This section is from the book "Do It Yourself With Aluminum. 125 Projects For The Home Craftsman", by G. W. Birdsall. Also available from Amazon: Do It Yourself With Aluminum.
Often when working out a design or considering a project, you may wish to know the cost of the material required for it. The following table presents typical costs of Do-It-Yourself Aluminum on a per-square-foot basis for sheet items and a per-Iinear-foot basis for tube, rod, bar, and similar items. While these may vary somewhat with your particular locality and with general price trends, they will serve to provide rough cost estimates.
Plain sheet......... ;27c per square foot
Embossed sheet .... ;30c per square foot
Perforated sheet ... ;33c per square foot
1/8" x 3/4" bar....... ;27c per linear foot
1/4" x 1" bar....... ;33c per linear foot
1" x 1" x 1/16" angle. ;32c per linear foot
3/4" x 3/4" x 1/8" angle ;28c per linear foot
3/4" diameter tube. .. ;25c per linear foot
1" diameter tube... ;27c per linear foot diameter tube. ;33c per linear foot 3/8" diameter round rod ............. ;20c per linear foot
Screen section with spline ........... ;19c per linear foot
Screen cross brace. .. ;13c per linear foot
Storm sash section.. ;21c per linear foot
Screws, hangers, and hooks for screen for a window........ ;39c per kit
Screws, bolts, brackets, and hangers for single storm sash for a window... 69c per kit
Special Sources Mirror-finished aluminum sheet .. Metal Goods Corp.
640 Rosedale Ave.
St. Louis, Mo.
 
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