forging-fool Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Here is the first of the new cross pein hammers I'm making. Made from A33 tool steel which is high in nickle, so will stay bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admanfrd Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Beautiful. I like a matte finish better myself, but they are excellent. what are the weights on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Hello Mr Budd great to see you on here. I think your work posted to Instagram is grand! I hope you share more work and progress photos with us. I have never learned about this steel grade, I will have to look it up. Sounds nice if it will stay bright longer. I do love filed bright iron M Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Good Morning, Bright and Shiney, looks good. is that "Atlantic 33" steel?? Everybody has their own preference for shapes of hammer edges. I've found that with slightly larger radius at the edges and a slight flat section in the center of the pien, you can make the hammer push or pull in whatever direction by changing the angle of the blow. The larger radius don't leave dimples in your work piece. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petere76 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Nice job on the finish, good presentation. Forge on and have fun out there. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 anyone got a SAE or ANSI version of the term/name A33 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I think he is talking about Atlantic 33? There was a Hammer's Blow article 10 or so years back, from memory I recall it had very forgiving heat treat requirements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 hard enough to work with the worlds various of standards, but when a non standard or self-created abrevation is used, I my brain hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forging-fool Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 Yes in the US it's Atlantic 33, over this side it's A33. Neil, I tend to use the horn for moving metal fast and the pein for being more directional. I like my hammers to have rounded edges and a bit of a curving face but not to much as I like to get a good finish at a black heat by hand. M, I will try and post more on here when time allows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Very nice work, FT. I'll certainly have to keep my eyes open for any A33 as I like a steel that stays bright and shiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McCarthy Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 A33, Atlantic 33, Flutagon, all the same thing. Not non-standard or self-created terms at all. been around since the 1940's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHSIDER Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Now there's a nice hammer head. It would be nice to see the finished article handle & all complete. Well done, nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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