Dillion Brian Grant Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Ok so do to asking very nicely i obtained the hub from a tractor the other day and wanted to know if this would be made of cast steel or not because if it isnt forgeable then its going to the metal place to give me a few dollars tomorrow along with 500 pounds old broken steel fencing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzkill Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Regardless of what it's made of, my vote would be turn it in for scrap and use the money to buy known steel. The size and shape of that hub would wear me out trying to forge anything useful out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 51 minutes ago, Buzzkill said: turn it in for scrap Especially if you're already going to the scrap yard anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 Thats what my thinking was but i figured id ask in case it would be really good steel the walls themselve are about 1 1/2 inches thick so it should bring a little money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 It's easy to obsess about cool scrap, but if there's a way to turn it into cash that you can then spend on consumables and known stock, go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 How old is the fencing? if old enough to be WI; then I'd save it and sell/trade it at a conference. I used to pick up some WI fencing pieces from an ornamental iron company who would replace it with mild steel replicas when someone ran into it with a car in the old section of town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 Sadly no its this kind so just galvinized Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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