Sizes and Types of Steel to Keep in Stock in the Blacksmith Shop
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- Have you ever wondered what sizes and types of steel you need to have for your blacksmith shop? In this video, I explain the type of steel that is handy to keep on hand, and additionally some of the places that it can be purchased.
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UK here. I'll give you the Metric equivalents and what is available here in the UK for black mild steel.
1/4" = 6 mm
5/16" = 8 mm
3/8" = 10 mm
1/2" = 12 mm
5/8" = 16 mm
3/4" = 20 mm
1 inch = 25 mm
Get some bars of each of these in Round and Square. UK bars usually come in 6 metre lengths ( a bit less than 20 feet). Some suppliers do 1/2 bars - 10 feet lengths.
Get some Flat Bar too. Useful common sizes are:
13 x 3 ( 1/2 x 1/8) - 4 metre lengths
13 x 6 (1/2 x 1/4)
20 x 3 and 20 x 6 (3/4 x...)
25 x 3 and 25 x 6 ( 1 inch x ...). Maybe 25 x 10 (1 x 3/8)
30 x 3, 6, 8, 10 ( 1.25 inch x ...)
40 x 3, 6, 8, 10. (1.5 inch x...)
50 x ..... (2 inch x ...)
That's a lot of steel yes. You don't need every size ... but it's useful if you do. :-)
Try to buy a bundle of each one, not just one or two bars (of the lighter sizes). Go to a proper steel stockist with a warehouse full of steel. You can usually self-collect. Some companies still do free delivery to your address if you spend over a certain amount - might be £150 or so - $200.
Then you only need some sheet, some plate, some angle iron, some hollow section, some tube...
Typical UK price right now for a 6 metre length of 12 mm (1/2") round bar is about £6.60 ($8.65). The weight of that would be 5.6 kgs
ROY - For converting to metric just remember 3 basic conversions to start with. They're not exact but very close.
1 inch = 25 mm - it's accurately 25.4 mm
1 foot = 300 mm accurately 305 mm
39.5 inches = 1 metre. Forty inches will often suffice.
For scrap tool and engineering steels, the best place in the UK is definitely the auto-breakers yard. Get coil springs, leaf springs, torsion bars, front-wheel drive shafts (nice and thick diameters) and certainly rear-wheel drive half-shafts - off light vans and trucks. Some of those van half-shafts are 1.25" + diameter forged bars.
Ask for scrap ones. The breakers often burn through leaf springs near the hangers. They don't have time to unbolt them if the vehicle is going for full scrap. Seized back axles can liberate the unwanted half-shafts. They often have big containers full of broken coil springs.
The boys at my local yard are fascinated with the idea of smithing out of junk parts. Their eyes light up. I often come away with a tub full of bits and a couple of shafts for nominal sums - say £10 ($13). Scrap price in the UK is currently only about £60 ($80) for a ton, so they still making a small profit really. Everyone is happy.
for the guys uncertain of where to procure certain metals in extremely small or normal, ask the local weld shop, explain in what the intention, they should be able to steer you to the proper source
for blade smithing Walter Sorrells did a nice video mentioning numerous suppliers to get steel in small quantities
I was helping remove stamps for all my friends family and I came up across this and leaf spring something like that I did not know what it was at the time, but I asked if I could have it and they said yes and I still have it even though I don’t make blades I normally make tools or nails mainly nails. It’s a good way to pass the time.
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Thank you for all you’re videos. Always learn something new. I’m new at this so all of your RUclips videos are very helpful and educational for me.
Thanks for the great information. Steel sizes and amounts to keep on hand is still one of my " works in progress" so this was very helpful.
Haven’t got to watch in a while. I guess I’m going to have to binge watch this weekend. LOL. Great video. Thank you.
Good info..!
I will add in another source for hardened steel from car parts... Axles & steering components.
Thanks for the video..
Thanks for the info. Nice vid. I often refer to metric as some metric size. And yes, most any spring Steele is good for harden tools or edges. God bless. Joe
I'm very lucky. I work at a steel supply center. I have bought 1.25" and 1.5" round 4140 drops at a scrap price! I also get a lot of other useful hot roll drops at the same price. I told the saw operators to watch out for the 4140 drops for me. But they are few and far between.
Here are the recommendations from the video:
1/4" round & square
3/8" round & square
1/2" round & square
5/8" round & square
1/4" x 1" flat stock
2" x 2" angle iron
2" square tubing
1" square tubing
great info as always thank you & God bless you✝
Great info, thank you very much.
Nice video
Thanks for the knowledge
God bless
Or, you could simply stock 2 1/4" round stock. You should be able to forge that to 2" square, and you can draw out any size you want. Keep a good blade on the band saw, let the power hammer hum, and don't worry about productivity.
All joking aside, this sounds like a pretty good list. However, I have seen many videos where the blacksmith draws out a standard size (say 1/2" square) from a block of larger material (like 1 1/2" or 2" round).
What can you do with a36 steel like would it do well making wall hooks and stuff
How do figure how much steel you need for a job like doing a scroll
I actually have a video coming out here in about a week on that exactly :-)
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can name the names of the steels? what steel types a36? 1018?
I have the following in my "shop"
1/8"
1/4"
1/2"
1"
That's it. I should expand my steel selection