<HTML> In a message dated 11/10/03 9:02:49 AM, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE CITE STYLE="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">I think recycling meta= l is an excellent ideal to pursue. But sometimes you just need what you need= . I usually go to <A HREF="http://www.metalsupermarkets.com/"> http://= www.metalsupermarkets.com/</A> . Great place. They have anything you = might want and will cut to your specs. Just order, load up your trunk, and a= ssemble your jig (well, almost that easy). </BLOCKQUOTE> Weeell, I don't do it for the recycle, just that steel-to-order was $1.80 a = pound last I ordered, plus $15.00 cut charge. I pay 20 cents a pound and tor= ch cut is free at the yard I go to. Depending on if your jig is trunk size. = I thought we were talking a bit larger. Again, it may seem tacky for a skill= ed Piano tech to be out scrounging, but I have a two-axis bridge hoist in my= shop that will lift a half ton anywhere in a 20 by 35 foot area, and I paid= just $320 for it. To be fair I picked up a few boat anchors as well, experi= ence tells. If you could draw a sketch it may be easier to suggest. Glenn C.</HTML>