[TheForge] Fw: standard materials on hand

[David E. Smucker]

As noted before, bed frames are generally high carbon steel.  Spark test --  
can be heat treated.

Dave

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From: "Mark A. Pesetsky" <pesetsky at Princeton.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 9:19 AM
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] standard materials on hand

> Often times they throw bed frames away where I work. These are the 
> industrial heavy stock frames. Takes a bit of angle grinding to get the 
> rivets off, but w/the price of steel these days...No brainer. Between 
> those frames and road side finds, I must have at least 10 frames. ANYTHING 
> steel being thrown away (generally speaking) I will grab...And it's fun 
> too, especially when you have a full sized Dodge 1500.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> Don't neglect to build up a little junk yard! I like drive shaft tubing,
> bed frames, steering rods, truck axles, and all sizes of springs.
> For a beginning...grin...pf
>
> terry l. ridder wrote:
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>



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