Metal Fabrication Costs. As a good rule of thumb the cost of metal fabrication is about three times the cost of the steel itself. One ton of steel costs about $400. To have this fabricated and one coat of primer applied it would cost approximately $1,200-$1,500 per ton of structural steel.
Ashford, who along with wife Valerie Simpson wrote some of Motownâs biggest hits, died in a New York City hospital, said Liz Rosenberg, who also was Ashfordâs longtime friend. He had been suffering from throat cancer and had undergone radiation treatment, she said.
Certain secrets known to Tupacâs former bodyguard may have ultimately been too much for him to handle. Thatâs because Frank Alexander was found dead, Monday, from a reported âself-inflicted gun woundâ. Sources say on the record, Frank Alexander said he believed Suge Knight was involved Tupacâs death.