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Re:Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crus... by convolvatron on Saturday March 18, 2023 @08:58PM (#35214847)
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

Re:Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crus... by kencausey on Saturday March 18, 2023 @11:35PM (#35215774)
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.