Metal supplier

[Cutlassjim]

Since this worked out so well with the machine shop I wanted to see if anyone knows a local place to pick up 4130 DOM tubing? I when to Mill metals in Manchester but they only do huge stuff for building construction and wanted nothing to do with my 1.5" DOM stuff.

[Boofy]

cohen steel in concord maybe

[NHMR2]

"truckers use rear entrance"

[Sean]

like Ben said.. Cohens is where i go for sheet metal.. 13 bucks for a 2x4 ft. sheet.. I dont know about their tubing choices though.. wouldnt hurt to call and ask.. or just show up..

[kidcrash603]

I've got a buddy with a fab shop that does cages. I can ask him tomorrow.

[Sean]

peeked at cohens site- they dont say anything specific about chromoly or DOM on there- pretty vague actually.. lol you'll just have to ask.. ^^ or maybe steves buddy's got it- most likely for doing cages and shtuff..

i like cohens- i know theyre cheap and they have alot.. and if they dont, they can get it for ya...

http://www.cohensteel.com/products.php

[Cutlassjim]

Anyone ever try Choice Metals in Goffstown?

[kidcrash603]

Response from my buddy Erik of DeathMetal Fabrication:

Gaston racing is the best pricing around.
Gre6.com

No point in using 4130 really. Most sanctioning bodies don't allow thin wall chro-mo so the weight would be the same a 1018 mild steel. And unless its perfectly welded, it'll be weaker at the joints.

[gtmustang00]

What are you building? If trying to save weight go chromoly. All the drag cars that have chromoly cages are more desirable than the mild steel cars.

[Kevinoffroad4x4]

Give greenfield industries in Amherst, nh a call.

If it came down to it I'm sure you could get some from Tim's speed shop on Nashua

[Boosted Euro]

I have a s&w chromoly cage for a supra , should fit in the vr4

Lol

[Cutlassjim]

Choice has 4130 for $5.95/ft and they have 1020 too but I didn't get a price.

EDIT: 4130 1 5/8" .120 wall.

[Ballistic Motorsports]

What type of welding are you planning to use?

I want to say per rules Cromoly needs to be TIG'd

[Cutlassjim]

Well it's not for a cage and not for a race car so I'm not too worried about any rules. But either way I will be using a Miller Syncrowave 300 or Hobart TR300-HF. I have a little Millermatic 211 for tacking but I like all my finished welds to be on the Syncrowave.

My work sent me to school for a bit because I do a lot of vacuum certified welding of stainless/inconel/moly at work.

[2000ZxT]

+1 for Greenfield Industries. They deal with a lot of high end stuff. If they can't get it for you and you want to get it local you might also try Valley Welding in Hollis. I have been told they should have that tubing as well as spherical joints and things.