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I recently acquired a bunch of stock, mostly round, steel, aluminum and what I think is aluminum-bronze. Quite possibly this is more than I'll ever need so I may offer some pieces for sale but I haven't decided yet and probably should do a few projects with it to know it's properties.
Now I have to figure out how to store it and my dad's workbench just happens to have three cubbies on one side which are about 6" x 7" x 20" deep. I was thinking if I broke the long pieces down to 24" max I could easily store all this material in a convenient and organized format. Which leads to my question....
How many of you do projects which start longer than 24" and when you do would you ever start with unknown material vs. just buying what you need from a metals supplier? The few things I've done with longer stock I just ordered it from McMaster-Carr and had it at my door two days later for what I thought was a very reasonable price. The largest USPS Flat Rate Box is just shy of 24" x 12" so I'm unlikely to be shipping anything much longer than 26" anyway and probably most of us routinely start with pieces that are 12" or less.
I would probably keep a few of the longer pieces just in case but I'm thinking the bulk of it would be more useful in smaller sizes anyway.
Thoughts?
John
Now I have to figure out how to store it and my dad's workbench just happens to have three cubbies on one side which are about 6" x 7" x 20" deep. I was thinking if I broke the long pieces down to 24" max I could easily store all this material in a convenient and organized format. Which leads to my question....
How many of you do projects which start longer than 24" and when you do would you ever start with unknown material vs. just buying what you need from a metals supplier? The few things I've done with longer stock I just ordered it from McMaster-Carr and had it at my door two days later for what I thought was a very reasonable price. The largest USPS Flat Rate Box is just shy of 24" x 12" so I'm unlikely to be shipping anything much longer than 26" anyway and probably most of us routinely start with pieces that are 12" or less.
I would probably keep a few of the longer pieces just in case but I'm thinking the bulk of it would be more useful in smaller sizes anyway.
Thoughts?
John
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