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.
Officials in New Mexico believe he died from heroin overdose. by Kristin Roth 2/25/2003. Howie Epstein, former bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, died Sunday at a hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the age of 47. The cause of death has not been determined, but officials suspect the musician was killed by a heroin overdose.