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They seem to be really nice people as well. The sales person I've been talking to for the last week has been quite helpful to me. I wanted only about 6' of some barstock last night, and he told me that I'd be losing money by having a 12' piece cut into only 6', and it'd be cheaper for me to just buy all 12'. Most places would be happy to charge you more and give you less, I'm sure. We ordered it at 4:30 PM yesterday, and had it by 7 AM this morning. Fantastic service.

I'm not sure how well they will work out for you if you're buying small quantities, but their prices have been fantastic for full lengths of tubing and solids.

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We've been using Metal Supermarkets:

http://www.metalsupermarkets.com/

McMaster is good if you need something fast, but they are expensive for metal.

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Our team uses MSC for our parts. MSC has more than metal sheets and tubes and stuff. they have boatloads of machined items.

http://www1.mscdirect.com

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we use mcmaster-carr because there is a warehouse about 5 miles from our build area.

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my father also has a variety of hookups for all kinds of metal, we actually found it was cheeper to use them than an internet supplier. but that was last year, ill have to check the prices for metal this year... does anyone know if an internet suppiler has cheaper prices this year than last?

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X2 on Coast Aluminum especially if you can get together with another local team and get a bigger order. Also try:
Reliance Metals in Union City, CA
Allied Iron in Belmont, CA

Stay away from Alan, he is a HUGE ripoff even though he gives you a "discount" after jacking the price up. Also, check out in the Tracy area. There should be stuff out there.

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the only problem is were in CO... but i'll check 'em out! thanks man!