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From: Peter Fairbrother <peter@tsto.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: make - forge? - wedge for feathers-and-wedge rock-split
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 14:58:15 +0000
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On 29/03/2024 18:33, Joe Gwinn wrote:

> What about S7 steel:

> .<https://www.mcmaster.com/products/metals/steel~/oversized-shock-resistant-s7-tool-steel-bars/>

1/2" x 3" x 18" - $131.30 (but also 1/2 x 4" at $7.82 per inch, wot?)

> Or 1045 steel:
> 
> .<https://www.mcmaster.com/products/metals/steel~/high-strength-1045-carbon-steel-sheets-and-bars/>

10mm x 60mm x 12" - $57.65
> Or 4340 steel:
> 
> .<https://www.mcmaster.com/products/metals/steel~/high-strength-4340-alloy-steel-rods/>

Round bars only.



Hmmm, £40 for 80x12x500mm seems not that bad..

Peter Fairbrother