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

Wed Mar 26 16:25:03 EST 2008

That should have read "another 5 plus GBP for shipping".  $10 USD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Hirst" <saltydog335 at aol.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: File Making, sniffing up wrought iron

> You are correct, Graham.   After a third enquiry, I finally got a 
> definitive answer.  5 GBP per foot for 3/8 round, and another 10 PLUS GBP 
> per Kg to ship to my area of the US. My hypothetical order of  100 feet of 
> 5/8 round (their cheapest product by weight) would cost me L750  GBP, or 
> $1500 USD, all in.  That's 15-20 times my delivered cost of  mild steel.
>
>
> As an interesting side note:  my last reply from them said they have no 
> agent in the US and are not interested in establishing one because they 
> get no requests from the States.  I'm biting my electronic tongue
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Graham Whaley" <Graham.Whaley at imgtec.com>
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 1:41 PM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Re: File Making, sniffing up wrought iron
>
>
> I'm afraid I'd expect the pricing to be in Sterling Peter :-(  That
> dollar exchange rate is going to hurt you there.  If there some stylised
> 'E's in the list then it will be in Euros
>
> I'd like some wrought just to play with, and keep my eyes open for some
> just 'lying around'.  So far no luck.
>
> 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 14:22
>> To: Sponsored by ABANA
>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: File Making, sniffing up wrought iron
>>
>> 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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