dutchesstoolequipment

Frank here at Dutchess Tool Co in Milton NY I have been re-forging bits (moil points and chisels for the past 30years it is our main part of business we do about 700-1300 per week we use a pneumatic ir-54 with correct dies heat, hammer, grind, quench and draw is the only way to do them they do not make the ir-54 anymore fortunately i have 14 machines only 2-left in usa that i know of my every day machine was built in 1912 a and has been working at least 5 days a week since then stopped making them in 1953 Ingersoll rand does not even know they made them i called them several times and nobody knew about them amazing anyone with questions about this subject can call me at xxx xxx xxxx I might be able to help you out this is a dying business soon to be forgotten about my last competitor on the east coast just shut down no more full time guys left in it what a shame