Hello.
I have this problem. I need round bar stainless steel 3 mm in 300 alloy ( or the most machineable alloy available) for screws machining. I have found this site, www.metricmetal.com, but it wont sale retail, I have emailed them for a quote and was replied that I needed to be a company to buy from them.
Right now I purchase 1/8" SS stock and grind it to 3 mm wich isnt very good for the surface finish and it not always perfect and most important it is time consuming and more expensive for me. Plus the alloy its being sold in here is 303 wich isnt very good for thread cutting, sometimes it chips away, yes with cutting fluid.
So I wonder if anyone of you guys/gals know of a metric metal supply wich can sell retail?
Here in Mexico we dont have many choices when it comes to unusual stock sizes.