Dom Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I have four steel rims that used to be on a leased Mazda 3. They've stayed in my garage, as I thought I would resell them down the line. I never did and now the wife says to do something with them or throw them away. Is the steel usable to forge something, if cut into smaller pieces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Yes but a terribly inefficient use of time and fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 OK thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Use them as bases for bench grinders, tools, post vises (although they usually aren't heavy enough), post bases for fans, lights...all sorts of things. After you cut them up, you'll find a lot of uses for them had they been left intact...Murphy's Law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 They'd make excellent bases for different shop tools. There are pictures on here somewhere where people used steel circles as bases for a post vise or for a bench grinder. Or you could use it to build a deadman/third hand/whatever else they're called to provided extra support for large objects sticking out of the forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 How about a wood stove? Never forged any, but seems like good stuff - welds nice........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Make a wheel rimmed fire pit. If they haven't been utilized by now or crushed into a steel bale. Rail spikes make good legs for them. Fire gooood! Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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