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Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:51 am
by googe
Rang around for 3' 90 bend today.
Macanns plumbing yarraville~$15
Western plumbing supplies Williamstown~$34
Reece Newport~$45
Asked the dude at Reece if he could match macanns price, just kept saying $15....$15...really...$15 :laughing-rolling: . Said he couldn't do it but I'm welcome to come in and talk to one of the managers about it, I'm not applying for a home loan for christs sake!.

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:04 pm
by Brendan
I had to go to Reece they other day because they are 2 mins drive away, whereas plumbing supply place is about 40mins...I should've paid for the fuel :angry-banghead:

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:39 pm
by 1 2many
googe wrote:Rang around for 3' 90 bend today.
Macanns plumbing yarraville~$15
Western plumbing supplies Williamstown~$34
Reece Newport~$45
Asked the dude at Reece if he could match macanns price, just kept saying $15....$15...really...$15 :laughing-rolling: . Said he couldn't do it but I'm welcome to come in and talk to one of the managers about it, I'm not applying for a home loan for christs sake!.

G'day googe are they selling AUS copper .i can't believe the price difference Maybe some chinese shit that will just melt as soon as the vapour starts up :))

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:53 pm
by googe
Jlol 12many, most of there stuff has kembla written on it, so its good stuff. Not happy with there large reducers though, there not a very good fit, hence why I had trouble with my build. Every thing else ive brought there has been top notch though. Jus wish they did tube by the metre :angry-banghead:

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:01 pm
by 1 2many
Damn bloody great prices i will be checking them out for sure. Good to know its Aus copper. :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:54 pm
by scythe
Just in case anyone is still looking for copper tube for easy flanges, try looking at ebay, there is actually quite a bit on there now.
1/4" 5m for $25
3/8" 5m for $30
And so on.

Not too bad really, postage is a little much but i guess it is a fairly heavy item.

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 6:51 pm
by RJB510
Thanks mate,
I need some new 1/4" stuff to try and finish off modifying my first build about 2 years after I said I would do it!
I'd probably go to Auburn and pick it up from that guy.
Unless anyone knows any copper suppliers for 1/4" in the West Sydney/ Blue Mountains area that is cheap enough? Everywhere else like tradelink don't sell it per/m anymore, only in big rolls.

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:13 pm
by CaptainRedBeard
RJB510 wrote:Thanks mate,
I need some new 1/4" stuff to try and finish off modifying my first build about 2 years after I said I would do it!
I'd probably go to Auburn and pick it up from that guy.
Unless anyone knows any copper suppliers for 1/4" in the West Sydney/ Blue Mountains area that is cheap enough? Everywhere else like tradelink don't sell it per/m anymore, only in big rolls.

Scrap metal yard at Blacktown gets a bucket load of copper there. They won't tell you what they have over the phone though, just gotta drop in and hope for the best. They had a lot of 1/4" up to 2", but they crushed the bigger stuff just before I got there. Good luck

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:29 am
by ANTONY
Hi Skythe

I am looking for a sheet of 0.9mm thick copper 900 mmx 1800mm .To revamp my Kentucky Still.
Does anyone have any ideas where I can buy it?. I live on the Mid North Coast NSW.
Thank you
.Antony

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2020 1:04 pm
by Rumblepants
Did some ringing around today looking for some 50mm pipe. Here are the prices I got. I'm melbourne based.

150 6m Pscoop.com.au no cut
58 p/m Tradelink Coburg can cut
154 p/6m Plumbers Supplies Co-Operative can cut

Just thought I'd share.

Cheers
Rumble

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2020 6:28 pm
by chipboy
2 inch pipe, $33 per meter Beenleigh plumbing supplies, nothing larger

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 1:43 pm
by vovo
Any recommendations on where to look in Brisbane?

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 6:45 pm
by chipboy
Looked around but nothing, the beenliegh mob were miles ahead.

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:06 pm
by RC Al
vovo wrote:Any recommendations on where to look in Brisbane?

Other than mentioned one above some good options for scrap in this thread - $10-12 a kg was going price pre covid, but the price of copper has dropped since, dunno how its going in the yards now
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=11029&hilit=price+copper&start=20#p202704

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:23 am
by vovo
chipboy wrote:Looked around but nothing, the beenliegh mob were miles ahead.


Yeah, would be looking for some stuff a little larger than 2"

RC Al wrote:
vovo wrote:Any recommendations on where to look in Brisbane?

Other than mentioned one above some good options for scrap in this thread - $10-12 a kg was going price pre covid, but the price of copper has dropped since, dunno how its going in the yards now
http://www.aussiedistiller.com.au/viewt ... 20#p202704


Legend thats what I was looking for, I'll contact those mobs and see how I go

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:44 am
by 2deadly.308
Anyone bought copper in Perth recently?

Where is the best value?

Cheers

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:40 pm
by Rolli
2deadly.308 wrote:Anyone bought copper in Perth recently?

Where is the best value?

Cheers


Hey 2deadly,

Did you manage to find anywhere in Perth?

Re: Copper price comparisons

PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:59 pm
by 2deadly.308
Rolli wrote:
2deadly.308 wrote:Anyone bought copper in Perth recently?

Where is the best value?

Cheers


Hey 2deadly,

Did you manage to find anywhere in Perth?


Hello mate. Yes, Makit Hardware at 4 Vulcan Road in Canning Vale are good to go. Feel a bit out of place not being a plumber while in there, but I've managed to fumble my way around get what I need there a few times now.