Admirals 1075/1080

[strahd71]

does anyone have any opininions on admiral steels 1075/1080?
how has it performed?
it says its hot rolled and not annealed has anyone had any problems grinding or drilling it?

thanks

jake

 

[J-siah]

I used a bunch of it and never had a problem.

 

[WalterDavis]

Jake, I've used a bunch of it:thumbup: I really like it, it's simple to heat-treat and pretty easy to work. With the thicker stuff (1/4") you're probably better off annealing it before drilling it or grinding it, but anything less than that I never had a problem with.

 

[strahd71]

thanks guys

when you anneal do you just bring it up to non magnetic and let cool slowly?

jake

 

[WalterDavis]

Yeah, I cool it down in a bucket of ashes.