Ed, I usually leave stock like that "as is" until I need it. Too many times have I gone to my "pre-trimmed" stock only to find it's just a hair too small, or "those holes would have been machined away anyway".
That may 'splain why my inventory is such a scrap heap
That may 'splain why my inventory is such a scrap heap
Busy Bee 12-36 lathe, Busy Bee Mill drill, Busy Bee 4x6 bandsaw, Homemade 9x17 bandsaw, Ad infinitum.