Ed Thomas Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Patrick Nowak asked me if I had pictures of the piece of tool steel I bought from him at SOFA last year, so I thought I'd just post them here. There is a description with each picture in the gallery.New Chunk O SteelChunk O Steel With AnvilChunk O Steel on Stand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Thomas Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 Yes, AM, it is a good find. Within reason, Patrick Nowak can get occasion useful end pieces that are handy around the shop. If it is worth his while to bring them from Illinois, he can show up at SOFA with them. Pat tells me that this is 4130, not 4140 as I wrote in the descriptions, which of course, is somewhat softer after heat-treating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmercier Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Still looks like a darned nice working surface. I've got a 75lb homemade anvil for my brother (so he doesnt marr the face on my peter wright) made out of a section of 6" diameter 4140. The fellow who I know who had it and who I got it from has a funny tale about almost burning down the workshop when hardening and heat treating the face of it. With a block that big, even if it's a little soft, there's plenty of material to just hit it with a belt sander and get the dings out every few years =P Now if only I could find a source of scrap steel near me so I'd have more stock to work with =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Thomas Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 Jmercier: Yes, the mass and flatness of the block are it's chief advantages. I have a 500 pound and a 260 pound anvil as my primary shop anvils, so the block doesn't get a lot of HARD use. It is great as a solid small table for straightening and fitting when adjusting is necessary, without a lot of beating. Much better than using the layout table for that sort of thing. As a horizontal surface, it has a bad habit of collecting things, though. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Now if Patrick would only bring some of the larger drops from where he works...His vehicle was *much* happier once that one was unloaded... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikek Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 where is patrick nowak located and how can i get a hold of him??? nice chunk of steel ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Patrick is a metallurgist for Scott Forge in Wisconson. He posted on a couple of other forums recently, I'd check over at forgemagic and anvilfire you might search on "Italy" as he's about to make a visit there and was asking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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