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		convolvatron on March 19, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kenji López-Alt spent 5 months studying Chicago th... I buy steel all the time. certainly not at Lowes. its about $.90/lb for hotroll now. edit: the issue is they only sell 'wholesale' quantities. 20' sticks, 4'x8' sheets

kencausey on March 19, 2023 [–]

OK, that makes sense. I didn't want to have to deal with cutting the pipe myself and so I didn't even consider buying a larger size or anything like that.

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