Help with steel Bars

[dusty3030]

Search for local blacksmiths too. A person into that or knife makers would appreciate the steel and should know how to identify it.

 

[Kernopelli]

Our local scrap yard/recycler has a hand held gun type analyzer that I usually see him shooting at alloys but I'm pretty sure it will grade steel as well. I think he told me once it could give him the amounts of Chromium, Nickel, Molybdenum, carbon content, etc. Might run some of the rods by your local scrap yard and see if they can tell you exactly what it is.

 

[TO_Bud]

Thanks for all the comments. I'm going to make the rounds on Monday - Machine shops and steel suppliers to see what is offered if any thing. Any ideas on what a reasonable offer would be? How about $.50 to $1 per pound. I've done a spark test and my belief is the bars are carbon tool steel.

 

[crbr]

So this guy walks into a bar......musta hurt!!

Two fish swimming and chatting not minding time or direction. They run into a concrete wall. One says to the other. "Dam."

 

[bobodu]

Two fish swimming and chatting not minding time or direction. They run into a concrete wall. One says to the other. "Dam."

Two fish were swimming under a Mallard (you can finish this one yourself.....) LOL

 

[Rio_Grande]

Being in and out of steel yards on a daily basis, I say good luck, but for standard tool steel unless it is in pristeencondition, including looks they gonna pay scrap price and that is it. I would look at some machine shops as mentioned, they will do ya a better deal, If they can buy it cheap and have a use for it they will as opposed to a scrap yard that may or may not sell it.

On the old equiptment ebay or craigslist is a good recomendation.

 

[Bison]

Round bar steel is often marked with a # on the end face.