[TheForge] recycled steel- spinoff question

[Gabriel Cain]

<quote who="Fiorini & Skiles">
> How much of the new steel that we use is made from recycled steel?  Is
> any of the steel in the more specialty alloys, like the 1006 sheet that
> I use, recycled?  Is it mainly the standard mild steel that is made from
> recycled steel?


There's a LOT of steel recycling going on in this country.  Why?  It's
super cheap to recycle steel.  Far cheaper than making "new" steel.


> If I ever try chasing on cookie sheets, I'll post pics.  I used more
> scrap in southern California, where there are a few nice clean organized
> scrap vendors.


Really?  Where at?  (Reference the recent thread 'bout SoCal).  I'm moving
down that way soon.


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