Subject: Re: Low C iron (was Nails)

From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 16:21:40 -0500

In a message dated 96-03-30 13:59:16 EST, you write:

>nother thought on this subject:  There was (in the thirties - forties) an
>outfit that made real WROUGHT IRON out in Pittsburgh.  (I could look up the
>name, but that means getting up & I wore myself out cutting wood this
>morning.)  Is there any source of wrought iron today?
>Bruce
>
>

Bruce, in answer to both of your questions regarding iron, I think that the
price should be around 60 cents roughly and you are correct, the price of
freight is getting up there. We wont know for sure what the price is until I
work out a few of the details which I wasn't going to get into unless there
was support for doing it.  Such as; the mills with the small melt sizes are
too expensive on the hot rolling (the reason their heats are small is that
they make expensive stuff like nickel and cobalt base exotics) and they get
major money for their product and aren't likely to be interested in a bunch
of blacksmiths and their budgets.  They would however I believe melt and sell
us some iron ingots (mills can melt far more than they can process) which we
would then have rolled by one of the carbon steel mills for far less money. 
What the heck was your second question, oh yea, mills making wrought iron
today, no, none that I know of, that's why this effort.
I also spent the day with my chainsaw cutting and clearing, man I am beat!
 Think I'll stay home and watch UMass kick Kentucky's butt tonight on the
tube.
Mike Schermerhorn

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From: Steve Smith <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 96 10:04:50 MST

Dear Mike,

A couple of us here in Colorado are interested in pure iron. We're
probably small fry volume wise, but I can organize folks and try to
make up a bigger order.

--
Steve Smith
[email-masked]

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From: "Joe B. McGlynn (415) 855-5707" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 09:08:36 -0800 (PST)

I would be interested in a small lot of low-c iron.  Probably some 1/2" to 1"
round and some flats.  I'd be a small time buyer too, but enough of us would
make it happen.

Just a thought -- maybe we could get "someone" to fund this up front - perhaps
even ABANA.  Then we need someone to handle cutting and distribution and
orders...  Sounds like a lot of work.

Joe

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From: Peter Goering <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 10:39:03 -0700 (MST)

> probably small fry volume wise, but I can organize folks and try to
Me too!  Me too!

Pete Goering
Polvadera NM 87828