I need/want to weight down my lathe, and have been thinking of "with what". I got an idea from someone else with the same lathe to put weight lifting weights in/on it. He suggested CL. I scoured all my local CL areas, and the cheapest I found was 40 cents a pound. I want/need 500-600 lbs, so that becomes cost prohibitive. The suggester found his at 20 cents per pound...a price I'd be willing to pay... Anyway, I got to thinking about what would stack well, and use my space wisely, and steel press plates came to mind since I have 4 of them. A while back, I remember seeing them on sale somewhere (don't remember where) and picked them up for really cheap...like I have no use for those but at that price I might FIND a use...like under $10 for 2 kind of cheap. I just looked online to get more and they are like $60 for two!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW I didn't pay that much...not even close.
So, my question is... Does anyone know of a source that sells plate steel or something easily stackable for a reasonable price? Thanks for your suggestions in advance.