[TheForge] Re: 1045 uses

Wed Feb 19 11:40:59 2003

George> Lastly, used springs can have stress fractures from use and
George> abuse...

Keith> Absolutely correct! ....NEW spring steel, heat treated
Keith> properly, makes fine tools, however.

And the dumpster at an even moderately busy truck spring shop will
have offcuts from brand new spring stock up to maybe a foot long.

I made a smithing magician from this *new* offcut stock and I'm quite
happy with it.

- Mike

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