cowboyup

Doing it by hand really sucks.

No i just have 6 of them to do and i dont want to screw any of them up. Im just using hand tools and dont want to have to keep reheating them. ive never tempered anything in my life except for air tempering pritchels. The guy has 200 tips a week he want me to do and he said he could get me 2000 of them a week if i do a good job so if really just saying my prayers and hoping i do a good job. im just a ferrier but hopefully this will lead to me getting a power hammer and getting a business going.

what kind of power hammer do you have swedefiddle? Maybe i can get a power hammer in a month or so. Thanks for the input. It wont be a problem if i grind the tips after the first quench and then reheat to temper them will it?

what are you doing to temper them? I was asked to do 200 a week and have never done them before. Will be a nice job if i can get a good finished product. I will be doing them by hand in a gas forge. just not sure about quenching and tempering. can you give me the best steps to get started? the best i can come up with is heat to cherry red draw and forge let air cool and grind to a point. Then reheat to orange and quench in oil? is that good. what oil do you recommend to quench in.

The main reason i posted on this thread was i dont have a press and it seemed had some talk of doing it by hand. What is the 1050 heat treat process?

Ill let you knw when i meet with the guy tomorrow. have a contact number thomas ?

yes i would love to get a power hammer. Just gotta get the process right so i can get and keep the work. im very confused about the tempering process would appreciate a 5 minute call from anyone with good insight or on here will do also. Best i can tell get them cherry red forge quickly grind to point and quench by time its blue. then i have also read they need to be heated to light orange and oil quenched. any help is appreciated.

steve can you give me a call xxx xxx xxxx im down here in texas and a company wants me to do 200 of these bits a week. trying to get some specifics on the process as im only been out of ferrier school a year and dont wanna screw up this opportunity.