I just got back from Eugen and...(armour related) No realy,

Melee · Post by **Melee** » Fri Oct 11, 2002 8:04 pm

I bought 124 lbs of steal, enough for a suit or two ;p also about 25 lbs of that is a nice chunk of rail road with the end cut like a anvil. I cant be live i found something like that laying in a scarp pile. O and the metal i bought is 14g steel, some of the sheets are stainless (no rust, yet) and the rest are some kind of steel for it has some rust on the edges. I fell i got a good deal on this, 5 15'' by 4' sheets plus a make shift anvil for the low low price of 31 dollars.

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"Melee here forging a better forge, defending our defences, and offending our offencers"

Klangiron Skullthumpa · Fri Oct 11, 2002 8:51 pm

Wow, sounds like you did get a good deal. I'm paying about $27 for a 4x8 sheet of 16ga hot rolled.

jim · Post by **jim** » Sat Oct 12, 2002 7:33 am

Nice going on your find. I recently got a 3' section of RR steel for free from my brother in law, and I've found a place to buy sheet metal 14,16 and 18ga in 3' x 4' sheets for $6.00 a piece.

Joe P · Post by **Joe P** » Sun Oct 13, 2002 12:03 pm

Where does one find pieces of railroad? I have been keeping my eyes open for about a year now and have never found one. The only ones i see are still spiked down to the tracks, and i have a feeling the railroad company would be a little perturbed if i took it

Galileo · Post by **Galileo** » Sun Oct 13, 2002 3:08 pm

Joe, talk to the public works department of a city that has a railyard - they might let you poke through their scrap piles from rail repairs and such.

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Raibeart · Post by **Raibeart** » Sun Oct 13, 2002 3:10 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Galileo:
Joe, talk to the public works department of a city that has a railyard - they might let you poke through their scrap piles from rail repairs and such.

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Machine shops sometimes have a chunk or two as well. Thats where I got my first piece.