[thefro526]

We were lucky enough to make friends with a local metal distributor and they let us (18+ only, which meant me) pick through their 'scrap' bin. Interestingly enough, they only sell metal in 20' lengths, and if you need anything less than that, they still charge the full 20' price. This leaves them with quite a few pieces of 1'-10' pieces of assorted Tube and Stock that they're willing to give us for free. I don't know if there's anyone local to you, but it might be worth a shot.