[TheForge] Re: File Making, sniffing up wrought iron

[Peter Hirst]

Graham:

I just received a price list form them.  I am now trying to figgure out cost 
effectiveness, including shipping, exchange rates  and price size.  This 
last is the killer.  Unlike with mild steel in tis country, price is hardly 
related to weight at all.  For example, 1/4 round lists at 13.00 per foot, 
while 5/8 round lists at 5.01.  BTW, perhaps you could tell me what 
demonation I should assume for these prices.  Euros?  Pounds?  If its 
pounds, now is definite;ly not a good time to be importing iron.  Works out 
to USD $2.00 per foot for 5/8 round, and it goes as high as $100 per foot 
for other, not necessarily larger, sizes.

Ineresting that someone is producing the stuff, though


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Whaley" <Graham.Whaley at imgtec.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:24 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Re: File Making, sniffing up wrought iron


They are about 35miles north east of where I'm sat.

I think I rang them up once for some price quotes a couple of years back
and they seemed pretty helpful.  This stuff is not cheap though.

The wrought iron they sell is I believe recycled at the historic
IronBridge hammer at Blist Hill.
 See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2GHI9-6gMI for a video of large
chunks of chain etc. being reworked under a large hammer into the bars
you can purchase.

 Graham

> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Peter Hirst
> Sent: 26 March 2008 04:43
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: File Making, sniffing up wrought iron
>
> ANybody ever deaal with these folks?
>
> http://www.realwroughtiron.com/index.asp
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: File Making, sniffing up wrought iron
>
>
> >
> >
> > From: "Andrew Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> How does he live?  Probably not very well.  Sad.
> >>
> >
> > Quite well actually, he's remote enough subsistance and
> > barter works fine. Not as well as he'd like of course
> > or he wouldn't try selling his stuff at all but his
> > family has a roof, food, comforts and is healthy. You
> > see folks much worse off here in town.
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tell HIM that. :)
> >>
> > Oh I have. Given him a pretty thorough verbal slapping
> > around too and I'm not the only one telling him so.
> > He's a bright guy, I think he'll get over the romantic
> > notion of the village blacksmith eventually. I just
> > hope he can parlay his remote location, historic
> > materials into some celeb must have and make a killing.
> > One thing for certain, no gallery is taking a cut.
> > <grin>
> >
> > Frosty
> > -------------------------------
> > If it ain't forged
> > it ain't real.
> > Wrought iron is.
> > The FrostWorks
> >
> > Meadow Lakes, AK.
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