On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 08:21:32 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote:

Gunner Asch on Sat, 18 Jul 2015 22:37:35 -0700
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 21:45:05 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote:

Gunner Asch on Sat, 18 Jul 2015 18:09:02 -0700
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:32:00 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 11:10:44 -0700, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jul 2015 22:21:17 -0500, Martin Eastburn
wrote:
The old wire should be good scrap steel for someone.

Will make a great fence when strung between poles

Hey could sell it to a Yuppie "artist" for lots of money.

1/2" cable is pretty handy for many things

I've even seen it used as raw material for knife blades.
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pyotr filipivich
"With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone."

Works pretty good for knife blades..but you really need a good anvil
and a forge to heat it properly..along with a damned good hammer

"beat on is like a smith with 'issues'."
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pyotr filipivich
"With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone."

The large majority of quality wire rope is made of plain,
medium-carbon steel (1040 - 1050). It's a little soft for knife
blades.

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Ed Huntress