[TheForge] Re: Odd size stock OT, way

[Kevin 'Donahoe]

Wait, why bother having them straighten it out? Perhaps you could just have
them shape it to the form you want and then weld it in place! NO! even
better, find a local immigrant of any variety or legality to weld it in for
you... yeah, that's the ticket... make 500K of them and put them in the
Pottery Barn or Pier One, hobnob with Oprah, Trump, Gates... yeah, that's
the ticket ;)

Or, didn't Yellin (SamnotClaire) have some comment to architects about
providing the general design idea and letting the smith fill in the details.
Fire the architect, or make her sleep on the couch (that'll happen) and use
the next convenient sized stock hammered to dimension in an irregular
pattern just to show the world we're blacksmiths, not machinists!  Power to
variable bifocal... yeah, that's the ticket!

Kevin [farrier/blacksmith, ain't no stinkin' machinist, I can make most
things fit (or stand still)with a 4# hammer- some call it friendly
persuasion] D.

 -----Original Message-----
 From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
 [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Rick
 Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 11:33 AM
 To: Sponsored by ABANA
 Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Odd size stock


 Maybe what you should do is to call a general metal shop or local metal
 dealer and have them cut you some 7/16 plate to the size you need and then
 flatten it, since it will twist in the shear.

 Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
   Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
    In the middle of Northern Illinois

     http://www.smokyforge.com
      rick at smokyforge.com


 ----- Original Message -----
 From: "Patty Draper/Bill Robertson" <applecrossforge at nettally.com>
 To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
 Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 9:17 AM
 Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Odd size stock


 > Bill, my evil twin,  Let's see Kelly Brothers Sheet Metal.  I threw that
 > whiny guy out of my taxidermy shop years ago (I think I burned that
 > bridge) and believe it or not I have pretty much gone through
 the list you
 > offered up.  Everyone kept referring me to Admiral Steel.  They
 purport to
 > specialize in all sizes of stock.  Sure enough there it was on their web
 > site under flat stocks offered.  When I called however (and after being
 > bounced around and off the line several times) a pleasant
 salesman said he
 > had never seen their web site, and when he looked at it , said "
 oh, I see
 > it now. I'll call you right back".  (That was several days ago).  I just
 > find it interesting that in this modern industrialized nation of
 ours you
 > can't find a simple off sized stock.  Maybe I have gone about it
 wrong and
 > should have started by googling  the China sites!   Bill
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Bill Roberts" <robertsb at pig.net>
 > To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
 > Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 6:05 PM
 > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Odd size stock
 >
 >
 >>
 >> waaaaaaaaaaaaaa
 >> Bill.......my evil twin ....:) ask and ye shall
 receive................
 >> 100 miles??????? Looks like  you might need  to get out more......sorry
 >> if I'm having to much fun............hope  this helps you reach
 that next
 >> rung.
 >>
 >> Local results for steel supply near Tallahassee, FL
 >> Kelly Brothers Sheet Metal Inc - 3.2 miles SE - 2423 Monday St,
 >> Tallahassee, 32301 - (850) 878-1148
 >> Metal Supermarkets-Tallahassee - 3.8 miles NE - 3600 Weems Rd,
 >> Tallahassee, 32317 - (850) 205-2400
 >> Herron Steel Co - 8.0 miles W - 1645 Silver Lake Rd, Tallahassee,
 >>  32310 - (850) 576-7111
 >>
 >> and that was just the one at the top of the page. fwiw.
 >> then there was one or two  more.......... :)
 >>
 >> Matching Categories ~ 63 listings in 15 categories  (More Info)
 >> Most popular categories for "metal fabricator" in Tallahassee FL
 >>
 >>     * Metal Fabricators (9)
 >>     * Steel Fabricators & Erectors (17)
 >>     * Custom Steel Fabricators (3)
 >>     * Steel Fabrication (9)
 >>
 >>
 >> All categories related to "metal fabricator" in Tallahassee FL
 >> Industry & Agriculture
 >>
 >>     * Metals
 >>           o Metal Working
 >>                 + Fabricators (9)
 >>                       # Steel
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 >>                             * Custom Steel Fabricators (3)
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 >>                             * Structural Steel Fabricators (2)
 >>                             * Steel Processing & Fabricating  Equipment
 >> (2)
 >>                       # Titanium (1)
 >>                       # Metal Cutting (3)
 >>                       # Metal Distributors (2)
 >>                       # Copper Fabricators (1)
 >>                 + Welding Contractors (7)
 >>           o Steel Fabrication (9)
 >>     * Traffic Control Equipment & Supplies (1)
 >>
 >> Media & Communications
 >>
 >>     * Signs
 >>           o Signs Wholesale & Manufacturers (1)
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 >>
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >> On Apr 8, 2006, at 5:23 PM, Patty Draper/Bill Robertson wrote:
 >>
 >>>  But not a factory or fabricator or neighborhood shear
 operator  within
 >>> hundreds of miles.    Bill
 >>
 >> Bill Roberts-Ornamental Metalsmith
 >> 3740 NE 40th PL Suite D
 >> Ocala, FL. 34479
 >> 352-351-5512
 >> http://www.CustomDesignMetalArts.com
 >>
 >> Specializing in hand forged and cast works of Metal Art.
 >> Crafted with the utmost attention to detail.
 >> For discriminating tastes and opulent surroundings
 >>
 >>
 >



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