South Carolina BS thread under new MANAGEMENT and lives in SC

@EddyRRT a member from another thread was saying steel prices have increased lately did your recent purchase go up in cost per ft. compared to what you are normally getting the steel for. Also he was saying that the pres. was going to impose a tariff on steel importers. Has your steel provider said anything to you about a price increase coming down the pipeline? You can PM me if you don't want to advertise on here all I am looking for is yes or no answers. The other member is from N. Ca. so there is that as well. I thought I would actually ask someone that deals in this on a regular basis.

 

Eddy uses American steel. No import tariffs on the good stuff.

 

Alrighty. I would ideally like to find one more person and I'll bring 2 back with me. Provided @TheTacoma is interested.

 

That's cool but will the tariffs cause a shortage in USA made steel bc of the tariffs? This guy could just be overly worrying and it could just be a CA thing in the price hikes because it is CA

 

Hey, no hurry here. I found my clunk but i think I'll still put them on.

@JWL i have your skid. I'll be in Greenville on the 10th but i can meet you if you need it before then.

 

@Daria <3

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I am going to the Charlotte meet next sat. How far from Charlotte are you? wonder if we could set up a TW express for you so that you don't have to pay shipping.

 

Scooter

 

There are very few actual steel Mills in America. These new tarrifs on foreign steel are a serious wrench in the works. I understand getting people to work and producing our own raw goods but between getting investment and epa regulation, setting up new mills in country will be a lengthy process. The new tarrifs will more than likely only cause an increase in price (already seeing it a bit) but not so much a shortage. The only reason I could see a shortage is companies buying up current stocks before full implementation.

I honestly wouldnt care where it was made, if it's dfars complaint, it's good.

I don't know much about steel.

 

Yeah I figured I would get some more input. Joe from Mobtown chimed in as well. I feel the same as you with what you said about the foundries and mills here and the tariffs.

 

Steel prices go up and down daily. But I've never noticed a price increase more then $6 per stick of 20/24'

Maybe I should say prices went up and increase prices hahaha jkjk

 

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It's a bit counter productive short term. Then again buying Chinese steel can really screw up a company (not naming anyone) I know that had to sue the mill which is essentially a Chinese federally owned company and is losing money hand over fist in the process. It's like sueing a country.

However, all of the CPM types are all American made like s90v, 30v etc. Which are already expensive but make outstanding edged tools/shears.

 

Every stick is stamped every 24"

 

I may have just bought some SR8s.

 

You use a lot of hot/cold rolled steel right?

 

Nice! Bronze? What tire you going with?

 

Yeah. About 10,000 lbs a month

 

DOM as well right?