[TheForge] 1018

Sat Feb 28 23:38:01 2004

I've had good experience with Burgon, Southern and Crucible. Crucible still
makes S1 from time to time. Crucible's minimum is $100 but tool steel is not
inexpensive.

Mark
Snow Hill, Maryland
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Smith" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] 1018

> I've heard good things about Burgon, but the times I compared prices
> with them, they were always high. I've bought a few things from Crucible:
> http://www.crucibleservice.com/
> They were prompt and very reasonably priced. Didn't mind small orders
> (but they may have some minimum).
>
> Steve Smith
>
> Ralph Sproul wrote:
>
> >         Phil,  I used to use McMaster Carr and MSC then found Burgon
> > toolsteel to be better price and to deal with, as well as inventory on
H-13,
> > etc.
> >         The last three times I've called I'm right back to Burgon being
as
> > equal or higher to the other suppliers.
> >         Do you find the Southern Tool steel company to be more
affordable?
> > or just good inventory?  I'm sure your using them as they are closer to
you
> > (for less shipping costs) - but wondered how they measured up on prices.
> >
> > Ralph
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phil Rosche" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 2:54 PM
> > Subject: RE: [TheForge] 1018
> >
> >
> >
> >>I get the majority of my toolsteel from either
> >>Southern Tool steel:
> >>
> >>http://www.southerntoolsteel.com/
> >>
> >>Or Burgon Toolsteel:
> >>
> >>http://www.burgon.com/
> >>
> >>
> >>--- "Mark A. Pesetsky" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I used 4" x 4"  4340  un hardened for my Kinyon
> >>>style hammer and
> >>>after years of almost daily use, they show very
> >>>little wear.
> >>>http://magichammer.freeservers.com
> >>>
> >>>dave m
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I will have to see if I can track some of this
> >>>material down locally. If
> >>>not, is there a place online that you know of that
> >>>supplies this material?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks
> >>>Mark
> >>>
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