John Martin Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Know a website to order bar stock from? -The Elder M brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 try Speedy Metals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 mild steel barstock or bladestock? Mild steel can be found at Home Depot or Lowes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 Stuff strong enough for hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitebear Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 try gonig to yourlocal home-depot and talkngi to the manager about buying an old used jackhammer bit. it's a good steel and about a 1.5" octagon. Son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evfreek Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hmmm. These prices look higher than what I remember for Speedy Metals. Especially the prices on tool steel. I recall that you could get better prices on Ebay (from Speedy Metals). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 I'll prolly save up money for a year or two, then once I can make hammer's out of wrought iron, i buy the tool. For the mean time, I'll prolly by 6' long 5/8" 1" and 2" of wrought iron, about 40 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 There is a link; down at the bottom; to take you to their ebay auctions. there are something like 27 pages on sale. its a bit quicker to look and see if they have what you want then just purchase what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 where you getting the Wrought Iron at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 I'm buying the wrought Iron at speedymetals.com it's really cheap. for a lot of iron. I checked their ebay page, they don't have any iron for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I'm buying the wrought Iron at speedymetals.com it's really cheap. for a lot of iron. I checked their ebay page, they don't have any iron for sale. I just looked and didn't see any wrought iron, turned up no results on a search as well. You might want to double check before you order John. If they do have wrought on the page you pull up, please post THAT URL, I'd like to find a supplier of small quantities of wrought. Axles make fine hammers, it's a very forgiving steel so you don't have to get your heat treatment perfect. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 Speedy Metals - Cast Iron That's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Turner Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 That is not wrought iron that is cast iron!! it is no good for hammers. Forgot to add my choices for hammer steel are 4140, S7, L6 and H13 there are lots of steels that can be used another steel common would be 1040 don't waste your time with cast iron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psilogen Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I was getting all excited about wrought iron for a minute there. I've worked with it in a very limited context (made an s-hook, which turned out pretty well, and two chain links, one of which seems to have walked off on its own), and it is some neat stuff, though harder to work with than 1018 by a long shot. I take it that modern cast iron ain't very different from the old stuff? I've always been tempted to try forging some just to see how it behaves (poorly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 What's big difference between wrought and cast? I thought that they were both made the same way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Turner Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Cast iron is hi in carbon 2% to 5% wrought iron has no carbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 Oh. Metals Depot is also another good site, and it is way cheaper. Which is better? Cold Finished or Hot rolled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Turner Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Here is some reasding for you.THE CONSERVATION GLOSSARY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I spent the afternoon at a scrap yard. got about 75# at .40/# got 2 coil springs some 8' of 6x6 steel tube couple of nice steel plates bout an 1/8 x8x10, great for clamping. spent 31 bux. need some 3/th plate they had plenty of it but cutting would have been expensive...tomorrow there is one that is set up to cut.... there is more stuff layin around .... FP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Cast iron crumbles like cottage cheese at low forging heats and *splashes* at high forging heats. Real Wrought Iron will "fray" into fibers at low forging heats and at high forging heats you can tie knots in it, forge welds almost disappear, etc. "The Real Wrought Iron Co, LTD" sells remanufacutured WI; but almost all you can find is out of the scrap stream as the last factory that was commercially producing it closed down in the 70's and was donated to the Blist Hill Museum in England The stuff that stores sell as "wrought iron" nowdays is all made from mild steel and not Wrought Iron---just like bed and bath "linens" are all made from cotton nowdays; they *used* to be made of linen and the name stuck. But if you are doing high grade historical work you need to use the same material they used. Wrought iron was *the* blacksmith's material from the begining of the iron age up until the latter half of the 19th century when the Bessemer converter started making cheap mild steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 I'm just using steel instead, same price, 1045 grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob S Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 1045 is a good choice for hammers and other blacksmithing tools. I see that you are in Wisconsin. I am in southeast MN about 40 miles west of LaCrosse. I have some old jackhammer points that are 1045. If you are interested and aren't too far let me know. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 What would the price be??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 BP0104 Wrought Iron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waianvil Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 check out centuer in burlington wis about 60 miles from watertown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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