KST1-Derek Fultz Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Stopped by a garage sale this weekend when I saw a bunch of tools laid out on a tarp. Picked up these breaker bits (SDS bits?) thinking I could make some tooling out of them. Got 'em all for $20. But now, after I've taken a better look at them, I realize they are all brand new (except for the big breaker bit which has been used at least once). They are marked Kango -England. Are these things too good to cut up? Could I sell them to someone for their original purpose, and make some dough? Maybe an rental place? I don't mind repurposing tools for my uses, but would hate to destroy something of significant value/use without at least knowing more about them. -Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolcanoForge Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I would use them if you need the material for tools. You would probably be spending more money on new stock than what they would be worth used. Just glancing at ebay the breakers seem to be worth only a couple dollars each. The spades may be worth more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KST1-Derek Fultz Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Thanks for your thoughts Volcano. Sure would be a lot easier to simply cut em up and use them rather than trying to sell em off. I'll probably go this way unless I hear diferent from someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backwoods Blacksmith Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I agree with Volcano. You would be hard pressed to replace the material for what you paid. Plus the shanks are already formed and the right size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 "Marry them Both!" (Big Trouble in Little China) see if a local rental place would give you the money you spent and twice as many used/broken ones so you would be stocked up and reimbursed. My favorite hardy was made from the broken off end of a jackhammer bit, all I had to do was to forge the broken stem down to fit the hardy, been using it for about 20 years now and a *lot* of beginners and all I have to do is to hit the end with the angle grinder now and then to refresh it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Good steel. It depends on how hard you want to work to trade sell them I guess. That big breaker bit at the top can be used to make a wicked raising/ planishing hammer. Cut it off right to the left of that shoulder, slit and drift a hole for a handle and then radius the shoulder end for a planishing face and put whatever size/shape raising end you want and there you go. I made one about 10 years ago and used it as forged and normalized and it has held up amazingly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 A few guys on here have picked up bits for free from various rental places. I would look into trading these for ones that the rental shop can't rent. Get in good with them, and you could have a steady supply when you need more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstermetal Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Use them for material. Probably 1045-1050 which makes good thicker section tools. They dont have a ton of value for there intended purpose. The top one is a standard 1 1/4 shank breaker bit which is a $15 item new and the only common tool in the bunch... It looks like the ones below that are "Macho" shanks which will work in a spline drive demo hammer. That is a common shank for rental company's but the coski style replacement ends are obsolete. The clay spades with the Macho shank you might ask a rental outfit. They are pretty spendy new ($40-50 ea) and might be worth trying to peddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KST1-Derek Fultz Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Thanks everyone. I will run them by a local rental place later this week and see if there is any interest. I like Thomas' and Big Gun's idea about selling/trading for used up bits. Something about cutting up brand new tools just doesn't sit well with me, but I'm not going to spend a lot of time and effort on it either. Monster, thanks for the info. The clay spades are the ones I hate to cut up the most as they look like they would be hard to re-forge into useable form again. I'll let you know how it goes. -Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Talk to armour makers about hatchet stakes out of the clay spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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