The stupid price of copper pipe

[Mitchza89]

Well so much for the idea of making a nice copper marble gun. I was just quoted like 50 for a meter of 1in and 30 for a meter of 3/4.

This is crap!

Has anyone else had to over come this problem when looking to make a copper gun?

[Maniac]

who were buyng it frm thats ridiculious

[windshrike]

Yes. My local Lowes has 1/2"x10 foot sections for $20!!!
Luckily, they also sell 1, 2, and 3 foot sections, so I'm not entirely killing my budget. I have not yet built a copper gun, but I sure plan to.
Just as soon as I can obtain the funds. *writes robbery note, tiptoes out quietly in balaclava*

[Mitchza89]

Reece plumbing. Thats the average price for it though. Copper pipe in Aus is so so dear.

[Maniac]

i feel bad for ya didnt know copper cost that much in Aus.

[Mitchza89]

Mmm this definately does suck. I'll get a hold of my mate who works at Reece Plumbing. He gets everything 75% off. I just called him and he said that he can get a meter of 1in copper pipe for 14 bucks.....Thats alot better then 50 bucks!

[Zen///]

I got 90cm of copper here in canada at homedepot for 6$

[Mitchza89]

Gee thanks for rubbing it in....I really needed that

[octane89]

I can get 1' copper for under $4 a foot. Thats ridiculous. just look elsewhere.

[Zen///]

But remember you live in Austrailia right?

[VH_man]

its 200 bucks for 2 inch copper where i live....

[octane89]

How much do you get for $200? If you're asking if im in austrailia, no Im from michigan.

[Zen///]

Not you, mitchza.....

[DYI]

I can get 1' copper for under $4 a foot. Thats ridiculous. just look elsewhere.

Where the hell do you live that you can get 1' copper for $4/foot???
12" should be hundreds of dollars/foot. (I assume you meant 1" copper, but I like to rub in glaring errors)

As for 2" copper, I can get 144" of it for $75 at home depot. It's DWV though, only rated for about 400 psi, which isn't good enough for me, except as a barrel, and I have ABS for that.

If copper is that high, why don't you just use 2" steel for a chamber. Dirt cheap, and available everywhere.

[octane89]

I meant one inch. Just a small typo. One foot for $4, if that was so than I'd probably have a bowling ball cannon. And a hole in a few houses, and some weary nieghboors.