"Blueskies" wrote in message news:VwLDh.1061
I don't have a bunch of thin scrap to work on, but I do have some old 1/8"
iron that I am playing with, and then going
back to the 4130 scraps and blowing holes through it. I see Spruce has a
grab bag of shorts that I will probably buy,
and I need about 1' of 3" wide 0.065" 4130, so I am planning to buy some
strips from them also.

Side note, any hints on cutting the strip?


You might be able to cut .065" on a wood cutting band saw, on high speed,
the faster the better. Use an old fine tooth blade. Leaves a nasty burr, but
cuts very fast.

I used to cut sheet steel this way quite often. But I don't remember how
thick. It might be limited to 030 or 040, but I think I have done some 065
with good results.

Kind of like cutting barn metal with a skill saw, and the blade mounted
backwards.