Sources of 12L14 bar stock

Yes, I buy a lot of metal from MSC, but they have what they have. I'm trying to broaden my horizons.

Joe Gwinn

North on I-93, east on 111:

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Now there is a good pointer. Thanks.

They are close enough to visit, cutting shipping costs. I was googling for distributors listing 12L14 (an odd enough yet common alloy, useful for eliminating search clutter) in the Boston area, but they didn't pop up because they only list the more expensive alloys on their website.

Joe Gwinn

The last time I bought 12L14 it was on eBay. Strictly by price. Can't remember the dealer. Bob

I have accounts with Yarde and North Star. Both stock 1018 and 12L14 and deliver throughout NE, even here on a peninsula in coastal Maine. Yarde's Drop Zone is very good if you don't want full bars, can find what you're looking for, and are spending more than $75. Their price on drops approximates the price of full bars.

Yarde has an office in Pelham NH, which I haven't visited yet.

Try also Discount Steel and Metals to Go.

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That's the office where I place orders. I don't know for sure, but my impression is it's primarily sales and distribution. The trucks that deliver in this area come from another warehouse in southern Maine that's strictly a distribution point. All the stock seems to come out of CT as it's ordered.

The ME warehouse is over an hour from me, so I never thought to ask whether it's possible to pick up there in person.

For the home machinist: I have more steel than I need in my home shop. I have a lot of 7/16round cf-4150alloy 5 to 6" long. Also 1/2"round cf-4130 x 8 3/4". Also 7/16"-11L17---and 5/8" 11L17 x 6ft. or possibly cut. Email if this size suits you. snipped-for-privacy@cableone.net