ausfire Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Broke an axle in a race car. Here's a pic with the new one. Is the old shaft good for making tools or anything? A hammer perhaps? I only ever made one hammer and it was a bit ordinary. The shaft is 35 mm diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 The axle should be a very high quality steel. Perhaps contact the manufacturer to find out what type of material is used so that you will do the correct heat treating. Or just try something and experiment a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Yes good tooling and hammer steel indeed! Not usually high enough carbon for bladesmithing though IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Here in the home of many NASCAR shops, axles are a treat to get at iron-in-the-hat drawings. Typically a low alloy/high strength steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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