hardware store steel

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I noticed that at the hardware store, they sell "plain steel".Does anyone know what kind of steel it is?

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If the store sellin it doesn't know what it is, I wouldn't buy it!!!

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i believe that rebar if that's what it's selling is "Mystery Metal" that means that they put anything in it and it isn't much good for blades.

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really scotsman to all on anvilfire but that name was taken
 
thanks Edward
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I can't give you a specific answer on the type of steel. But I ground out a blade from a peice of welding grade steel for practice once.Probably about the same as what you found. It ground and worked easily, but it has no corrosian resistance at all. It hasn't been exposed to any moisture at all, and is completely covered in rust. I just left it sitting on my dresser for about a month, and it rustd like crazy. I know its a carbon steel, but I have a lot of other knives made of higher quality carbon steel that I keep in my room and they haven't rusted at all. I don't think it would be worth putting the work into it for you'd get out of it.

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Fix it right the first time, use Baling Wire !
 

We have always called it "pig iron", high in impurities, and I think it's non hardening. Just my $0.02.

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I can't say what type of steel it is, but I use it to practice my file art and blade grinding. It's soft enough to work easily and it doesn't wear my belts out very fast. Perhaps, most of all, it saves my file-art files. These buggers are very expensive and I am very careful to put them away when not in use.

When I get a really nice design, I engrave the specifics, measurements, files, etc... onto the side. I drill a hole in the side and keep them on a ring for future reference and for use when a customer needs some references to a type of work.

I also experienced fast rusting on them. I buff them up and give them a shot of clear lacquer.

Hope this gives you some ideas you never considered...

Bruce


[This message has been edited by Bruce Jensky (edited 01-30-2000).]
 
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