[TheForge] Found Objects

[David Childress]

I am working on a sling chair with a mattrix of old tire chains for
the seat, the part that would normally be fabric.  I is a really neat
thing but it weights a ton.

David Childress
Rocky Forge Blacksmith Guild

On 12/29/08, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer <artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:
> I've found lots of uses for tire chains..a handy and versatile
> material..i think they are generally mild steel...not sure though...pf
>
> Craig Schaefer wrote:
>> Since the folks in our area aren't real used to all this snow we've had,
>> or putting traction devices on their cars, I've picked up an amazing
>> number of tire chains tossed off cars on the highway.
>> Instead of opening my own tire chain store, I wonder what kind of steel
>> these might be made of?   Maybe something harder than mild steel?   I
>> can do a spark test when I can get to my grinder.
>>
>> CraigS
>> Gresham, OR
>>
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