[TheForge] Re: Pure Iron

Sat Aug 3 16:48:01 2002

My reaction was about the same as Jerry's.   Would be interesting to try 
but hesitated to jump in with 50#'s.  Perhaps if I had gotten to try some, 
the advantages would have been clear and I would have had no qualms about 
buying a bunch.  It may be clear to experienced users that pure iron is 
worth it but from where I stand, it's about the same price as exotic tool 
steels like h13 or s7 and I tend to use those very sparingly.  I guess we 
just aren't accustomed to paying $1.75/lb for stock  and we needed a little 
coaxing.    I do realized that a 50# order  for a steel yard , even one 
dealing with specialty metals,  is  mostly a nuisance but it is important 
to offer a way for people to get their feet wet.   I would 
suggest,  belatedly,  offering a 10# sampler pack  for, say $20.  Most 
people will go $20 on an impulse purchase.

Adam

At 09:48 PM 8/2/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Well, I can't answer for anyone else, but in my case, while I would have
>liked to try it, I could not justify the minimum order plus shipping.
>Several attempts to combine orders with other interested parties just never
>happened. Add to that, the size I use most frequently (3/8" square) rarely
>seemed to be in stock.  With a lower minimum, you'd have gotten my business.
>
>Jerry V
>Williamsburg, VA
>
><< We remain puzzled
>  as to why Pure Iron use has grown so well in Europe and so poorly here as
>the
>  cost ratio between low carbon and Pure Iron in Europe is about ten times,
>  where here it may be around 2 to 2-1/2 times the cost of low carbon. >>
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