I have a surplus of 304 and 316 stainless steel. All 10 gauge (.135") thickness. All 2B finish, though there may be some scratches. For ease of shipping, I will offer these materials in sheets sized 13.6 x 11.85" which is slightly over 1 square foot and fits perfectly in a USPS Medium flat rate box. Sheets will be cut with a .060" rad on corners to help prevent tearout in shipping. Each of these sheets will weigh 5.5 lbs, so I can get 12 in a single flat rate box before hitting the 70lb weight limit.
Pricing (304 and 316 same price):
2 sheets- $15 plus $11.95 shipping - $26.95 total - $13.47 net per sheet -- minimum order quantity
5 sheets- $30 plus $11.95 shipping - $41.95 total - $8.39 net per sheet
11 sheet- $70 plus $11.95 shipping - $81.95 total - $7.45 net per sheet
Edit: These prices for CONUS. I will ship to Canada, but I can't do it for this cost. Edit 2- can't get 12 sheets. It just breaks 70 lbs with packaging. Has to be 11 for new orders after 11/8/16
Payment via Paypal only. All this material is on hand and available, however, I have to cut it into those shippable sheet sizes, which I will do as promptly as I can, however it may be a few days. I'm offering this for sale at these low prices with the understanding that it may take a few days for me to get your order shipped. Even the 2 piece price is less than half the cost of the usual online vendors, so please keep that in mind.
12 sheets is 13.43 square feet of material. If you're a heavy user and would like to talk about buying 50+ square feet, contact me and we can discuss it as well as further price per pound discount.
Please post here to buy, and please include the following: Number of sheets you'd like to purchase of steel type. I will follow up on posts in this thread with private messages to get billing and shipping information and then send you an invoice via PayPal.
Steel information:
304 and 316 are not heat treatable. They are considered difficult to machine. They are not hard to cut, but they react poorly to heat generated by machining. They are gummy and stick to tools. The trick to machining them is to use sharp tooling, low spindle speeds, and cutting fluid. We machine it regularly, on a daily basis, including tapping holes. It's not impossible to do, but if you don't respect it you will break tools, especially taps. Sharp tools, good cutting fluid. If heat is allowed to generate, it work hardens in a flash. Carbide tooling isn't necessary but it is certainly advantageous.
304 is the industry standard for tough, corrosion resistant parts that don't require a high hardness. Silverware is an example of how it's typically used. 316 has even higher yet corrosion resistance to 304. Both are more corrosion resistant than the 400 series of martensitic steels.
2B finish is two steps below a polished finish. It is a fine, even, almost reflective finish. The faces of this material will take a polish as is, if there are no surface scratches (which I can't guarantee due to handling). However even with scratches it's a much finer finish than typical hot or cold rolled steel.
Grinding 304/316 is also more difficult than you may expect. I've had the best results using Cubitron II 984 ceramic belts and Cubitron 967 ceramic belts. It can be ground with any typical belt, but these two seem to hold up the best and resist loading the best. It gets hot quickly when being ground. It finishes to a slightly different color than 400 series steels, please keep that in mind when blending pins.
This material would make excellent spacers and guards, and perhaps bolsters if stacked. It can be forge welded to carbon steel cores to make san mai billets, which is what I consider it's best use in knifemaking. It has excellent weldability to itself.
Pricing (304 and 316 same price):
2 sheets- $15 plus $11.95 shipping - $26.95 total - $13.47 net per sheet -- minimum order quantity
5 sheets- $30 plus $11.95 shipping - $41.95 total - $8.39 net per sheet
11 sheet- $70 plus $11.95 shipping - $81.95 total - $7.45 net per sheet
Edit: These prices for CONUS. I will ship to Canada, but I can't do it for this cost. Edit 2- can't get 12 sheets. It just breaks 70 lbs with packaging. Has to be 11 for new orders after 11/8/16
Payment via Paypal only. All this material is on hand and available, however, I have to cut it into those shippable sheet sizes, which I will do as promptly as I can, however it may be a few days. I'm offering this for sale at these low prices with the understanding that it may take a few days for me to get your order shipped. Even the 2 piece price is less than half the cost of the usual online vendors, so please keep that in mind.
12 sheets is 13.43 square feet of material. If you're a heavy user and would like to talk about buying 50+ square feet, contact me and we can discuss it as well as further price per pound discount.
Please post here to buy, and please include the following: Number of sheets you'd like to purchase of steel type. I will follow up on posts in this thread with private messages to get billing and shipping information and then send you an invoice via PayPal.
Steel information:
304 and 316 are not heat treatable. They are considered difficult to machine. They are not hard to cut, but they react poorly to heat generated by machining. They are gummy and stick to tools. The trick to machining them is to use sharp tooling, low spindle speeds, and cutting fluid. We machine it regularly, on a daily basis, including tapping holes. It's not impossible to do, but if you don't respect it you will break tools, especially taps. Sharp tools, good cutting fluid. If heat is allowed to generate, it work hardens in a flash. Carbide tooling isn't necessary but it is certainly advantageous.
304 is the industry standard for tough, corrosion resistant parts that don't require a high hardness. Silverware is an example of how it's typically used. 316 has even higher yet corrosion resistance to 304. Both are more corrosion resistant than the 400 series of martensitic steels.
2B finish is two steps below a polished finish. It is a fine, even, almost reflective finish. The faces of this material will take a polish as is, if there are no surface scratches (which I can't guarantee due to handling). However even with scratches it's a much finer finish than typical hot or cold rolled steel.
Grinding 304/316 is also more difficult than you may expect. I've had the best results using Cubitron II 984 ceramic belts and Cubitron 967 ceramic belts. It can be ground with any typical belt, but these two seem to hold up the best and resist loading the best. It gets hot quickly when being ground. It finishes to a slightly different color than 400 series steels, please keep that in mind when blending pins.
This material would make excellent spacers and guards, and perhaps bolsters if stacked. It can be forge welded to carbon steel cores to make san mai billets, which is what I consider it's best use in knifemaking. It has excellent weldability to itself.
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