jrwnova Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 i have 2 axle shaft out of an old axle of mine and i have some shafts out of a transmission and tranfercase. i was told this metal is great for knife making and other stuff but i dont have the room to keep it and if someone else can use its yours. i live in Orange county NY zipcode 10987 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 From my cache of steel info "industry standard for axles was 1045H below 1 3/8" stock and 1541H for axles above that size" So not an alloy I would call great for knives but a decent alloy for tooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Makes decent grub hoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Axles make good hammers. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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