There has to be a scrap yard by you someplace...Bob

 

Depends on what you are wanting to make/build. On trash day lots of people throw away bed frames and they are good for some building projects.

 

The best place for true scrap metal in Seattle is :

West Seattle Recycling Center
3881 16th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98106
Steel, aluminum, lead, copper, stainless, iron - I've bought it all there at one time or another. Cheapest place in Seattle and if you haggle even cheaper! Stock does vary a lot!

Another good place is:

Pacific Iron & Metal Co
2230 4th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98134

The have used metal (scrap) and some new - flat bar, round bar, square tubing. Competitively priced.

 

Look around for some large scale (maybe even small) industrial sites being built. If there is a lot of steel fabrication going in to the building and it's innerds, you can guarantee there's lots of scrap "drop" steel laying around. Stop and find the General Contractor's trailer and talk to them. Many times the Sub-Contractors working on the building are glad to find someone to clean up their "drops". If insurance issues are brought up, you might be out of luck.

Also, many steel suppliers have lots of "drops" laying around. Also, fabrication shops from jobs. As one poster mentioned, call EVERY scrap yard in your area. We have one here in PA where I can go in the yard with my trailer, load up, and pay on the way out.

Good Luck.

 

It also depends on what you want the 'scrap' for. When my sons were learning to weld I went to several muffler shops to get scrap tubing to practice on. All I approached were more that happy to get rid of their scraps - most just dump it in a dumpster anyway (don't even bother recycling).

Good for practice welding and making odds and ends.

 

STwelder said one of my favorites and that is the steel bedframe there great for making carts for all kinds of use.

Steel posts or poles are another! There great for making clothes line T posts. Those are always a big sellers especially in rural areas.

Another not to be overlooked is stores going out of business. Or behind stores there is often some stuff laying around. Most places will sell the stuff for next to nothing or just give it to you so it doesn't take up space in the dumpster.

And remember weather you buy it or get it free you can always make a buck or two recycling it.:drinkup:

Tom

 

A lot of the scrap yards will let you pick up what you need and you only pay pennies per pound as apposed to dollars per pound at a retail place. Scrap prices are down right now so it would be a good time to buy.