[TheForge] Don't laugh too loud

Wed May 22 19:26:00 2002

Not quite that sweet.   A "stick" as the yardman called it weighed about 
900# which comes out to about 8c/lb.   Still pretty good for 1080  tool 
steel in useful shapes.  On the drive back from Sante Fe, my little PU was 
so loaded down at the back that I could barely see the road over the hood 
and steering was kind of iffy :)

Tooling:  The rail, when cut away from the web makes very nice stock for 
heavy fullers, hammers etc.  I also realized that the remainder - the web 
with the base flange is easily trimmed to size for a hardy chisel .

To weld on a stem, I tried 6011 with pre and post heating but the welds 
always cracked so I redid them with stainless rod and that seems to be holding.

Adam

At 07:56 AM 5/21/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>damn what was that .$0.02 a pound!
>Dan Scheid
>Flying horse forge
>http://home.earthlink.net/~chevalvolant/flyinghorseforge.html
>
> > Well I was joking of course.  :)     My local RR yard sold me a complete
> > section of track (34') for $75 which I considered a good deal.   I did
>have
> > to torch it into four sections to get it into my PU truck.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
> >
> > At 12:18 AM 5/21/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Adam Whiteson" <[email protected]>
> > >
> > >
> > > > If you  are determined to make an axe from one piece without welding,
>why
> > > > not start with a thick piece of tool steel , like a piece of rail cut
>off
> > > > the web of a RR track?  Best to wait for the RR crew to break for
>lunch
> > > > before torching their tracks - they can get pretty grumpy if they see
>you
> > > > doing this.
> > >
> > >Even better is to go ask the Yard Master for what you want. If you tell
>him
> > >straight out, and don't intend to load up your truck with every piece of
> > >loose steel you can find, he'll generally say, well, we've got some scrap
> > >like that, over behind those bushes over there, but I certainly can't
>give
> > >you permission to take RR property- you go get it, and he doesn't notice-
> > >but you aren't likely to get in trouble, because he knows you're there
>and
> > >why.
> > >
> > >Only time he'd be likely to give you a flat no, is if Home Office is
> > >sniffing around, and then just ask him another day. That's how I got my
> > >first RR rail anvil....
> > >
> > >Phlip
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