December 8, 201213 yr Author That's a great idea! I really like those last two pieces with the cubes. Really nice.
December 9, 201213 yr 8620 is a steel spacificly made for deep case hardening. It is often used for gear blanks. Grant sarver made tongs out of it it's low carbon content and alloy content make very strong tough tongs. If you were to make a anvil or stake out of it you should look into case hardening the face.
December 9, 201213 yr Put one in your lathe and turn a long taper on it. Attach or mill a square peg into it to fit your hardy hole, and you'll have a dandy cone hardy.
December 9, 201213 yr Author 8620 is a steel spacificly made for deep case hardening. It is often used for gear blanks. Grant sarver made tongs out of it it's low carbon content and alloy content make very strong tough tongs. If you were to make a anvil or stake out of it you should look into case hardening the face. Good idea! Thanks!Put one in your lathe and turn a long taper on it. Attach or mill a square peg into it to fit your hardy hole, and you'll have a dandy cone hardy. Got a smaller piece scheduled to go on a lathe soon :)
December 9, 201213 yr Looks like the start of a small spring helve power hammer, or a treadle hammer to me. :) Larry
December 10, 201213 yr I use 7/8" disks for artowork bases, though I'm just using low carbon hot-rolled. Almost seems like a waste to use a quality material on something that just needs to be heavy. Welding those end to end would make an awesome anvil for a power hammer.
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