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I work for Fastenal, and doing so I get to meet all kinds of very cool people. At one of my customers, I work with the guys in maintenance. The company makes and molds glass, think a 100 foot by 200 foot factory, with 50 foot arched ceiling with about 10 furnaces running at 2000F+ 24 hours a day 7 days a week, hot glass being handled, loud, YES VERY COOL. They were scrapping out an old machine that was a blanchard grinder modified for lapping glass. Well it was wore out and had been in the factory for 30+ years, and weighed close to two tons. Now to my point, I got there just as they were moving the surrounding circular cast iron rim. It is about a 6 foot diameter, with a 4 foot hole in the center, the top rim that is about a foot+ wide is about 1 inch thick, and there is a steel rim welded in to the center circle that is also 1 inch thick. They had to cut it into 2 pieces to get it out of the factory door, and then they scrapped it. OH NO! But no, OH YES. The one maintenance guy who is a VERY good friend of mine spoke with the guys at the scrapyard, and they agreed to hold onto both pieces, and to sell to me at 10 cents below current scrap price. I went and got the first half 2 weeks ago, and called this morning to see if they still had the other half and WHEW they did!
Now I won't say what I will be making with it, but think what you would do with a 6 foot outer diameter with a 4 foot inner diameter cut out of the center, 1 foot wide flat surface that is 1 inch thick? Fans of King Arthur prepare yourself
Now I won't say what I will be making with it, but think what you would do with a 6 foot outer diameter with a 4 foot inner diameter cut out of the center, 1 foot wide flat surface that is 1 inch thick? Fans of King Arthur prepare yourself
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