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Posted by Dave Baker on March 20, 2008, 7:02 am
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>>Anyone got any spare or have a cheap source? Doesn't have to be silver
>>steel
>>as I'm not hardening it but that's the most common steel in ground form.
>>It
>>does have to be cock on 3/8" though. J&L want a tenner a metre for it
>>which
>>strikes me as bloody crazy. I know steel has gone up in price but still.
>>Lawsons are a bit better at £2 per 13" length but the carriage buggers
>>that.
>>I only need a couple of metres.
>
>
> Dave,
>
> Precision ground mild steel is much cheaper than silver steel, and nicer
> to machine. It's available from lots of places, for example Maidstone
>
> http://shop.maidstone-engineering.co.uk/?mod=cat&parent_id=0&cat_id=1&ord
> er=1d&pp=1
>
> £1.76 for a 300mm length of 3/8". Found that on Google, lots more there. I
> bought some (wider) from a place in Birmingham who will cut to longer
> lengths, let me know if you need, I can probably find the invoice
> somewhere.
>
> Sorry if this is out of date, been away for a couple of weeks.
>
> David
Thanks for the info David. I'll look into it.
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Dave Baker
Puma Race Engines
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>as I'm not hardening it but that's the most common steel in ground form. It
>does have to be cock on 3/8" though. J&L want a tenner a metre for it which
>strikes me as bloody crazy. I know steel has gone up in price but still.
>Lawsons are a bit better at £2 per 13" length but the carriage buggers that.
>I only need a couple of metres.