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Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? The closest testing facility near me is : Welder Training & Testing Institute 1144 N. Graham Street Allentown, PA 18109 p: 800-223-9884 email: wtti_store They sell coupons that are made from the right material, and have the numbers on them needed for testing, and documentation, if you need that. Easy enough to find the sizes, and angles, and make them yourself for practicing. Attachment 1741485 If you want to have the pieces tested, and documented , I believe they do that too. Attachment 1741486 I have to imagine they have a place within a hour of you that does something similar. Norfolk has a Navy, and Coast Guard base there. The last trailer I bought from Tractor supply was made in Virginia. The last time I stopped for gas in Virginia (on my way to VA hospital in Birmingham AL) : Attachment 1741487 My oldest daughter used to live in Woodstock for several years, not too far from Winchester. She lived in a cabin right on the seven bends just below the Woodstock tower. Really pretty views from the tower. Would love to vacation there, very quiet , looks like good fishing on the river. Bed frames are "Mystery Metal" , they can be any thing from folded cold rolled, to super high carbon steel. Hard to know by just looking. Save for small brackets, and non critical repairs only. good luck
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Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Classes start on August 10th. I will check into whether or not they would sell me some practice coupons.
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Did you try buying from the school ? Is this class just for home hobby use ? Check with the local Union Ironworkers and Pipefitters Apprenticeship schools. Maybe consider getting an application from them and they'll pay you while you learn. Are you looking only for flat stock or pipe too ? Ask the school if they would sell you material. ?
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by 52 Ford Apparently the new bed frames are actually decent. Guess since CoVid they've had a shortage of garbage steel, so they've had to start using REAL, ACTUAL mild steel. I still don't get how you can get steel as bad as what bed frames are made of. Like they have one of those giant steel shredders and they feed in anything ferrous, and dump the output straight into a crucible. Get it JUST hot enough to melt together (edit: but not mixed together) in an EAF or something, then pour it into whatever shape they start with to make angle iron. Sent from my Lincoln Buzzbox using Tapatalk I have used bed frames for miscellaneous projects over many decades, including racks and brackets, and haven't (ever?) found the steel to be "garbage", although it used to be high carbon so needed more care than mild steel would. Haven't worked with any recent frames though.
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by Welder Dave You lose all credibility if you're welding bed frames. Apparently the new bed frames are actually decent. Guess since CoVid they've had a shortage of garbage steel, so they've had to start using REAL, ACTUAL mild steel. I still don't get how you can get steel as bad as what bed frames are made of. Like they have one of those giant steel shredders and they feed in anything ferrous, and dump the output straight into a crucible. Get it JUST hot enough to melt together (edit: but not mixed together) in an EAF or something, then pour it into whatever shape they start with to make angle iron. Sent from my Lincoln Buzzbox using Tapatalk
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by Welder Dave You lose all credibility if you're welding bed frames. [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by xmmancharl use bedframes for my junk... easy to find... cuts okay... 1/8 use mig and tig these are cleaned for those processes arc... no cleaning needed Attachment 1741428 You lose all credibility if you're welding bed frames.
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? use bedframes for my junk... easy to find... cuts okay... 1/8 use mig and tig these are cleaned for those processes arc... no cleaning needed Attachment 1741428
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? General Steel used to have a scrap sale every few weeks on Fridays. I haven’t been in a while used to get good deals on smaller stuff
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Alro Steel in Roanoke
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Buy the code book new or used. Find the coupon sizes for the plate thickness and find a metal supplier to cut or shear to size, but make sure to ask for the test reports or cert of compliance. Then weld away. Compare pricing with these guys. http://www.weldtestcoupons.com/
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by 52 Ford We kinda just did. Refer to map. Oops. I uploaded a blurry map [emoji849] Sent from my Lincoln Buzzbox using Tapatalk Posting at the same time But now we know where he is and others have posted up local places to try
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Google "steel services" and your zip code to find a steel dealer. Explain what you're looking for and ask to buy drops.
