell small pieces just as happily as large ones. Very small orders carry a shipping charge, but if you know of any metal working shops that order from them already, you can piggy-back it with a regular order and pay no delivery charge! I do this when I need material- I order it delivered to work.
If this is the only thing holding him up, its easy to fix...
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