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Originally Posted by elgemcdlf
Just called the local steel supplier who gave me these numbers. For Schedule 40 3" (3.5" O.D.) $5.50 / ft. and for 3.5" (4" O.D.) $6.80 / ft. cut to whatever length I want. I have seen posts in the past concerning finding and costs of mounting masts for the larger dishes so I thought I would post the info.
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Back when I lived closer to civilization, these places usually charged less if you bought a complete length of pipe. I forget the exact length, but I seem to remember that the pipe comes in something like 22' lengths or something real close to that. On my first dish, my friend and I bought one length and cut it in half, and ended up saving some money vs what it would cost if we had both gone there and asked for an odd length. Where I live now, there isn't a pipe supplier within about 100 miles.
(The above was after my friend tried installing his 10' dish on schedule 40 PVC Pipe... a story which I've told too many times.)