[TowerTalk] Mast Material #2

[Jim Lux]

At 01:27 PM 10/12/2006, you wrote:
>Hi all
>
>Sorry, but in all the piles I only saw one suggestion that Im looking for.
>
>Im not looking for mail order, I need to find mast material that I 
>can obtain locally.

Where are you physically located? (near a city?) Check the yellow 
pages for "tubing".  Most places that sell metal (other than surplus) 
can get almost anything.  My experience has been is that there are 
three kinds of smaller metal places: iron/steel, aluminum, other 
metals (copper,brass, and usually aluminum too).  Big places 
(Ducomum, Ryerson, etc.) have everything.

Checking the yellow pages for Everett:
Seaport Steel does structural steel in your area, but I don't know if 
they do round tubing in sizes you're interested in. Triad Products? 
They're a fabricator.  Eckstrom Industries makes tubing. Bending 
Solutions, Lafarge&Egge, Sportworks NW, Inc.

If you're looking for high strength steel tubing, check race car 
fabricators. They use it for roll cages and structural uses, and 
either will sell it to you directly, or put you in touch with a supplier.

I'm sort of spoiled in the Los Angeles area.  There must be 50 
different suppliers of various kinds of tubing within a 1 hour drive.

>  So far the Fencing material is only one suggested.
>
>Any Others?
>
>Scotty W7PSK.
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