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Posted by RoyJ on July 9, 2008, 10:49 pm
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I got a request for a couple thousand plant stakes this afternoon. They
need to be 5' long, fairly stiff but not very strong. Requester came in
with some .072 wire, not stiff enough, the .134 wire sample was over
kill. Something on the order of .109" to .125" would seem to be about
right. Galvanzied would be a plus, not required,
I don't want to deal with straightening a coil, don't want to sit and do
the cut off. Any thing come to mind where I could just buy it? I've
thought about trying to find a wire forming place, get it cut to length.
Fence place? Greenhouse supply? This would be 10,000' somewhere near 400
pounds so it would be a non trivial pile.
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Posted by Tom Gardner on July 9, 2008, 11:36 pm
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>I got a request for a couple thousand plant stakes this afternoon. They need to
>be 5' long, fairly stiff but not very strong. Requester came in with some .072
>wire, not stiff enough, the .134 wire sample was over kill. Something on the
>order of .109" to .125" would seem to be about right. Galvanzied would be a
>plus, not required,
>
> I don't want to deal with straightening a coil, don't want to sit and do the
> cut off. Any thing come to mind where I could just buy it? I've thought about
> trying to find a wire forming place, get it cut to length. Fence place?
> Greenhouse supply? This would be 10,000' somewhere near 400 pounds so it would
> be a non trivial pile.
Try wire forming companies, the kind that make pegboard hooks and such.
(unfortunately, 400 lbs. IS a trivial order)
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Posted by Winston on July 9, 2008, 11:45 pm
Please log in for more thread options RoyJ wrote:
> I got a request for a couple thousand plant stakes this afternoon.
(...)
Way Out West we have PDM. These guys are great!
http://www.pdmsteel.com/index.html
They cut to size *and deliver* new steel for less money than the
surplus houses charge for drops.
Shamelessy stolen from their catalog:
"As demands for “pre-production processing” grew, new processing
equipment was installed at all facilities. Shears, automatic saws and
shape burning equipment that can burn in steel virtually anything
that can be drawn in two dimensions, are available. Plasma cutting
equipment allows shapes to be cut at high speed and in material
which is too thin to be cut with conventional flame cutting equipment.
Computer aided design and numerical control have made
possible the burning of shapes too large and complex to be laid out
on a drafting table, while at the same time allowing for the efficient
“nesting” of parts for reduced scrap loss."
What's not to like?
Download their catalog, would be my advice:
http://www.pdmsteel.com/PDF/pdm_cat2006c.pdf
Check the 1/8" cold finished round bar at the top of page 78,
for example.
--Winston
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Posted by Larry Jaques on July 10, 2008, 6:46 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:45:44 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
>RoyJ wrote:
>> I got a request for a couple thousand plant stakes this afternoon.
>
>(...)
>
>Way Out West we have PDM. These guys are great!
>http://www.pdmsteel.com/index.html
>
>They cut to size *and deliver* new steel for less money than the
>surplus houses charge for drops.
I'll definitely have to check that out. I paid $20 for a stick of 5/8"
angle a few months ago. For larger projects, PDM might be the way to
go.
>Computer aided design and numerical control have made
>possible the burning of shapes too large and complex to be laid out
>on a drafting table, while at the same time allowing for the efficient
>“nesting” of parts for reduced scrap loss."
>
>What's not to like?
Y'mean they can cut your pukey ducks (roosters, cowboys, and bulldog
cutouts) for ya now ? Shucks, gee whillikers, Mr. Winnie! <gd&r>
>Download their catalog, would be my advice:
>http://www.pdmsteel.com/PDF/pdm_cat2006c.pdf
That's an excellent catalog. I just printed it out on my color printer
(laser, couldn't afford an inkjet ;) and will save it for reference on
available shapes/sizes. Plus, there is a very handy reference section
at the end.
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Posted by Winston on July 10, 2008, 11:38 pm
Please log in for more thread options Larry Jaques wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:45:44 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
>>Way Out West we have PDM. These guys are great!
>>http://www.pdmsteel.com/index.html
> I'll definitely have to check that out. I paid $20 for a stick of 5/8"
> angle a few months ago. For larger projects, PDM might be the way to
> go.
Ed Falk discovered that a local 'drop shop' got beat pricewise by
PDM recently:
"PDM had the best prices by far, $500 compared to Alan Steel's $840."
Though I understand he found Allied Iron to be more convenient at $650.
http://allied-iron.com/default.aspx
Belmont CA might be a bit of a commute for you though, Larry.
> Y'mean they can cut your pukey ducks (roosters, cowboys, and bulldog
> cutouts) for ya now ? Shucks, gee whillikers, Mr. Winnie! <gd&r>
Yup! Telescope tripods, Winch bases, and whimsical stuff like that there,
as well!
>>Download their catalog, would be my advice:
>>http://www.pdmsteel.com/PDF/pdm_cat2006c.pdf
>
>
> That's an excellent catalog. I just printed it out on my color printer
> (laser, couldn't afford an inkjet ;)
pobricito!
> ...and will save it for reference on
> available shapes/sizes. Plus, there is a very handy reference section
> at the end.
Did I mention they are great people?
I have no connection other than being one happy customer.
--Winston
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>be 5' long, fairly stiff but not very strong. Requester came in with some .072
>wire, not stiff enough, the .134 wire sample was over kill. Something on the
>order of .109" to .125" would seem to be about right. Galvanzied would be a
>plus, not required,
>
> I don't want to deal with straightening a coil, don't want to sit and do the
> cut off. Any thing come to mind where I could just buy it? I've thought about
> trying to find a wire forming place, get it cut to length. Fence place?
> Greenhouse supply? This would be 10,000' somewhere near 400 pounds so it would
> be a non trivial pile.