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This doesn't surprise me! Some of the tool steel that we have come across from India and Pakistan is by far the worst I've ever seen, Huge amounts of silicon, hard spots, soft spots, inclusions and laminations, the stuff of nightmares before you even try to heat treat and work the steel! What worries me most though is the amount of products that are being brought over, 'washed' through EU companies and then passed off as made in Europe from high quality sources!

Hi Tim,

I currently manufacture gauge plate and ground flat stock in the UK. Gauge plate is a broad term for the product itself as it is manufactured by us in three different grades of steel, companies in Germany manufacture it in up to 25 different grades of tool, high speed and powder metallurgy steels and the US in 10 grades. The most common in the UK is O1 tool steel. All gauge plate and ground flat stock as it is more commonly known across the world is always supplied in its annealed condition. O1 is supplied at a maximum of 229hb. If you need any other information or tech specs please let me know

David

Some very sound advice! The instructions on the packaging we try to keep as simple as possible to ensure you get good results with minimal distortion and ease of use at home. It starts to get a bit more complicated when you start heat treating some the D2 and Niolox at home as more sensitive equipment is needed to get accurate results.

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for finding your way to our webshop! If there is anything you need but can't find on the web-shop feel free to get in touch as we do keep more dimensions in stock that are not sold through the web-shop. We are also in the next week adding a few more products in the stock range. One is D2 in 'oversize' ground flat stock and the second is a stainless grade called Niolox (Simular to 440C stainless). If you need any more info please feel free to ask a question or drop me an email at [email protected]

Thanks

David