[TheForge] Steel substitution

[Daniel Crowther]

At 05:55 AM 1/16/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Daniel,
>
>I you live near an injection molder, see if they will
>give you cut-offs from the "knock out pins" or
>"ejector pins" When they scrap tools they throw it all
>away and when they make the tools, the cutoffs are
>available.
>
>
>Where are you located?

That's a good lead.  I've got a valve casting shop near by (think "water 
mains" not automotive).  I don't know what processes they are using to make 
their products; but it's a start at least.

I live in Valley Falls, NY.  That's about 25 miles NNE of Albany.

Dan Crowther
http://www.oakandacorn.com