CurlyGeorge Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Well, I wasn't sure that my tire hammer would draw out the 1 1/2" square stock to make the hot cut. But it worked like a champ. Here's a few pics of the process. :) Started with 1 1/2" Square stock and drew out to fit the hardy hole. Then cut off to leave about 1 1/4" of the square stock, on top for the hot cut, and forged it down on my tire hammer. I have top and bottom dies that are flat on the left and half round on the right. The hardy shaft ended up too long, for what I like. So I ended up cutting off about an inch. The finished and hardened hot cut. Boy do I LOVE my tire hammer!!! :D Quote
Ridgewayforge Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Nice! I'll probably get around to making one of these once I get the gumption (and a pair of bigger tongs). That looks swell! Quote
Frosty Posted February 20, 2012 Posted February 20, 2012 Very nice hardy George. Very uniform and well porportioned. You done good old son. Frosty The Lucky. Quote
CurlyGeorge Posted February 21, 2012 Author Posted February 21, 2012 Thanks guys. It was fun to make. :) Quote
ThomasPowers Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 Since I teach and students tend not to pay attention to which hot cut fits which anvils I like to have the end of the hardy shaft tapered down to provide a point to hit from the underside to pop it out of a tight fit without riveting it in place. One way of doing it is to roll it in 90 deg chunks while cutting it with a hardy to leave a truncated pyramid as the base. Quote
TomN Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 What steel was the stock? I need to make myself one of these! Quote
CurlyGeorge Posted February 23, 2012 Author Posted February 23, 2012 Tom, it was mystery metal. I found out, after I "hardened"it, that it was mild steel. So I cut off about 5/8" from the top, cut a deep V and beveled a piece of leaf spring. Then forged welded it into the V and reshaped the end. After hardening it that time, it works like a champ. :) Quote
TomN Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Thanks. Good to know. I have some spring steel, but its in the form of a coils spring from a car. Probably not the best thing to try and make a hardy tool from. Quote
pkrankow Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Thanks. Good to know. I have some spring steel, but its in the form of a coils spring from a car. Probably not the best thing to try and make a hardy tool from. If it is big enough, go for it. Good material there. If it is 7/16 like the coil springs I have then making a hot chisel is probably easier. Phil Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.