I happened upon a set of unused (only installed and promptly removed) leafsprings that were designed for an F-550. The springs were installed on a F-250 and taken off when the owner of the truck was not happy with the result. I believe the steel is likely 5160. These springs appear to have been manufactured in the last year or two and were purchased new, stickers still on them.
Here's my problem, I do not own a power hammer and can see myself spending the better part of my life making these springs usable to make knives so I am willing to share the spoils of this score. I live in central Indiana, on the west side of Indianapolis. If anyone is nearby and would like some of this, send me a private message and I will share my address. I am also planning a trip to northern Indiana at the end of the year and can take the springs with me if that would work better for someone. I will ship them but will need to be paid for the shipping costs and boxes. I believe I have well over 200 pounds of steel, very possibly approaching 300 pounds or more. If someone is willing to use their power hammer to bring this steel down to a more manageable size, I would happily trade most or all of this steel for a few bars being returned. Here are a couple pictures.
Let me know if you are interested in taking some of this off my hands or if you have other ideas on how I could utilize this product with my limited resources. I do have a 300 pound anvil and a coal forge in addition to a cheap bandsaw. My only other thought was to cut the bands into sections approximately 1-2 inches thick and forge them out from there. Like I said, I could likely spend the better part of my life doing this, although it is tough to beat free steel. Thanks.
Here's my problem, I do not own a power hammer and can see myself spending the better part of my life making these springs usable to make knives so I am willing to share the spoils of this score. I live in central Indiana, on the west side of Indianapolis. If anyone is nearby and would like some of this, send me a private message and I will share my address. I am also planning a trip to northern Indiana at the end of the year and can take the springs with me if that would work better for someone. I will ship them but will need to be paid for the shipping costs and boxes. I believe I have well over 200 pounds of steel, very possibly approaching 300 pounds or more. If someone is willing to use their power hammer to bring this steel down to a more manageable size, I would happily trade most or all of this steel for a few bars being returned. Here are a couple pictures.
Let me know if you are interested in taking some of this off my hands or if you have other ideas on how I could utilize this product with my limited resources. I do have a 300 pound anvil and a coal forge in addition to a cheap bandsaw. My only other thought was to cut the bands into sections approximately 1-2 inches thick and forge them out from there. Like I said, I could likely spend the better part of my life doing this, although it is tough to beat free steel. Thanks.
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