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Old 08-11-2017, 12:24 PM
jimmontg jimmontg is offline
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Ed the rep at Cincinnati Tool Steel said 2,000 lb run for W2 and he did say NJSB had ordered from them in the past. I spoke to the Columbia SC branch. So if he wasn't mistaken one could get a group together to score a ton of W2 although I wouldn't want that much or even W2 at all. There are less picky and better steels like O1 with Vanadium in it. I am interested in CruForgeV and would be interested in hearing from someone who has forged it.
Here is a link to CTS if anyone is interested in forging real L6 or S5 which hardens much, much harder than S7. L6 has enough nickel in it to make Damascus with it too. CTS has heat treating instructions for them, although for 7/8 round rod, but it's a good baseline to start if you've never used the steels before. But L6 comes only in thick sizes so forging is pretty much the name of the game.

http://www.cintool.com/index.asp
Not all the branches carry everything in stock either.
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