howardrw Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Does anyone have a good idea on how to make a bark tool for using with cold metal on a P5 fly press? I am working with 3/8 and 1/2 inch hot rolled stock, either round or square that I have rounded. I made a tool the conventional way by drilling a 1/2 inch hole between 2 blocks of 1" stock and then running a horizontal bead down the center of each. It works ok if I heat the stock but I was hoping for something I could work cold with. I experimented around with a few different things, but couldn't hit on a solution. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
781 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 dont think yhou will be able to do a decent bark on steel cold unless you have one of those imported expensive rolling machines for hot work I use a top/bottom die made by cutting lines in the dies with a cold chisel. I have also seen ones made by cutting with a thin abrasive grinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardrw Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 That sounds like a good idea. I'll give it a try. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 You could also consider making a roller mill, The McDonald Mill : Anvilfire Plans Review and putting different patterns, one each on replaceable rollers, if you have a lot of texturing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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