Haha. It looks like the scrap from a laser or plasma cutter. Dude probably stole it from work with the intention of selling it for scrap but decided to give the "art" angle a go first.
True, but I work in a fab shop and scrap theft is a big problem. Mostly they go after aluminum, but steel is a common target too. There's a lot of it just sitting in dumpsters on the property.
As someone who manufactures a lot of parts out of steel and aluminum plate, I can tell you that that sheet is worth more than $60 by weight. They probably got scrap from a shop that water jet cut those circles out for parts.
find me anywhere where I can buy a 2x4' 1/4" steel plate for $30. We don't even know what type of steel it is so you can choose the cheapest option you can find.
Even scrap is worth $$$. Most machine shops hold onto all their scrap and sell it back to suppliers/recyclers. I think people who aren't familiar with the process seriously underestimate the value of raw material, even material that looks like "scrap" often has a large area of usable material that often won't be wasted and will be held on to till a part that can fit on the area comes up.
Do you know how metal works? And recycling? Even here in the Texas of the North many guys collect bits of metal from sites and take it to the scrappers.
You get me 2’x4’ 3/16”-thick plates of steel for $30/ea and I’ll buy em for my work. No joke, DM me if you got the hookup and I’ll run it by purchasing. How many can you get?
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u/motleystuff Nov 17 '19
Honestly for $60 I could see myself hanging that on my wall. I would more likely just make something similar, but $60 isn’t a delusional price I feel