Pete

I am trying to find a shop or dealer where I can purchase a 2 to 3ft piece of "polished" Stainless Steel Tubing (seamless) with a 1.375 ( 1 3/8) outside diameter and .065. I need to use this for rail repair that suffered freeze damage due to trapped water. While I have found some shops that have 1.375 tubing that is unpolished, I have not yet been able to find a shop or dealers that can provide the above hence my request for assistance. I would therefore greatly appreciate any tips or leads that folks might be able to provide. Thanks... Pete

"Pete Balkus" <pete@balkus.com> writes: >I am trying to find a shop or dealer where I can purchase a 2 to 3ft piece >of "polished" Stainless Steel Tubing (seamless) with a 1.375 ( 1 3/8) >outside diameter and .065. You don't mention where you are, but I have had nothing but good experiences at Metal Supermarkets. As their name implies, they sell lots of different types of metal. What they don't stock, they will order for you. Every store has a metal cutting bandsaw and a 10 foot shear, so you can get stuff cut if you bring in a drawing. They cater to both industrial and dummy users, so they tend to give good advise (e.g. which alloy to use for a particular application). They will definitely have your polished stainless steel tube, in sizes from 1/2" up to about 2". You can probably fine a better price if you look around, but for me the convenience wins out almost every time -- there is one about a 10 minute drive from my boat. See www.metalsupermarkets.com for details. No connection, etc. One other note if you do go, make sure to sort through the stainless steel "cutoffs" bin. My store sells cutoffs at a discount and for small pieces you might find just what you need. Scott Welch FirstClass Product Manager www.firstclass.com Those who make no mistakes rarely make anything.