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#175578 4-Jul-2015 17:53

Does anyone know where to get 1 metre of 10mm x 25mm galvanised steel? I need to extend the staircase handrail, and none of the major retailers sell galvanised steel by the metre.

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#1336997 4-Jul-2015 18:05

ALL the steel supply co's I buy from sell by the m. Where are you? Which major retailers? 25x10 flat bar should be $6/m or so

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#1337003 4-Jul-2015 18:26

You could try Fence and Gate Shop http://www.fgs.co.nz/ they do all sorts of metal work

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#1337077 4-Jul-2015 20:47

I have only ever bought from steel and tube in the past. and they sell long pieces but will hand you a hacksaw to make it shorter to fit your trailer.

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#1337102 4-Jul-2015 21:57

Sidestep: ALL the steel supply co's I buy from sell by the m. Where are you? Which major retailers? 25x10 flat bar should be $6/m or so

Auckland North Shore. By major retailers I meant the usual suspects - Mitre10, Bunnings, Placemakers.
Which steel suppliers should I try?

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#1337105 4-Jul-2015 21:59

insane: You could try Fence and Gate Shop http://www.fgs.co.nz/ they do all sorts of metal work

Thanks, I'll try them. I don't actually need work done though, just a piece of flat steel. :)

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#1337107 4-Jul-2015 22:02

richms: I have only ever bought from steel and tube in the past. and they sell long pieces but will hand you a hacksaw to make it shorter to fit your trailer.

Yeah, they might be a bit big for what I need. A single one metre piece is all I'm after.

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#1337112 4-Jul-2015 22:09

Want cheap.. both in price & quality? Pop in to Magellan steel imports, Lansford Cresc, Avondale. Imported Chinese steel.. but how wrong can you go with straight galv bar..

Steel Cuts, Hill St, Onehunga has good NZ steel. Just had a load sent to me, was cheaper than buying it locally in spite of shipping. Very helpful guys, I'm sure they'd carve you off 1m.

How are you planning to attach it? If you're going to weld/drill/grind it you might be better buying un-galved, making it up, then popping into your local hot dipping place.

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#1337115 4-Jul-2015 22:10

GIYF?
http://www.steelsouthauckland.co.nz/

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#1337133 4-Jul-2015 22:31

Kookoo:
Sidestep: ALL the steel supply co's I buy from sell by the m. Where are you? Which major retailers? 25x10 flat bar should be $6/m or so

Auckland North Shore. By major retailers I meant the usual suspects - Mitre10, Bunnings, Placemakers.
Which steel suppliers should I try?

your going to a building supplies specialist for steel? steel tube at that

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#1337144 4-Jul-2015 22:36

http://www.steelcuts.co.nz/index.php?route=product/category&path=57 ???

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#1337172 5-Jul-2015 00:02

Or drop into any local engineering workshop may have stock.

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#1337302 5-Jul-2015 13:55

http://www.steelnorthshore.co.nz

Or there is always a few guys on trademe with steel for sale.

Otherwise have purchased stuff from scrap metal dealers before and from engineering places out of their scrap bins.

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#1337318 5-Jul-2015 16:01

Jase2985:

your going to a building supplies specialist for steel? steel tube at that

Well, Bunnings do stock it but in 4 meter lengths only which is way too much for what I need (and priced accordingly too).

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#1337319 5-Jul-2015 16:07

richms: http://www.steelcuts.co.nz/index.php?route=product/category&path=57 ???

Thanks, I've flicked them an email. Interestingly they don't have this size on their website - only 30 or 20 wide, not 25.

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