I live very near the oldest operating copper mine in North America -- the Santa Rita here in southwest NM. I mention this because of this mysterious "chain" of .32-inch steel rod I found mostly buried along a fence line. Each length is joined to the next by this threaded cylindrical fitting about every four feet, and with the remnant of a scouring or scraping hook on one end might suggest it had a use in the mining process -- perhaps clearing bore holes? Or maybe it was just something well drillers might have used a century ago. I have about 30 feet of it and am crossing my fingers that the steel will be useful for forging small stuff like coat hooks. ITs extra rewarding to make useful objects out of found, free material, as you all know.

It is an old plumber.s snake used to clean out sewer lines. I have about 150 feet of it the city gave me when they went to motorized snakes. It's great for projects good spring steel.

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