[TheForge] standard materials on hand

[Bob Ehrenberger]

He gave me the pins as a thank you for letting him fish in my pond, so it's 
a fair exchange, fish for scrap iron.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer" <artgawk at thegrid.net>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List Sponsored 
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Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] standard materials on hand


Just different uses Bob. Quite possibly 4140. Be nice to that
friend..there are some wonderful Cat parts for a guy inclined to make
his own tools.
I got a giant, cracked CV joint, for example, that has become 3 forming
stakes already and there's still some of it left.

Bob Ehrenberger wrote:
> 2 1/2 shaft is a great find,  I have almost no really large stuff to work
> with.  A friend that works for a CAT repair shop gave me some large king
> pins, but they all have a lube hole down the center, kind of limits their
> usefulness.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
> 573-633-2010
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeff & Leslie" <barkingcrow at comcast.net>
> To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List 
> Sponsored
> by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] standard materials on hand
>
>
> Keep checking those trash piles!  Today between two old washing machines,
> and under a crappy folding chair I found a 29" piece of 2 1/2" shaft!  A
> pretty good find.  A small anvil is what it will be.
>
> Smiling Jeff in brutally hot and humid Tallahassee
>
>
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