Dunk_c Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Hi I have acquired 1.2m of 20mm H13 steel. I wanted to try making some wire handled punches. What other blacksmith tools could I make with it? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I would go with any tooling that has the potential to get real hot. You are right on with the punch idea. You could do slitters and chisels, maybe drifts. That's a start. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 What kind of tools do you *need*? Keeping some in reserve may be a handy thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmweld Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Get the Heat Treat app on your phone and/or look up the forging temperatures for H13 (or any tool steel for that matter) and stick to them. I had a H13 slitter that I had forged too cold fracture right down the middle first time I used it. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunk_c Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Thanks for the suggestions. I downloaded the app, interesting, although acurate temperature control will be beyond my capability. What I need are tools to use for forging a rounding hammer head (top and bottom fuller), hammer eye drift (I bought an h13 slitter), blunt chisels for texturing leaves. Only making tools for myself. Also having some hanging around is good. I have some salvaged car coil spring and leaf spring and Pandrol clips. Might try and scrounge some assorted sizes of 4140. Just hoarding really for when I get an urge or need to make something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 So far I have found it's better to just make tools as they are needed - figure out what is required for each new project and either modify what I already have or make from stock I have gathered up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorō Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Been advised h13 because it's air hardening that it's difficult to forge with. Ive got a hammer eye drift which is made from h13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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