• Scam Alert. Members are reminded to NOT send money to buy anything. Don't buy things remote and have it shipped - go get it yourself, pay in person, and take your equipment with you. Scammers have burned people on this forum. Urgency, secrecy, excuses, selling for friend, newish members, FUD, are RED FLAGS. A video conference call is not adequate assurance. Face to face interactions are required. Please report suspicions to the forum admins. Stay Safe - anyone can get scammed.
  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Calgary Area Meetup is set for Saturday July 12th at 10am. The signup thread is here! Arbutus has also explored interest in a Fraser Valley meetup but it seems members either missed his thread or had other plans. Let him know if you are interested in a meetup later in the year by posting here! Slowpoke is trying to pull together an Ottawa area meetup later this summer. No date has been selected yet, so let him know if you are interested here! We are not aware of any other meetups being planned this year. If you are interested in doing something in your area, let everyone know and make it happen! Meetups are a great way to make new machining friends and get hands on help in your area. Don’t be shy, sign up and come, or plan your own meetup!

Group Sourcing Metal Ideas

Nope. That doesn’t explain it. It’s only in HERE there are so many Johns. I hardly know anybody named John till I joined this group. This thread has gone so off topic....
 
johnnielsen said:
I have a 4'X8' welding table with a 1/2" top (about 800 pounds with the frame) you can have. you can make a couple of welding tables out of it. I can't help move it. You will need a couple of bruisers to move it. I have a large crane with which you can lift it.
I also have steel surplus to my needs we can discuss.
Click to expand...

Wow that is incredibly generous of you! I can most definitely make arrangements to come pick it up.. so greatly appreciated.. yes I’ll message you to discuss [emoji846]
Thank you again for this offer
Elise
 
I’m chipping in a 6” welding vise. Anybody else got stuff for our welder Elise?
 
Chicken lights said:
I’d throw something in the mail if it was welcome, maybe some vise grips c-clamp style?

Do they make pink welding gloves?
Click to expand...

All is welcome haha but my gosh I’m going to start feeling bad here! You are all incredibly generous. Incredibly nice!

Ooh! I don’t know.. I hope they do [emoji4]
 
Janger

Any feel for what this package in hot rolled would cost if divvied up between 4 people?

1 square 1" by 5' long
3 selections of Flat Bar 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 thick by 6" by 5' long
3 selections of Round 1" 1.5" 2" round 5' long
 
I think at federal metals you can buy in 10 ft sections - not in 20. Prices at federal metals are online - you can find the price easily.

Everyone else in Calgary is *more* then federal metals - at least for small quantities.
 
YYCHobbyMachinist said:
Janger

Any feel for what this package in hot rolled would cost if divvied up between 4 people?

1 square 1" by 5' long
3 selections of Flat Bar 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 thick by 6" by 5' long
3 selections of Round 1" 1.5" 2" round 5' long
Click to expand...

Yes federal sells in 10’ lengths. Are you saying you want 5’ chunks divided into four 1.25’ lengths? Or you want 5’ lengths?
 
YYCHobbyMachinist said:
Your daughter may not appreciate that handle:rolleyes:
Click to expand...

If a daughter she could be named Joni! That's how Joni Mitchell got named!

- If we were doing hot rolled structural steel, and we had a bulk order for 5 guys at about 200$ each, there's lots of guys that would give us a discount.

Here's my particular wish list, and why:

2" X 3" square stock: for making mounts and BXA tool holders (1 1/2 X 3 is better for AXA) I could use 4 feet (based on 5 users, that's a stick)

1/2" X 6 square stock = more jigs and fixtures, 5 feet

2" round, 5 feet: to supplement the 4140 purchase.

1" round,. 10 feet: for everything else

-my point - All the variety of thickneses and sizes is less interesting for me from a stocking point of view. If I neeed 1.4" plate for a specific job, I can buy it by the piece at the time of that job (I always buy double the qty I need, so I have leftovers - bothe for mistakes, ans also for the next job)

Since I'm a little frugal these days, I'd prefer 4' lengths, but I'd settle for 5' to make the purchase. My tops budget is 200$ however.

-- I also have an aluminum wish list, but that's another issue.
 
I agree with you Dabbler purchasing some bigger sizes in hot roll and dividing would be appealing. And I like your sizes.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top