NickOHH Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Looking for ideas of hardy tools or anything useful to forge from a 1 1/4 inch torsion bar just made a cut off hardy (works great) and a light radius swage. Was thinking about a fuller next but wanna know if there's any other ideas of useful stuff I can make out of it to build up my tool collection which is very limited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Budd Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 The most used hardy tools for me are a cutter, small double bick (T-stake for forming rings, sockets, etc) and an adjustable bending fork. It will depend on what sort of wok you do of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatfudd Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I've made 3 different sizes of heavy duty bending forks made out of similar material which I use a lot. You have to watch out for how you heat treat them, if you quench them too fast(in water) they fracture easily. I also have made several rivet headers also used quite a bit. Most of my fullers are made from mild steel and seem to hold up fairly well. I made one small cone by upsetting a piece of axle and then shaping it which is occasionally used too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashelle Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 What about leaving it as stock till you know what you need? If you make a fuller then realize you needed a cupping tool, but no longer have the stock.......... That or think about what you will be doing and the tools needed for that. If the next project would benefit from bending forks or a swage, make what you will use not necessarily what the rest of us have on our next projects list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 What about leaving it as stock till you know what you need? If you make a fuller then realize you needed a cupping tool, but no longer have the stock.......... That or think about what you will be doing and the tools needed for that. If the next project would benefit from bending forks or a swage, make what you will use not necessarily what the rest of us have on our next projects list. i have a good bit left and i can get my hand on a couple more of them, i have like 5 feet of over 1 inch spring steel not in a hurry to use it all up just wonderin if theres anything that may be useful i havent even thought of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Google hardy tools, and look at whats out there. Lots of insperation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 If you want to work ahead, cut off some pieces and forge down the correct size square to fit you anvil hardy hole. Leave the other end as is. You will be halfway to having a functional tool. Shape the rest when you figure out what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 If you can pick up a copy of Otto Schmirler's book the Smith's craft and tools Isbn 3 8030 5040 5. You will use up what you have and a lot more. You can also make top tools to go with the bottom tools. Keep at it before you know it you will have a whole shop of tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Made this bottom fuller from a cut off end of a drill (sucker) rod, can be used with anvil or vise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMike Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 @Irondragon Forge & Clay Is drill rod H13 or similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 The rod I have is 4130 (if I recall) they are marked on the flat of the connector end. Here is a good thread about sucker rods with a chart of the various steels used, H13 is not listed. All I know is it's good tough steel for tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Sucker rod is generally a medium carbon steel and extremely different than H-13 Drill rod is often O-1 and has nothing to do with sucker rod. Old rock drill was often a fairly high carbon straight steel---back in the days before they put carbide inserts in the ends to do the drilling. Oil field Drill stem pipe is different from both. (and usually comes in apx 30' lengths...) H-13 is a high alloy steel and generally few people are willing to pay to use it for items where simple alloys will work. It gets used for special tasks where the requirements make the cost effective. (Rods used in plastic molding dies for instance.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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