EricS Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I ran across a post titled spring tools and figured I'd give it a go. I really enjoyed making these punches as they showed the progress I've made in the past few months. I still want to make a few more. So let me know what you think.Bob punch,Eye punch,Square punch,Round punch,Hot cut chisel,Small fuller,I still need to heat treat the business end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironsmith Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Looks great , no need to heat treat unless your working cold metal :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Good job! You can never have too many punches, chisels, drifts, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob S Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Looks great , no need to heat treat unless your working cold metal :) but it can't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Those look great, no hammer marks! These would be a good exercise in heat treat. (If you need the exercise, even though heat treat is not necessary for hot work...) low material cost low time investment simple cross sections The first two mean a failure is not costly. The third means that an aggressive quench is not likely to crack the tool. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricS Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Thanks for the compliments. I've been working on the no hammer marks thing. I will heat treat as I need practice on heat treating and I probably will be using some of the punches on cold for lay out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Would you record your heat treating process with this site as I have some spring material I plan on using also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Fun to make ain't they? My little canfull keeps growing and growing as needed..... B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOblacksmith0530 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Can full? Must be a garbage can! I couldn't possibly keep them in a can, over a little over 15 years I have probably accumulated a couple of hundred punches, chisels and drifts and about 3/4 are made either by modifying an original or made from scratch from spring or sucker rod etc. Make a shadow box you can mount on the wall with different depth holes and you can put the punches in business end out so you can see what you are grabbing. Seriously you can never have too many punches etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Thanks for the compliments. I've been working on the no hammer marks thing. I will heat treat as I need practice on heat treating and I probably will be using some of the punches on cold for lay out. Why not make a set specifically for cold working, they need heat treating to be fully effective, and cutting angles are usually different on cold working tools to the angles/section of hot working tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricS Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Why not make a set specifically for cold working, they need heat treating to be fully effective, and cutting angles are usually different on cold working tools to the angles/section of hot working tools Alright John you talked me into it! You can never have enough and I ejoyed making them plus its good practice and as bonus I end up with more tools. Win win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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