USA members: MSC (aka the tool steel place) – Free Shipping til 02/28/2014
- This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 9 years, 10 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
is having a Free Shipping deal using this code: BSRFREE
Here is the link where I found it:
http://www.retailmenot.com/view/mscdirect.com?c=5419528
It says it ends Feb. 28th. I used it to buy an 18″ bar of O1 steel and it worked. I think it’s restricted to small items (at least that’s what it said when I used it). I think you need to go through the checkout process to see if your item is shipped free.
Juan what exactly did you buy? Most of the steel I looked at was expensive. Maybe I was in the wrong place. Do you have a MSC part number?mmThanks
Chuck
I found McMaster-Carr to be cheaper even with shipping. I bought a piece of O1 Tool Steel 1/8″x1-1/2″x18″(L) for $23.00 including shipping.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#9516k49/=qf3ikq
[quote quote=26547]Juan what exactly did you buy? Most of the steel I looked at was expensive. Maybe I was in the wrong place. Do you have a MSC part number?mmThanks
Chuck
[/quote]I actually just bought a 1/2″ wide, 18″ long, 1/8″ thick bar to make some new plough plane irons:
http://www.mscdirect.com/product/06108054
It costs me 12.22 + tax.
They seem to have 3 types of O1. “Made in USA”, Made in USA” with an MSDS sheet, and Starrett. I noticed the dimensional tolerances were tighter with the non-MSDS stuff, so I can only conclude that having that paperwork raises the price a little?
Grerg: I should have shopped around. That piece you got from McMasterCarr seems like a good deal. Luckily, this time around MSC was the cheapest for my size, but I’ll keep them in mind next time.
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.