Materials
With the following exceptions, members are expected to provide their own materials and consumables (including angle grinder wheels):
- MIG Wire. The fee for using the DMS-provided wire in the MIG welders is $1 for every 3 minutes of continuous welding.
- Welding Gas. The gas provided for the welders has no additional cost for members.
- Powder Coating Powder. Members can use the powders in the cabinet at no additional cost.
The following vendor lists are not intended to be comprehensive. If you have a favorite vendor that isn't on the list, feel free to add it.
Plasma Table Consumable Vendors
| Vendor | Location | Online Store |
|---|---|---|
| Alvarado, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Grand Prairie, Mesquite | ||
| Coppell, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Garland, Grand Prairie, Lewisville | x |
Powder Coating Vendors
| Vendor | Location | Online Store |
|---|---|---|
| Prismatic Powders | online only | x |
| Powder by the Pound | online only | x |
Metal Vendors
| Vendor | Location | Online Store | Processing/ Fabrication | Used/ Scrap | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty Metals | Arlington | x | |||
| TW Metals | Arlington | x | x | ||
| Busby Metals | Coppell | Specialty metals only | |||
| Ace Iron Metal | x | ||||
| Arbor Metals | Dallas | x | |||
| Dimco Steel | Dallas | x | |||
| EMJ Metals | Dallas | x | |||
| King Metals | Dallas | x | x | Architectural | |
| Mandel Metals | Dallas | Aluminum only | |||
| McMurray Metals | Dallas | Specialty metals only | |||
| Metals 4U | Dallas | ||||
| Quality Metals | Dallas | Primarily roofing | |||
| Samuel & Son Co | Dallas | x | |||
| Thompson-Mathis Metal | Dallas | x | |||
| Fulton Metal & Hardware | Denton | x | |||
| Alecom Metal | Euless | x | Primarily Fabrication | ||
| WesTex Iron & Metal | Ft. Worth | x | New & Used | ||
| JMS Russel Metals (Norton Metals) | Ft. Worth | x | |||
| Coremark Metals | Ft. Worth | x | x | Pricematching | |
| J&M Steel Co | Ft. Worth | ||||
| Garland Steel Inc. | Garland | x | |||
| DFW Industrial Metals | Garland | Ferrous and non-ferrous metals bought and sold. You can walk the yard and purchase by the pound | |||
| Brown Campbell | Garland | x | |||
| OnlineMetals.com (ThyssenKrupp) | Grand Prairie | x | Pricematching | ||
| Castle Metals | Grand Prairie | x | |||
| O'Neal Metals | Grand Prairie | x | |||
| Ameritube | Hillsboro | Pipe and tubing | |||
| Almetco Recycling | Lewisville (972-221-7442) | x | Good source of copper, bronze, brass | ||
| CDC Surplus Products | Richardson (972-918-9886) | x | Mechanical surplus: Cut-offs, hard plastics, aluminum, steel, various metals in smaller sizes. Drill bits, mill tooling, hand tools, high strength nuts and bolts. No credit cards accepted. | ||
| Trident Metals | Richardson | x | |||
| Holloway Co Inc | Saginaw | x | |||
| Stephens Pipe & Fencing | Wills Point | Fencing-related metals | |||
| Metal Supermarkets | Dallas, Ft. Worth | x | |||
| Ryerson Inc | Arlington, Carrollton | x | |||
| Grainger | Arlington, Carrollton, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Garland, Plano | x | |||
| Midwest Steel Supply | online only | x | Low cost cast aluminum plate | ||
| Metal by the Foot | online only | x | Also carries patina copper plus taps, dies, and other misc tools | ||
| Online Metals | online only | x | |||
| Speedy Metals | online only | x | no minimum source of cast iron | ||
