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Originally Posted by llamadon

http://www.kurlandsteel.com/contact.html

This is the website of a metal distributor in Urbana, the town next to your team (assuming you are on 4096). They seem to cut to size and have a decent selection. I would give them a call and get a quote on pricing.

We get our sheet aluminum from a local steel supplier (Tri-State Steel, Reidsville - shameless plug for the best metal supplier in the world) and I would concur that the advantages of dealing with someone local or at least semi-local are many and significant. Last season we were able to have metal drop-shipped for free to our fabricator with a one day turn-around (they were faster than our CAD team - the material arrived before the drawings!). Plus, most (possibly all) of what they supply to us they donate...we reciprocate by advertising their generosity, and shamelessly plugging them on CD!