[Shop-talk] Metal for plow blades

[John Innis]

I had a cutting edge made from AR500 steel at the local steel shop.  It was
VERY expensive, but it has been in use for 8 years and still going.  The AR
designation is Abrasion Resistant.  Same stuff they make steel rifle
targets from.  The Steel itself was not too bad, but they charged me a
fortune to cut it and drill the holes for mounting.

On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 12:43 PM, <eric at megageek.com> wrote:

> Maybe someone here can point me to the type of metal I need for a plow
> blade.
>
> I've made them from normal rolled steel and they grind down pretty fast.
> Do I need cold rolled, or is there something else I should be using?
>
> I have a few one and odd plows that I can't just buy a replacement blade
> for, so I need to make them (unless there is a good source I can buy
> premade ones.)
>
> Thanks!
>
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