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? i buy flat strap from the scrap pile of a local metal supplier then cut it my self with a metal chop saw. steel prices are rediculous even for scrap but theres nothing else you can do
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by Oscar I only have 2 of those 4ft long pieces. I can slice up coupons out of them is what I meant. . I appreciate your offer. I think I will try to find some fall offs from a local welding company. I made a couple of calls, and one place sells their srap for about 50 cents a pound. It is only about 4 miles from me, that does a lot of fabrication for the poultry industry, [farms, plants,etc] . Thanks again for the offer!
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by metalmelter2021 How much for 3 of those? I only have 2 of those 4ft long pieces. I can slice up coupons out of them is what I meant.
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by Oldiron2 I used to get scrap metal from a local welding business in town, one the owner [Frank] of my LWS had helped its owner [Bob] set up years ago. Bob had a laser cutter which left a 10-12/1000" kerf in 1/2" stainless...and he made everything from computer equipment chassis to roller coaster cars. Unfortunately, during an economic bust, he didn't get paid for lots of work his shop had done, and went out of business. This area has few such shops left. Your area may still have similar businesses; if so, talking to the owner of one may bring a similar association to the one I had. Guessing that you may be near Harrisonburg, a quick (and 'dirty') search found the following first result [ignore the suppliers; check out at the real welding shops listed, or ask for names of some in your area]: https://www.yellowpages.com/harrison.../welding-shops ------------------------------------------------- Attachment 1741335 good guess…I’m a couple minutes ouside the city limits of the ‘burg.
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by Oscar I can sell you sliced 1/2" plate. What size/how many did you need? The pieces that I have are about 6" wide, about 4ft long. How much for 3 of those?
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by metalmelter2021 I’ve got about 2/3rd a sheet of 3/16” plate, but was hoping to get some 3/8” or 1/2” plate. Last time I checked with my local steel supplier, [about 3 months ago] a 4x8 plate of 1/2” thick was over $700. I don’t have anything to lift that with anyway…the dealer would cut in half, but thats about it. I can sell you sliced 1/2" plate. What size/how many did you need? The pieces that I have are about 6" wide, about 4ft long.
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? I used to get scrap metal from a local welding business in town, one the owner [Frank] of my LWS had helped its owner [Bob] set up years ago. Bob had a laser cutter which left a 10-12/1000" kerf in 1/2" stainless...and he made everything from computer equipment chassis to roller coaster cars. Unfortunately, during an economic bust, he didn't get paid for lots of work his shop had done, and went out of business. This area has few such shops left. Your area may still have similar businesses; if so, talking to the owner of one may bring a similar association to the one I had. Guessing that you may be near Harrisonburg, a quick (and 'dirty') search found the following first result [ignore the suppliers; check out at the real welding shops listed, or ask for names of some in your area]: https://www.yellowpages.com/harrison.../welding-shops ------------------------------------------------- Attachment 1741335
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by 52 Ford How long of a drive are you from Richmond? Just for reference. There are probably some big metal suppliers in Northern VA and I know there are in Richmond. Probably one in Chesterfield, too, since there's an industrial supplier out there (either McMaster or MSC - I forgot) Sent from my Lincoln Buzzbox using Tapatalk About 140 miles.
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by metalmelter2021 Thanks for that link. I didn’t know that company was in our region…..probably about 75 miles from me. How long of a drive are you from Richmond? Just for reference. There are probably some big metal suppliers in Northern VA and I know there are in Richmond. Probably one in Chesterfield, too, since there's an industrial supplier out there (either McMaster or MSC - I forgot) Sent from my Lincoln Buzzbox using Tapatalk
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Try Superior Welding Link After taking a better look it seems there isn't any steel coupons...
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? I used https://weldmetalsonline.com/ last week, good prices but they were out of pretty much everything over 1/8". The shipping wasn't bad, wasn't fast but not bad. The big upside to buying coupons at a place like weldmetalsonline is that they come ready to weld, I'm pretty sure they are cold rolled steel so there is no mill scale to grind off.
Re: Welding Coupons to Purchase? Originally Posted by Louie1961 I bet this place could help you out. https://winchestermetals.com/products/flat-bar Thanks for that link. I didn’t know that company was in our region…..probably about 75 miles from me.
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