Types of tubing....

Ok... planing on building a roll cage..

I have called around to many place for tubing and they all call it something different... So what do you call it.. I need to buy it this weekend...
I what 1.5 OD x .120 Wall HREW tubing...

SO one place called it:
A513 STEEL TUBE
1 ½ OD X 11GA 20’

And another:
ASTM 513
1 ½ OD X 1/8X 20’

So which one is right... OR Please tell me what to ask for to get the right stiff, I know I what HREW and not DOM, Dont have the $$ for DOM

Thank you..

Those are both the same thing.

HREW is fine.

DOM is probably twice the price of HREW however, that's just a guess as I haven't seen the price of steel in a while.

Best thing to do is call them and ask the price per foot of each.

I needed some 1.75" x .083 a while back.

To my shock, DOM was $.12 a foot CHEAPER than HREW.

It always pays to get a quote!

CRASH

is 1.03 FT for 1 ½ OD X 11GA 20’ a good price?

drbobxj said:

is 1.03 FT for 1 ½ OD X 11GA 20’ a good price?

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that's really good! a friend in Northern CA just bought about 300 feet of 1.75 x.120 HREW for about $2.20/ft and he checked a lot of places and this was much cheaper than most. If I were you I would get all you think you may need any time in the future at that price. maybe even ask your friends and try to get it under a buck a foot for a large order.

Call around once you decide what you need, can save you a big chunk of change. Was ordering bushing stock, one place was $53/ft, other was $19/ft. Pretty unreal to see that HUGE of a difference, maybe it had sat around for years or something.

man the price of steel is crazy right now
I just paid 127 bucks for a 4x8 sheet of 3/16
and the scrap bin is going for 50 cents a pound