Re: Mexican users of 7x12 lathe
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When you are in some town that has a machine shop, or two, or more, consider just going in and asking if they have some small scraps they might give you.? Or maybe even say you can pay.? (If paying, know what metal is nominally worth before you pay anything.)
You can say something like this, "I do small hobby machining projects at home and am looking for small scrap metal pieces."? If they are still listening, you can then say, "...like aluminum, brass, bronze, steel, round, hex, square shapes, anything."
If they so no, you haven't lost anything. If they say yes, there is a good chance you might get some for free.? It is possible they may want some payment.? And if they don't, you still might give them a few bucks "for your petty cash fund or Christmas party fund or something."
If they can't or won't help, you can ask if they know of anybody else around that might be able to help.? Always try and get leads.
Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer
On Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 08:04:34 AM PST, davesmith1800 <davesmith1@...> wrote:
Even in American that can be hard to to find.
I would look at Amazon and Walmart.
Back in 1960's you could goto scrap yards but now machine shops buy 6" bar stock too.?
Dave?
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