Hello fellow @MetalMovers,
I apologise in advance for the long post, but it’s worth it!
@VintageSteel and I spent a considerable amount of time dividing and organising the stock that we have for the metal shop.
Virtually all the available stock is now organised in the 3 top rows of this cabinet
A few words of advice.
First and foremost keep safety in mind:
ALWAYS ASSUME IT’S SHARP.
Stock can be roughly cut and jagged sharp edges are the norm. Be careful when handling.
Despite my efforts to keep the cabinet clean, some chips and shards will be present. Handle with care.
METAL IS HEAVY
Some of the plates and bars we have are easily over 2kg, and dropping them on your feet is not fun. Again, be careful when handling, and keep in mind that some stock can very easily roll out of place. We strongly suggest the use of steel-toe cap shoes.
ORGANIZATION OF THE STOCK
As you can easily understand from the labels, we tried to organise the stock in a logical way, see the below picture.
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Steel round hollow
any steel tube/pipe
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown -
Steel “pucks and pins”
Steel pieces with odd shapes and or very short lengths, this section is FULL of little nuggets that can satisfy your needs, inspect carefully, almost every piece has holes or slots in them. There are a few solid nice pieces.
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown -
Steel not round
any non-round bar, tube or profile. Highlights of this section are a few very nice hexagonal bars.
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown -
Steel bar round
Steel solid bars ideal for turning. We have a fair few precision ground bars and chrome bars too. We also have a few very small diameters, ideal for custom pins.
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown -
Aluminium round
Any round bar or tube
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown -
Aluminium pucks
Same as the steel, pieces with odd shapes and or very short lengths, this section is FULL of little nuggets that can satisfy your needs, inspect carefully, almost every piece has holes or slots in them. There are a few solid nice pieces.
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown -
Brass round
Any brass bar or tube.
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown -
Brass pucks
pieces with odd shapes and or very short lengths. So far VERY limited choice.
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown -
Brass not round
very oddly shape pieces, mostly from valves, fittings and locks. Please be careful, a lot of prep will be needed before those pieces can be safely hold in a vice or a chuck.
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown -
Flat steel
Flat plates and sheets of steel
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown -
Flat stainless
Flat plates and sheets of stainless steel.
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown -
Flat non ferrous
Any flat pieces of brass, copper, bronze and so on.
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown -
Flat aluminium
Any flat piece of aluminium.
The grade of the metal and the coating is unknown
PLEASE NOTE
Do not trust the labels, it is your responsibility to satisfactorily identify what metal you are about to process.
I hope this will help a smoother operation of the workshop. Please try to keep the cabinet organised and try not to mix it all up.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know, as I am sure you are aware, a lot is changing in the metal shop lately, and a lot more members are starting to use the space, so any idea is welcome.
