My ignorance bites me again. And the incompetence of some people. Assuming my steel ordered was correctly filled, I've been cutting and bending what I believed to be DOM. Something didn't seem right (in my limited metallurgical knowledge) when working with the tube so I did a little research and asked a few questions about DOM and, low and behold, my order was filled incorrectly. I ordered one stick of 1.75 x .120 HREW and 4 sticks of DOM and I received the opposite. Therefore, I have been bending HREW tube instead of DOM. Yesterday's work was a total waste (other than bending practice) and, if the past orders' timeliness are any indication, any potential cage progress in the next week waiting for the right materials to arrive.
First thing Monday morning, I get to make unpleasant phone calls. Grrr!
