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what type of steel do most people us for metal art ? cold rolled or P & O Steel prices in tampa fl is crazy
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I was born and raised in Tampa. Go Plant Panthers. :)
I started with hot rolled and used an acid bath. Quickly getting the acid off and handling the acid became mot even close to worth the effort/ time. I moved on to P&O and never looked back. Worth every penny. P&O was a little less expensive than cold rolled and did everything I needed. I used 14 ga almost exclusively for my artwork. The heft felt like quality and stayed in shape better than the 16 ga and 18 I played with.
I use past tense because I got out of the business last year.
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I use mostly HR but I end up painting most of my stuff. I do like having some CR around for quick and easy chemical finishes though.
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Bantems wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:40 pm what type of steel do most people us for metal art ? cold rolled or P & O Steel prices in tampa fl is crazy
What are the prices?
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