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Cost to have a dfd welded?

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eastAR5
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anyone know approx how much /and what type of service will weld me a rail similar to this?

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Feb 10 2009 1:07PM
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Happy.
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The material will probably cost more than the actual labour, I can't remeber exactly but I think 1 inch round is about a dollar a foot, as for welding, try and find someone you know who welds who can do it for free, it shouldnt take long at all
Feb 10 2009 2:18PM
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Caveman.
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Ask some machine shops.
Feb 10 2009 2:38PM
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HeartBeatFaster
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Hack saw + school yard/park = new rail

But just look in the phone book and find a welder. most charge by the hour and it is fairly reasonable. I'm not sure what your location and situation is but look around for some metal. Go to a farm or dump or machine shop somewhere and ask and look around for pipe. New steel is going to be pretty expensive.

I just got a dfdfd for free from the park I work at... just saying it pays to look around and talk to people and you'll save yourself some monies.
Feb 10 2009 3:02PM
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Caveman.
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Steel prices are very low now. In December they were at the lowest levels since 1995
Feb 10 2009 3:10PM
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SnowRidgeParks
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Haha for real? Where do you get your steel?! Ordering steel in November and December made a part of me die a little bit on the inside, it was so damn expensive. But anyway, fabrication shops are all over the place. I had a rail bent and welded at an iron and boiler works shop once, any professional will do good work for a fairly cheap price.
Feb 10 2009 3:22PM
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Caveman.
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I don't order steal, I read that the wholesale price of steal was down to 1995 lows in December. If I find the article I will post it up.
Feb 10 2009 3:27PM
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SnowRidgeParks
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Word man, that's so weird, maybe I ordered most of it before December, 'cause prices were definitely sky high whenever I ordered. Guess I should have waited, damn! Oh well, nothing like wasting the GM's money haha
Feb 10 2009 3:30PM
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mackinnon
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free when your friends are engineering students
Feb 10 2009 4:49PM
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*LiNeLover*
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ask  whitebird.. he is on my friends list and he has done alot of welding and could probably give you an idea of cost and all that stuff ... he welded me a rail :-)
Feb 10 2009 5:40PM
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