Bronze

[verbotenwhisky]

There is a piece of bearing bronze about 2" diameter and over 3 ft long sitting in a surplus store about 25 minutes drive from me. I've been passing on it for over a year. I know it's a good buy at $150. No way can I get it anywhere else for anything close to that price. I know I'll use it but that is a chunk of money to put on the shelf as stock.

I think it's time to bite the bullet.

I'm building my inventory of material because I believe their may be a time soon that material could be hard to get. Especially at anything resembling a really good deal. I look at it like a savings account.

Anyone share my ideas on stocking material?

Same here.

 

[Batmanacw]

I got it! Lol! Bigger than I remembered. 4 ft long and over 2.5" diameter.

 

[woodchucker]

I did offer less and he said no. That was a year ago.

that was a year ago, he lost money sitting on a shelf, I would offer again, maybe he'll rethink it, tell him it's been sitting here for xxx years.

 

[Batmanacw]

that was a year ago, he lost money sitting on a shelf, I would offer again, maybe he'll rethink it, tell him it's been sitting here for xxx years.

I tried that a year ago. He said he can scrap it for more than I offered. It was a very good deal at $150

 

[Suzuki4evr]

I did offer less and he said no. That was a year ago.

Well it is a year later and still no joy for him..... try again.

 

[Batmanacw]

 

[toprecyler]

Sounds like a great score. It will be great to have when needed.

Occasionally when you do use a piece, check the current pricing on it to remember how great a deal you got it at.

Maybe you will want to put todays date and cost you paid for it on it in a couple spots, so you will not forget it 5 years from now when you think about using it.


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[Batmanacw]

Well fellas....any idea of the alloy from the casting process?

 

[matthewsx]

Nice score. I have a bunch of bronze I got from a guy I bought other stuff from.

 

[pontiac428]

...would you be interested in defraying your purchase costs by selling a few inches linear? That is the right size for rebuilding the carriage feed worm drive on my lathe. I mean, you got extra and all...