Pre-shaped stock and non standard material

[bvz]

1) I want to build a structure that would use cold rolled steel stock that is:

8' x 1.25' x .25"

The actual machining would really only be drilling and tapping a bunch of holes, and cutting to length.

-- How can I tell if this is stock that EMS carries? If it isn't available, am I right in assuming I can ship the stock and have it cut and drilled?


2) Another set of parts would be a bunch of 1" equal length (.25" thick) steel L brackets that would also need to be drilled and tapped.

-- Do I need to design a flat piece and have it bent, or could I just specify an L bracket as the base stock?


3) Depending on cost, obviously, I might also want a bunch of (engineered) wood cut. It would be simple flat cuts (no milling) of 1" thick palm (see http://www.durapalm.com/durapalm.html)

-- Assuming I ship EMS the materials, is that something that can be cut?


Very excited about the possibilities here.

[bvz]

I see that I can't post links yet...

the link was to a product called durapalm, which is pretty much like plywood in most regards.

[Tech2]

Please review Materials.
Those sections answer your questions.
Yes we should be able to machine Durapalm.