wildvortex Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I see that people have mentioned where to buy 1095 and such but where can someone buy 1085 fairly inexpensively. The book I am reading says 1085 and 15N20 forge weld easy to make Dimascus and still durable for a knife. I have done some searching for 1095 and have not been successful for 20' lengths and feel 1085 will be just as bad All help would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Budd Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 tell us where in the world you are and maybe some suggestions can be made I buy mine in sheet form (EN42J or CS80 and 15n20 anyway), but that won't help you unless you are in the UK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickb Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 You can check Admiralty Steel ( http://www.admiralsteel.com/ ) or New Jersey Steel Baron ( http://newjerseysteelbaron.com/ ) Both carry all types of carbon and/alloy steel. Both will ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Do you need a soviet bloc supplier or one in Australia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildvortex Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Sorry guys I am in southeast united States. I checked admiral and they only have those in 72 inch lengths. Also I meant 1084. Just reread my post. Precoffee moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 55 minutes ago, wildvortex said: Sorry guys I am in southeast united States. I checked admiral and they only have those in 72 inch lengths. Also I meant 1084. Just reread my post. Precoffee moment. Longer lengths are available but don't ship by UPS. Contact them by phone and they will accommodate your needs. How ever long and wide you need they can supply. your only problem will be the quantity they require for an order from their "Industrial side" They have sheets of 1075 and 1095 for sale either cold rolled or hot rolled. Their pricing is per square foot However their 1085 series steels were discontinued a while back. The have other popular alloy steels available, 5160, 4130, 6150 You were evidently looking at their blade catalogue. Check their Alloy and spring steel catalogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildvortex Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Thank you. I was looking at their blade steel. Yes I am aware that UPS will only take lengths of 6 feet. Thought it might be less expensive to buy a full length and pay for 3 cuts. I will check onto it further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice9610 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 UPS will deliver 7 foot packages, at least they delivered one to my house yesterday that was 7.5 feet long. I ordered 20 feet of 5160 from Admiral Steel last week, delivered in three 7 foot lengths. So I got a foot of 5160 for FREE!!!!! Ohhhh and I just submitted the order online from their blade steel section of their site, I didnt need to call them to make any special arrangements, the site tells you they will cut the pieces to fit the shipping needs. I dont see any cut charges on my invoice, so I am guessing free. They do have 1075/1080 From the Admiral Steel guide on their site. 1084 - C 0.80-0.94, Mn 0.60-0.90, max P 0.40, max S 0.501080 - C 0.74-0.88, Mn 0.60-0.90, max P 0.40, max S 0.50 So you are looking at a small variance in carbon, but otherwise they should be similar if not identical with regards to heat treating and potential pattern welding capabilities. They dont have 20 foot lengths listed, longest I see is 60 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I use Admiral Steel's 1080 all the time for my flint strikers and couldn't be happier with the price or the quality. For what they charge for shipping, you're better off buying as much as you can because the shipping charge for one 6' stick is just as much as for three sticks. And it's dirt cheap stuff, so it's not like you're going to break the bank! I haven't tried doing any damascus with it and have only used it for one knife so far. It gets hard enough for a flint striker if you do a water quench, but I haven't had any luck with an oil quench. My oil might be too slow, but that's okay because I prefer the lack of clean up needed with a water quench! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildvortex Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Great to know. I had ordered some brass from Midwest steel and they had told me 6 was the limit with UPS. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Have you looked at the supplier list in the knife making section, since they are both knife steels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildvortex Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Sorry Steve but I haven't. Didn't even know there was one. Will take a look tomorrow. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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