[PSUBS-MAILIST] steel price

[hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles]

Sean,You likely already know this , but,  Var-Steel is the way to go for steel cut outs.  I priced both EE and Var-Steel and Var-Steel was half the price for my 1 and  2 inch material.  Var-Steel also has rolling and bending service and I mean BIG stuff.   I know you have pressing covered.  One down side to Var-Steel is they flame cut and 516-70N is very susceptible  to surface hardening.  I have had a real hard time machining the cut edge, in fact I could not.   When they cut my thick plate for the hatch and port frames, I will ask them to cut my stuff at the end of the shift so the pieces can cool on the cutting table.  Hank
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