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[Dallas Racer]

Music wire at Grainger – 15/36" lengths at $20.20. Not too bad a price; last stuff I got was very straight. They've got all the sizes as well, similar pricing.

 
I discovered a while back that Zoro is cheaper than Grainger, which is puzzling because I think Grainger owns Zoro.
 
Fifteen sticks of 36" length 0.062" is $14.19, free shipping on orders over $50.
 
Music Wire, Spring Steel, .062 in., PK15

[MSwiss]

Grainger is always high. I only go to the one six-seven minutes away when I need it now.

That item from Zoro is most likely the below;

.062" Steel Music Wire K&S Engineering KS504

$11.45 retail/ $6.73 my/raceway cost.

[Dallas Racer]

I had no idea the normal retail is that low. Is that what you sell it for? How much is shipping?

[Phil Hackett]

I discovered a while back that Zoro is cheaper than Grainger, which is puzzling because I think Grainger owns Zoro.

 
Just like OnlineMetals.com is owned by ThyssenKrupp and Online's prices are far lower than the parent company's warehouses.

[MSwiss]

I had no idea the normal retail is that low. Is that what you sell it for? How much is shipping?

 

Yes, when I use to carry it that way.

 

All the K & S wire I had, I cut into 1 foot pieces and had plated.

 

Shipping is/was about $7.75, and back before I had the plating done, I would only sell it if I could cut it up in at least 1 foot pieces.