Jeddly Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I was asking around for some sheet steel for a sweet workbench, and a friend said he had a 4x8 sheet of this stuff called Hardox. 1.5" thick. I've never heard of this stuff before, but did a little research, and it seems like some tough stuff. I am having trouble finding an approximate weight on this stuff though. Any ideas? Oh yea, its free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Nice product for wear surfaces, a XXXXXX to drill & grind,cuts nice with laser and plasma. not so sure of the effect of tack welds to face though. I blown-away/like your price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddly Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 More reading reveals that its around 2k pounds. Holy heck! I really only wanted a 4'x4' table, but at a thousand lbs, methinks it may be a bit overkill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 http://www.portlandbolt.com/steel-plate-weight.html It is a steel, so about 2000 lbs. Good score. According to Hardox's website the stuff is moderately difficult to weld to requiring pre heat and such, but is weldable by all common processes. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 More reading reveals that its around 2k pounds. Holy heck! I really only wanted a 4'x4' table, but at a thousand lbs, methinks it may be a bit overkill. Maybe there is a new hammer frame in there... Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddly Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Well poop. Guy miss-measured. Its 8'x23'. And 11k lbs. Also 8+ hour drive away. Guess I'll keep lookin. :[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Yeah I am sure that you'll find a better deal than that! Especially in AK! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r smith Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Free??? If you had to buy it how much would it cost? How much time to go pick it up and what else does the guy have that he may give you while you are there?? That would make a great bench. Or cut in in half and have 2 4'x2' on wheels..... Free??? What are you waiting for my guess is that is at least a $1000 pice of metal probably more due to the alloy. Free??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddly Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 I have no way of dealing with an 11,000 lb piece of steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Yea...1 ton is fairly easy to manage, can be pulled on a fairly regular trailer behind quite a few common vehicles. 5 tons is a different story...still not outside the realm of doable, but a whole lot less easy. If you had the truck and the gumption you can probably rent a capable equipment trailer for a couple days for not too much money. 8 hours round trip or one way? Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I remember attending an auction where they were trying to take *any* bid on a 3x8 table with a 2" thick top. The problem was that it was constructed in place and so would have to be cut apart to get through the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 .2833 lb/cu inch...take a torch along and cut a piece in the size you want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddly Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Its 8 one way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Rent a track torch once you get there and cut off what you want or as much as you can haul. Return track torch and smile all the way home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McCoy Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Find a partner who will help cut and haul for all but a 4x4' piece :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Hay, Rusty! Jeddly, ask Rusty about his big table and how he moved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Actually I have welded a bit of Hardox. Grind the millscale and pull the trigger. 3 and 6 pass stack welds. Some welds 8 feet long (single pass, 5/8 fillet). Welds lay out like a saddle on a sow. Car crushers. Landfill compactors. Pulse Mig. Don't try to drill it. I couldn't make the grade (to my own personal satisfaction) and I left to weld at another place. Most of my gouge skills were learned on Hardox. From 3/8 to 1 1/2" torch cut, formed, rolled and so forth. A Norton cup wheel skates on it unless you get rough and bear down to remove scale before welding. Free is good but that is a long drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascalou Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 hello language selection at the top of the page :http://www.ssab.com/fr/Brands/Hardox/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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