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

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    Ha!
    I tried and tried to get the orientation correct but failed. It worked just fine on FB so .... ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by randydance062449 View Post
    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.

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