What would you make with this?

[Ranger353]

AR lowers would be my guess. You could use one of the many 80% kits and templates to mill out a nice homemade lower.

[mcantar18c]

^That was my suggestion too.
If I recycle all those aluminum cans into a lower, would it still piss off a hippy?

[HoneyBadger]

^That was my suggestion too.
If I recycle all those aluminum cans into a lower, would it still piss off a hippy?

It IS recycling...

[Great-Kazoo]

It IS recycling...

RECYCLE, REUSE, RELOAD

[Circuits]

Nothing wrong with having steel ingots laying around, anymore than any other ingot. Can always go all ancient japanese swordsmith with 'em, if you got something to start from. Or use them as puddle ingot forge stock for alloying or general machining. Steel's a bit funny in that it's just iron, with the right mix of impurities.

The riddle of steel is in the alloy and the temper... food can puddle ingots are a pretty low starting point, but they're still a starting point.

[Irving]

I forgot that steel is an alloy.

[sroz]

Ammunition for your SHTF slingshot.

[68Charger]

I don't think I'd do a lower- since without forging dies a cast lower could be porous, and aluminium cans are of indeterminate alloys.
0% forgings are available for $25-30, and 80% for less than $50.

But some other pieces you want to copy or create- lost foam casting of Al is not too hard, so if you can make it out of foam, you can cast it in Al (within reason)
This forge would also get hot enough to melt copper, bronze or brass. Hot enough to forge/form steel, but probably not to melt it- depending on the alloy.

you could always cast an anthill.. that really pisses off the hippies:

[ChunkyMonkey]

Just need ar lower cast

Edit: posted before reading the rest of the responses

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[Ranger353]

I don't think I'd do a lower- since without forging dies a cast lower could be porous, and aluminium cans are of indeterminate alloys.
0% forgings are available for $25-30, and 80% for less than $50.

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That is true, your would have to ensure that the molten aluminum is very clean before pouring, and then do a real thorough exam of the finished cast to look for blemishes, cracks, bubbles, etc... The finished cast would be close to or as strong as a resin or plastic lower.