Forging Carver Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Hi, I can get 45 pieces of 1/2" by 1/2" by 10-1/2" wrought iron for $85. Is this a good price? I know I can find my own but I haven't been having much luck. Also, 1/2" square is the perfect size for me. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I have no idea what price wrought iron demands, but I do know there are variations in quality. Is this new or recycle, if the latter do you know what the source was as that may give an indication of it's likely quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Carver, you have a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forging Carver Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 It is cut up from an old fence. I can also get some better flat wrought for axes and knives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 PM sent. Replies aren't working for me today, and only one out of three PM's are...... (wow, this one worked...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I could be wrong, others will know for sure, but I think fencing usually or often employed the lower grades of wrought, The higher quality being reserved for structural use, bridges etc, so any assessment of value may need to factor that in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Get a piece and try forging it and then make your decision. Compare the price with the Globe stuff. Me I'm getting it for 20 cents a pound when I don't get it for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 20 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: Get a piece and try forging it and then make your decision. Compare the price with the Globe stuff. Me I'm getting it for 20 cents a pound when I don't get it for free. Wow! If you're getting wrought iron in good shape for 20 cents/pound, it may be cheaper to drive to NM and buy it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Thomas, you ever think about selling some on here? I've yet to find a local source for wrought iron and I refuse to pay the prices on eBay. In fact the lot mentioned in the op makes me think of one ad I just saw on eBay, I watched it last time in came up and it ended and was relished for the same (insane in my opinion) price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I would trade any amount of good wrought iron for the same weight of usable mild! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 7 hours ago, ausfire said: I would trade any amount of good wrought iron for the same weight of usable mild! I've heard others say similar but I've never used it so I don't really know how good or bad it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I find it cause I look for it and recognize it "in the wild" both by surface rust patterns and by age and type of item it originally was. I don't find it every trip to the scrap yard; but when I do see it I try to buy it as it is a limited resource. A lot of it depends on what you need---need high carbon? Well a ton of great mild steel at a great price will not help you any. Need mild, then high C can be a pain to work as a substitute. I've been involved in historical reenactment for 38 years now and so like to work the "original stuff" sometimes even though few people are willing to pay for the extra hassle (got given 116' of 1.25" WI rod---not much fun if you need 1/4" stock...) I'm slowly duplicating historical cooking gear out of real WI, this summer I'm planning to do the Oseberg Tripod and the roasting spiral implement. As for selling it: Naw, too much work on someone else's project. I get few enough hours up at my shop these days to spend one cutting and packing and trying to get to a post office on a working day---I'm in Mexico business hours during the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Well I might've found some but I really don't know how to go about getting permission to salvage it. There's a couple remains of old bridges built in the 1800s scattered around here. I guess the county courthouse might hold the answers but I try to avoid that place lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 might check around in the streambed for pieces of metal not associated with the bridges as things accidentally lost were often not retrieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I'll try that on the shallower ones. There's one I can't see the bottom of and people have a habit of meeting their end there because of stupidity so I'll stay out of that one cause I'm a little smarter than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 9 hours ago, Michael Cochran said: I'll try that on the shallower ones. There's one I can't see the bottom of and people have a habit of meeting their end there because of stupidity so I'll stay out of that one cause I'm a little smarter than that Forge yourself a grapple hook and see what you can drag up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Large heavy duty magnet on a rope. some reason I love fishing for junk. sounds like an idea while kayaking this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 5 hours ago, ausfire said: Forge yourself a grapple hook and see what you can drag up! 5 hours ago, Daswulf said: Large heavy duty magnet on a rope. some reason I love fishing for junk. sounds like an idea while kayaking this summer. Those sound like ideas that might just work I'll have to find a good magnet but I think I can manage to forge a grapple hook. I've never made one but how hard could it be? It's just a few hooks with a ring at the top. I might try to make one today if I can get a fire built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Don't forget---when people ask what you are doing, you are cleaning the river! And be a good citizen and haul off some trash as well as any treasures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 2 hours ago, Michael Cochran said: Those sound like ideas that might just work I'll have to find a good magnet but I think I can manage to forge a grapple hook. I've never made one but how hard could it be? It's just a few hooks with a ring at the top. I might try to make one today if I can get a fire built. Don't know if there are any near you but I know Harbor freight has some super strong magnets. Think I'll get myself one in anticipation. Only thing with a grappling hook is how do you get it unstuck if you get it hooked on something stronger/heavier then you can pull up. Make a few and make em cheap? On Thomas's idea which is a great one take a garbage bag with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I was well on my way with a grapple hook from frebar when my arc welds broke loose under the hammer. I guess they're harder than I thought. I already was thinking about them hanging up and losing them and a length of rope so I might have to reconsider using one where the water is really mucky and you can't see what's below. I'm still gonna have to make one because I don't like when a project beats me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDarkNebulah Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I made a pretty good one that used absolutely no welding or forging. I made it before I got into forging, All it takes is bar of steel, a bolt, a lock washer, and nut. Ill take a picture of it once I get home for you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Grappling hook release..... attach a second line to the hook end, then if you catch an immovable pull the other line in the opposite direction. Magnets, Some speakers have decent heavy magnets in them and Hard Drives have the rare earth ones that will bite your fingers given a chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.