More steel :)

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05-13-2016, 05:01 AM
randydance062449

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More steel :)

Hey all, :)

Today skipnord and I went to steel warehouse/distributor that had auctioned off 40,000 lbs of steel. The deal was we had our choice of the steels in that lot. It sold for 50 ¢ per lb !

My interest was in getting some steel for post anvils. I already have a bunch but nothing this good, so I stocked up! :)

Essentially 2 27"x3"x4" of D2
2 17"x3"x4" of 4142
several 1 3/4" pieces of 4140 round bar for making hammer heads

3 pieces of A2 block
several small smaller pieces of 4142
Total 550 lbs , 300 miles , $330 and 12 hours of time.

Here are some pics

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05-13-2016, 05:09 AM
randydance062449

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05-13-2016, 05:50 AM
Hirlau

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Sorry Randy, I started falling out of my chair trying to focus to the left..:D

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05-13-2016, 06:22 AM
randydance062449

Ha! :)
I tried and tried to get the orientation correct but failed. It worked just fine on FB so .... ?
05-13-2016, 02:46 PM
Mike Blue

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Originally Posted by randydance062449

Ha! :)
I tried and tried to get the orientation correct but failed. It worked just fine on FB so .... ?

His truck list's hard to the left like that anyway, like some ancient iron boat on Lake Superior. I'm sure all that iron didn't improve the balance much.
05-13-2016, 02:54 PM
RezDog

Ohhhhh, my sciatica!
05-13-2016, 07:43 PM
ScottGoodman

WOW! Jealous I am!
05-13-2016, 07:55 PM
HARRYWALLY

That is a lot of steel.......
05-13-2016, 11:01 PM
Substance

Wow another great score
You need to start showing you picks of the forging from your last haul
You should enough steel to make every hammer you could need LOL
05-13-2016, 11:59 PM
randydance062449

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Originally Posted by RezDog

Ohhhhh, my sciatica!

More accurate than you know. :)