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I have the opportunity to aquire a bunch of perfectly good steel cube wall sections. If I don't take them they probably get binned. I can't think of anything to do with them though and my garage is only so big for storing stuff I might not use. Any ideas?
sizes are 36x42, 48x42, 54x51, 24x51 all three inch wide
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Oh, snag them!!
I bet you can hook them together to make bigger sections.
If nothing else, they'd make awesome kids fort structures!
 
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Garden fencing? Trellis with wire or string? Wall panels for an outbuilding? Lids for composter bins?
 
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If there's any accessories (desk brackets, shelves, etc..) then they become more useful. I'm guessing not.
If you have welding/fabrication skills, that opens more possibilities than using them whole or cutting and bolting together sections.

A.) in pairs: firewood racks
B.) cut down to make workbench legs
C.) cut apart and use the sections to build whatever...
D.) trade them for ca$h money as scrap metal, buy something you need, maybe chocolate. (haven't sold steel for a while, I have heard some places have a ton minimum load for steel & iron)
D.1) sometimes the scrap dealers have interesting stuff taken as scrap set aside to resell, or trade.

E.) the levelling feet could be reused in a new project, unscrew them all and save those if nothing else.
E.1) you maybe could Ebay/Craigslist the feet for more money than the frames. (options D & E go well with each other --save the feet, scrap the frames--, in fact if the feet have plastic, the scrap guy may stiff you for it not being ALL steel)
 
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Now that you mention it, there are some brackets. These, plus another medium size. All in left and right hand direction.

Recycled steel is at $0.06/lb. I am not sure I'd even make my gas money back for delivery.

Definitely a good call on the leveler feet. If nothing else I'll snag them
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They don't have to be welded, bolts can go right through those holes.
If you decide to sell them as scrap, please post here to see if anyone wants them first. I know if they were within kicking distance of me, I'd come get them. Those are WAY better than scrap.
 
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I have a bunch of the feet collected. I've got through tomorrow to figure out how to use the rest of it.
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In the end, I grabbed 11 4' sections, dozens of feet, lots of brackets, bunches of table tops, and a multitude of various related hardware. I found a corner of my shed that wasn't really being used so this stuff can wait a while until I figure out a project.

Thanks again for all the suggestions.
 
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