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Thread: Some advice on Mild Steel types please

22/01/2014 21:09:57

Thanks for the super quick response everyone. That's one hole in my knowledge filled - about a million to go!

Gary - yes I've seen some of the postage charges so I will look at Chronos. I've been on their site looking at tooling but didn't realise they sell metal.

When I bought the lathe I knew that I would spend the same again on tooling and accessories (and have nearly done so already). It looks like I'll end up spending the same again on bits of metal.

Oh, and I'm now planning a garage extension so there goes another £10k at least.

22/01/2014 15:04:35

Hello all,

My first post so please be gentle with me!

I recently bought a second hand Warco WM180 to get me started - something I've wanted to do for quite a number of years. I'm having great fun but there is a lot to learn over the next few years.

Anyway, let me start with one of the many questions that I have.

Looking to stock up on some mild steel from an online seller I have found that they have 'Mild Steel' and 'Bright Mild Steel'. The latter is about 50% more expensive than the former. No type is given for either and in fact they list EN1A and EN8 separately. Can anyone advise what might be the difference between the two types?

Oh, one other thing - Does anyone know of any metal suppliers near Bracknell, Berkshire that are model engineer friendly?

Thanks,
Paul

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