[TheForge] metal/equipment scrounge

Thu May 29 22:37:01 2003

Well, while this isn't the best metal scrounge of the year, it certainly
made my day.  There's a scrap metal recycling place near me that's a
treasure chest of stuff in a greasy, funky, low down sort of way.  Last
Saturday, I found five tool/equipment stands there.  These are the kind that
are usually home-made with plow discs and steel pipe.  Here they were, all
done, with a much larger base than a plow disc - cost 20 cents a pound!!  I
also found a stack of tool steel pieces, just the right size and thickness
for smithin' magician dies.

-Alix Peshette

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 7:21 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [TheForge] Re vice spring info turned what no leaf springs?

I notice that the responses to this vise question have many people talking
of scrounged iron.I was out to the valley with the wife today and we stopped
at a farm /nursery where she bought a few plants.while this went on i went
wandering around the sheds out back ran into the farmer ,we got talking and
i left there with a five gallon pail full of old horseshoes.dont know what
ill do with them yet but who knows when you might need em.How about some
ramblings on you alls  best metal/tool scrouge of the year.
          P S  he gave all his old smithing tools to the lad that shoes his
horses.

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