March 6, 201016 yr I turned out a flint striker for some one today and it worked great! However after a few great spark showers, it stopped working about 50% of the time, even with new sharp flints. What's up?
March 6, 201016 yr I turned out a flint striker for some one today and it worked great! However after a few great spark showers, it stopped working about 50% of the time, even with new sharp flints. What's up? Possibly inconsistent hardness or surface finish?
March 7, 201016 yr Possibly inconsistent hardness or surface finish? I will make some more with the same metal and see.
March 8, 201016 yr ok ive been makeing strikers for over 25 years ... what steel are you useing? and what type of rock ?(picture would help) how are you hardening them? ive gone to a garage door spring steel for my simple strikers and harden in oil... i do not draw a temper . one of my tests is to drop them on concrete from chest height .. should ring with a "ping" if they go "clunk" then they have a crack and dont past .. also strike test .. only time ive had um not pass is when i accedently used mild steel (you could bend um AFTER hardening) . if you are useing a propane forge they can lose theyre hardness on the outer skin (maybee .020 thickness ) so with those you grind off the outer layer .. that might be what you need to do just grind it off a bit and try it again ... good luck!
March 8, 201016 yr I found the trouble. The day I was working them, everything was on the wet side. I tried again this morning and they all worked wonderfully :~)
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