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I sure hope Bob's buildup is accurate ... is 4 bucks a pound
delivered an OK price ? I just placed an order for 15 pounds of assorted diameter/length drops . Looked like an assortment of sizes likely to
come in handy in my little shop . I'm going to have to build some kind
of storage to keep the different types separated now that I'm stocking
some known steels .
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Snag
I appreciated foreign cultures more
when they stayed foreign ...
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From Newsgroup: rec.crafts.metalworking

"Snag" wrote in message news:10ttiu3$17p8$1@dont-email.me...

I sure hope Bob's buildup is accurate ... is 4 bucks a pound
delivered an OK price ? I just placed an order for 15 pounds of assorted diameter/length drops . Looked like an assortment of sizes likely to
come in handy in my little shop . I'm going to have to build some kind
of storage to keep the different types separated now that I'm stocking
some known steels .
--
Snag
I appreciated foreign cultures more
when they stayed foreign ...

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At machine shop auctions I've bought or hoss traded for shorter pieces from the stock rack. Some were color coded on the end though not identified by text. I paint one end of known metal with white nail polish and write with a fine point Sharpie, removing string tags etc. Then it can all be stored together compactly and spun in a lathe.

https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/16016-color-coding-on-steel/

Where did you buy it?

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On 11/05/2026 22:49, Snag wrote:

-a I sure hope Bob's buildup is accurate ... is 4 bucks a pound
delivered an OK price ? I just placed an order for 15 pounds of
assorted diameter/length drops . Looked like an assortment of sizes
likely to come in handy in my little shop . I'm going to have to build
some kind of storage to keep the different types separated now that
I'm stocking some known steels .

For smaller quantities plastic flat bottom guttering can be used to make drawers and it slides into a suitable rectangular recess sort of like a
wine rack. My neighbour stores his various materials like this and they
slide into the end of one of his workbenches.

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On 5/11/2026 5:48 PM, David Billington wrote:

On 11/05/2026 22:49, Snag wrote:

-a I sure hope Bob's buildup is accurate ... is 4 bucks a pound
delivered an OK price ? I just placed an order for 15 pounds of
assorted diameter/length drops . Looked like an assortment of sizes
likely to come in handy in my little shop . I'm going to have to build
some kind of storage to keep the different types separated now that
I'm stocking some known steels .

For smaller quantities plastic flat bottom guttering can be used to make drawers and it slides into a suitable rectangular recess sort of like a
wine rack. My neighbour stores his various materials like this and they slide into the end of one of his workbenches.

Maybe some 4" PVC pipe , the thin wall stuff they use for wastewater
. Most of my stuff is shorts and I don't have all that much , I can
stack 4 or 5 of those on the shelf under the mill .
--
Snag
I appreciated foreign cultures more
when they stayed foreign ...
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From Newsgroup: rec.crafts.metalworking

On 5/11/2026 2:49 PM, Snag wrote:

-a I sure hope Bob's buildup is accurate ... is 4 bucks a pound
delivered an OK price ? I just placed an order for 15 pounds of assorted diameter/length drops . Looked like an assortment of sizes likely to
come in handy in my little shop . I'm going to have to build some kind
of storage to keep the different types separated now that I'm stocking
some known steels .

Have you ever had one of those moments when its like somebody finally
turned on the switch, and stuff just started working? I kinda had that
happen with turning recently, and I am hoping I didn't over sell the
1144. The reason I say this is detailed in my post about Torque vs
Speed where I talked about walking some of the engineering race team
guys in the back and turning some 4140QT (way to slow according to their
lab tech) pretty fast and aggressively for me and getting good results.
Maybe my turning steel switch finally got flipped on.

Nah, 1144 machines pretty decently. It machines so nicely I kinda have
issues trusting its claimed 100KSI in the annealed state.
--
Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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On 12/05/2026 01:41, Snag wrote:

On 5/11/2026 5:48 PM, David Billington wrote:

On 11/05/2026 22:49, Snag wrote:

-a I sure hope Bob's buildup is accurate ... is 4 bucks a pound
delivered an OK price ? I just placed an order for 15 pounds of
assorted diameter/length drops . Looked like an assortment of sizes
likely to come in handy in my little shop . I'm going to have to
build some kind of storage to keep the different types separated now
that I'm stocking some known steels .

