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Janoy

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  1. Hey Slag, thank you for your great reply and have a great Christmas/New year too! The price is not that much the problem, I'd rather be satisfied with the end-result. If carbide is better I will get that type of a bit. So conical is the type I need? I also have a big compressor. Nearly the industrial type basically. I think I might get into wood sculpting at some point too. I already love chainsaw sculptures. I've got stupid expensive tool to sharpen my chains but in the end I have never found anything better and more precise than a file. Do you have per chance any experience with band files? I saw the air run ones are pretty affordable as well.
  2. So, I have acquired a one of a kind anvil. It's factory fresh and the hardy hole has not been dressed yet. I have tried filing it but I am not a 100% satisfied with the appearance of the chamfer (rounded off slightly in the corners). I saw that some suggested using a dremel to do this job. I am guessing a carbide bit would be the most suited for the job. Which dremel bit shape should I use. I have only seen round or conical dremel bits. Wondering how this can actually work properly. Btw I only wanna chamfer the square hole this way.
  3. How does cast iron drill different? More chips and bigger? Also cast iron absorbs vibrations i.e. less ringing.
  4. A lot depends on how the anvil is build. A forged steel one piece? Sure may be better than a cast steel one. An arc welded forged steel anvil vs a cast one piece tool steel? I prefer the cast tool steel. It also looks nicer. Then again the heat treating is going to determine a lot about the quality of the anvil as well.
  5. Hi there, I am planning on making an axe mandrel and an anvil horn. Available steel is either 4140 or 45Si7 which is some kind of spring steel. It's basically a medium carbon steel with 1,5-2% of Sillicium and 0,5-0,8% Mn. I've made some scrolling tongs from it and it's a fine steel for that purpose. It appears to be less tough than 1070 or 4140 when used in punches. If anyone knows a good supplier of 5160 in europe....
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