The black guy got canned like over a year ago, go figure. I would not go to the supermarket for a beam, they sell by the pound, at an outragous rate, think small stuff only. For future reference, sometimes its better to buy a full legnth than a shorter one. Buffalo steel is a great place to get stuff like that. We get box tubing and stuff there for trailers and snowboard rails that we build for holiday valley. buffalo steel 