For smaller quantities plastic flat bottom guttering can be used to
make drawers and it slides into a suitable rectangular recess sort of
like a wine rack. My neighbour stores his various materials like this
and they slide into the end of one of his workbenches.

-a Maybe some 4" PVC pipe , the thin wall stuff they use for wastewater
. Most of my stuff is shorts and I don't have all that much , I can
stack 4 or 5 of those on the shelf under the mill .

This is the sort of thing I had in mind https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235430184245 , sits nicely on a flat surface.
I don't know if that style is available in the US. I've used it myself
for a catch box for small bits cut with my treadle guillotine, it's made
for jewellers IIRC and is about 6.5" wide cut max but handy to have for
things I do and doesn't take up much floor space.

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On 5/11/2026 5:41 PM, Snag wrote:

On 5/11/2026 5:48 PM, David Billington wrote:

On 11/05/2026 22:49, Snag wrote:

-a I sure hope Bob's buildup is accurate ... is 4 bucks a pound
delivered an OK price ? I just placed an order for 15 pounds of
assorted diameter/length drops . Looked like an assortment of sizes
likely to come in handy in my little shop . I'm going to have to
build some kind of storage to keep the different types separated now
that I'm stocking some known steels .

For smaller quantities plastic flat bottom guttering can be used to
make drawers and it slides into a suitable rectangular recess sort of
like a wine rack. My neighbour stores his various materials like this
and they slide into the end of one of his workbenches.

-a Maybe some 4" PVC pipe , the thin wall stuff they use for
wastewater . Most of my stuff is shorts and I don't have all that much ,
I can stack 4 or 5 of those on the shelf under the mill .

Waste pipe is handy stuff. When I was running wire everyday I had a
piece of ABS heavy wall with a female adapter on each end and a screw in
cap cap attached with a piece of folded link chain that I used for all
my long installer, bits and push pull rods. It was permanently attached
to the side of my ladder rack.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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"David Billington" wrote in message news:10ttuqs$1ig4m$1@dont-email.me...

For smaller quantities plastic flat bottom guttering can be used to make
drawers and it slides into a suitable rectangular recess sort of like a
wine rack. My neighbour stores his various materials like this and they
slide into the end of one of his workbenches.

The PVC gutter in the NH stores is either beveled in to about half width on the lower corners or S shaped on the front, not much more space efficient
than cylinders which pack closely if staggered. I like the idea of an open topped tray but not how easily the available gutter stock could twist and spill on my toes if filled anywhere near capacity. Drain pipe might be safer if less space-efficient and convenient, and glued, clamped rubber and
screwed plastic end caps are available for it, so it can be temporarily
stood up on end to lean in a corner.

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"David Billington" wrote in message news:10ttuqs$1ig4m$1@dont-email.me...

This is the sort of thing I had in mind
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235430184245 , sits nicely on a flat surface.

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I finally got the link to open, Win 7 is becoming nonfunctional. We have similar gutters, perhaps narrower on the bottom, and with little twisting stiffness.

I've ordered a second NVMe SSD to clone the boot drive to as the backup for
a flea market Win 11 laptop for the Internet.

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Bob La Londe <none@none.com99> posted:

On 5/11/2026 2:49 PM, Snag wrote:

-a I sure hope Bob's buildup is accurate ... is 4 bucks a pound
delivered an OK price ? I just placed an order for 15 pounds of assorted diameter/length drops . Looked like an assortment of sizes likely to
come in handy in my little shop . I'm going to have to build some kind
of storage to keep the different types separated now that I'm stocking some known steels .

Have you ever had one of those moments when its like somebody finally
turned on the switch, and stuff just started working? I kinda had that happen with turning recently, and I am hoping I didn't over sell the
1144. The reason I say this is detailed in my post about Torque vs
Speed where I talked about walking some of the engineering race team
guys in the back and turning some 4140QT (way to slow according to their
lab tech) pretty fast and aggressively for me and getting good results. Maybe my turning steel switch finally got flipped on.

Nah, 1144 machines pretty decently. It machines so nicely I kinda have issues trusting its claimed 100KSI in the annealed state.

Correction, 100ksi in the cold drawn state.
--
Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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