Slitters, Punches, Drifts, etc

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1. Slitter Geometry 1 2 3 4 9

   By archiphile, March 23, 2009
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   • anvil
   • June 7, 2020

3. Has anyone tried making a drift pin out of stone? 1 2

   By CrazyOatmeal, May 29, 2021
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   • George N. M.
   • August 19, 2025

4. Protanium Steel

   By Gayle08, August 14, 2025
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   • Rojo Pedro
   • August 18, 2025

5. Power hammer, hammer eye punch die?

   By mnidoone, March 23, 2024
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   • MeltedSocks
   • May 26, 2025

6. Punch and Chisel Storage

   By Brandr Forge, November 27, 2017   

   • punch
   • punches
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   • Nobody Special
   • July 28, 2024

7. An Adjustable Punch Holder

   By JHCC, May 7, 2024
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   • JHCC
   • May 10, 2024

8. Rivet header an bucking block

   By TWISTEDWILLOW, October 9, 2022
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   • TWISTEDWILLOW
   • October 15, 2022

9. Ball end punches

   By TWISTEDWILLOW, August 14, 2022
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   • Irondragon Forge ClayWorks
   • September 14, 2022

10. Can old hammers and Milling tools be repurposed as hardy tools?

    By Kelly R, July 10, 2022
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    • Scott NC
    • July 12, 2022

11. Peddinghaus Slitting Chisel Failed on drifting 1" 4140

    By Chrislmathie, May 17, 2017   

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    • broken
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    • pnut
    • June 11, 2021

12. Eye Punch

    By Donal Harris, April 24, 2021
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    • Glenn
    • April 24, 2021

13. Organization of slitters, punches, drifts, etc

    By Dewnmoutain, January 7, 2021
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    • JHCC
    • April 21, 2021

14. Video: can you use rebar for an axe drift?

    By TechnicusJoe, May 29, 2020
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    • elmoleaf
    • December 19, 2020

15. Hammer eye punch n drift set

    By M.G., October 28, 2020
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    • M.G.
    • November 1, 2020

16. Punch sets

    By Albert Botha, October 21, 2020
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    • anvil
    • October 23, 2020

17. Keep bending my slitter

    By Dewnmoutain, September 17, 2020
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    • ThomasPowers
    • September 17, 2020

18. A collection of questions I have about punches

    By Nathan Kraft, August 29, 2020
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    • JHCC
    • August 31, 2020

19. First punches

    By wirerabbit, August 19, 2020   

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    • Chris Williams
    • August 20, 2020

20. 1st attempt at making punches...and i had a thought pop up

    By Dewnmoutain, July 27, 2020
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    • anvil
    • July 28, 2020

21. Axe eye drift

    By Momatt, June 25, 2020
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    • Momatt
    • June 25, 2020

22. Eye punches and old Brian Brazeal punch photos

    By Donal Harris, June 2, 2020   

    • in search of one
    • hasnt a clue
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    • anvil
    • June 9, 2020

23. Getting tooled up to make a hammer. First eye punch.

    By Awrksmokey, March 29, 2020
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    • Awrksmokey
    • March 29, 2020

24. Large conical drills to use as drifts ?

    By BartW, March 3, 2020
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    • John McPherson
    • March 7, 2020

25. Bull Pin Hammer Drift?

    By Greebe, February 10, 2020
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    • ThomasPowers
    • February 12, 2020

26. Old huge allen keys

    By ValentineForge, February 4, 2020
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    • ThomasPowers
    • February 4, 2020