Aldo Steel Thickness

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Runthemall

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I'm trying to order some stainless steel and I'm not sure why the thickness says .140"/.156", for example, and not a specific thickness. What is that? The 1084 that I ordered last time had .125, and not some fraction. I'm looking for 1/8 inch thickness. Confused. :distress:
 
It allows for finishing down to size, eliminate decarb, and polishing surface.

The higher the alloy, the harder it is to finish to an exact size.

Hoss
 
Runthemall said:
I'm trying to order some stainless steel and I'm not sure why the thickness says .140"/.156", for example, and not a specific thickness. What is that? The 1084 that I ordered last time had .125, and not some fraction. I'm looking for 1/8 inch thickness. Confused. :distress:
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If you are asking what I think you are, you are confused by the decimal system. Just google a decimal to fraction calculator and you plug in the decimal and it converts to a fraction. You can also get conversion calculators that do the opposite. If I misunderstood, just disregard, lol.
 
Runthemall said:
I'm trying to order some stainless steel and I'm not sure why the thickness says .140"/.156", for example, and not a specific thickness. What is that? The 1084 that I ordered last time had .125, and not some fraction. I'm looking for 1/8 inch thickness. Confused. :distress:
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.156" how it comes with scale, decarb, etc

.140" how it comes if you ask Aldo to mill it or mill/grind past decarb yourself
 
.140 is where it will be when you grind past the decarb. After you heat treat and finish getting it will be close to .125. If you want a blade to be .125 when finished you need thicker stock to start.
 
It also depends on the steel. For some like 1084 and 1095, he doesn't offer grinding. That may be because it would more than double the cost of the steel. Other steels, like the 15N20 and AEB-L are already "slick". The only AEB-l that I have bought from Aldo that wasn't shiny was the original thicker .110 stuff and it didn't really have scale, just kind of a dull smooth finish. I have used 3 different thickness of his 3V and just cleaned it up myself with the old magnet and flat platen trick. Grinding can be pricey. The difference between an unground full 24 x 36 sheet of some of the Carpenter PM steels and a gourd one is $200 to over $250 depending on the grade and thickness. The thin stock seems to cost more. The .113 CTS-40CP that cleans up to .093 costs $518 unground and $784 ground!!!:eek:
 
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