[TheForge] steel

[Dave Brown]

At 07:36 03/17/02 -0600, you wrote:
>I may have a chance to get some steel  from a local rolling mill.I have
>gotten 1018 from them in the past.Would there be any advantage to getting
>1010 or 1008.I use it for making mostly small decorative items.Would the
>lower carbon forge easier?Mark

Mark,

I've had the chance to work with some 1006 (this is, from what I'm told, a 
fairly common grade of plate) and it worked much easier than the more 
common 1018 and A36 mild steels.  One thing that I noticed is that it seems 
to take more to burn it up than the A36/1018 steels.

What sizes are you able to get?

Will you be able to get more than you'll ever need at an exceptional price?

Sincerely,
Your new best friend,
Dave Brown