Source on steel post

[dl76]

Anyone got a source on 3/3.5/4 inch . OD steel post in southeast of US.

 

[KE4EST]

Check with a scrap yard and welding shops. If you live near a place that works in steel, you can always swing by and ask.

 

[nycrich]

I bought an 8 ft length 3.5in from a local plumbing supply store. Lowes/Home Depot do not stock

 

[richyrich]

Most Steel Market's have a used retail or new retail TUBING / SIZE / STRENGTH input line. Small dishes use thin tubing; if you fill them and pack concrete into them;; they still need to be the perfect O.D./I.D. (outside/inside) diameter with the thickness of the metal and type of metal used; new / used / pipetube. I would love to see a stainless tube at all the supplier's; as it is more expensive than anodized/zinc on the weather protection. Just put normal steel in at the beach, then...for any period of time...
Locally, recycle...green light specials

 

[truckracer]

Stop by one of your local commercial pipe supply houses. We have Jabo Supply here. They mainly sell 21' sections but may have some that has been cutoff for a few dollars. You want 3" schedule 40. The OD is 3.5".

 

[truckracer]

One of my dishes are on a 3" schedule 40 stainless steel pipe! I got 10' for 40.00