[TheForge] Pure iron - a possible solution.

Thu Aug 29 08:30:01 2002

Right.  PI is NOT a replacement for steel.  It IS, however, an ideal =
material for intricate forgings.  MUCH better than wrought iron.

Bruce

>>> "David Macauley" <[email protected]> 08/28/02 04:19PM >>>
Bruce,

Pure Iron and wrought are cool to work with, but I seem to do pretty well
with A36.
I would certainly being willing to stock some PI maybe a hundred lbs.  For
most of my work I prefer the strength of the steel. That being said, =
getting
something that forge welds easier and faster than A36 would be nice.  $73K
is a pretty big number to have invested in stock.

David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Freeman" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Pure iron - a possible solution.

> No, there are no extra zeros here:
>
> ~$73,000 for ~70,000 lbs, including shipping.
>
> Is that clear?
>
> Bruce Freeman
> NJ
>
>
>
> >>> <[email protected]> 08/27/02 09:56AM >>>
> Are there extra zeros here?
>
> >
> > I have corresponded privately with Michael about PI.  It seems the
entire
> > inventory could be bought for ~$73000 for 70000 pounds of PI, =
including
> > shipping (2 truck loads), storage racks and a power hack saw.
>
>
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