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Post by art3427 on Mar 28, 2010 14:09:48 GMT -6
I have a 1/8 X 2.5 x 37" + length of M2 tool steel I have no use for. It came from my father's shop. He used it to grind custom molding knives from. Will let it go for any reasonable trade.
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Post by Joe Lyddon on Mar 28, 2010 15:52:57 GMT -6
That looks like it could be good Plane Blade material... ... Tim... Oh Tim... (  )  |
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Post by rrich on Mar 28, 2010 16:41:40 GMT -6
Yeah Tim...
Could you make 733 planer blades?
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Post by Beamer on Mar 28, 2010 19:53:21 GMT -6
2.5" wide is a beefy plane, too ...
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Post by TDHofstetter on Mar 29, 2010 12:45:14 GMT -6
MAN THAT SOUNDS INTERESTING.
M2. Good air-hardening. Bootchy to work with except by grinder. NEAT STUFF. THREE FEET of it!
What might I trade ya for it?
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Post by art3427 on Mar 30, 2010 9:43:16 GMT -6
My problem is establishing a value for the steel. I have absolutely no idea what it is worth. I did some looking online but did not come up with a number. Lot's of tech stuff about the metal but nothing regarding cost.
I'm not looking to "profit' from the deal, just get something in my shop that is useful to me. A few ideas include a decent marking gauge for DTS; a decent DT saw (to replace the hacksaw I'm presently using); one of those Wixley style angle finders for the TS; 23 gauge pin nailer etc. I need a base for a PC 690 series router motor - used will do if it is in good shape. Make me an offer.
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Post by TDHofstetter on Mar 30, 2010 10:10:21 GMT -6
It took some doing, but I finally found a retailer of M2 HSS flats similar to that. Siddown. You're not going to believe this. kmac-distribution.com/tool-steel/m2-bars.htmThe thinnest they carry is 3/8", and the shortest is 144? (12'). Your 1/8"x37" is slightly over 1/12 of a 3/8"x144" of 2.5" bar, which sells for $2,249.76. That's about $190 worth of steel! EGADS! Now I've got that queasy feeling... Is it HARDENED or ANNEALED? Will it readily scratch ordinary soft steel? If it's annealed, it takes a special furnace to get it hot enough to harden, but it works easily. If it's hardened, any cutting or shaping is done only with a grinder. |
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Post by Leo Voisine on Mar 30, 2010 18:34:37 GMT -6
M2 tool steel
McMaster item number 7319K247
1/8 x 2.0 x 36"
$183.99
Hardness = Rc-64
You can forget about cutting that with anything but carbide, and even at that hair deep cuts and you will still blow your tools.
Yep - grind if just fine. In fact grind it no problem.
You could cut it with an abrasive cutoff saw.
McMaster carries smaller pieces also.
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