norrin_radd Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 (edited) Hopefully I haven't already asked this, but I did search.I've got this piece of a steering mechanism to an old international tractor.That main shaft is about 1 3/4" in dia. Would this make good hammer material and if so anyone have an idea how much would I need to cut off for a 4lb rounding hammer? The other end is kind of tapered. I thought about making a drift or something out of it.thanks gurus ! Edited October 31, 2015 by norrin_radd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 According to the steel weight calculator at onlinemetals.com a 6" piece 1.75" diameter will be just over 4 lbs. As far as its usability, I can't answer that with certainty but you could always give it a go. Did you try a spark test to see if it's low or high carbon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsoldat Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Quick little bit of research will tell you how much a given dia weighs per inch/foot. If I remember right a cubic inch of steel weighs .28 of a pound. I'm pretty sure you can figure out the math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrin_radd Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Thanks guys, I call myself searching here, guess I didnt get my wording right sorry. Shoulda googled it too. , I got that site bookmarked now. I havent tried to spark test it yet but I will tomorrow.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Good Morning,If you are trying to make your first Hammer out of that Spindle, It is possible but you will have to upset it quite a bit.Kind of a Hard Lesson for a "cheap Hammer". The Steel will work, It is made for taking a pounding in the Tractor. Using "Found Steel" for something like a Hammer, is a bit of a waste of Time. What are the Heat Treatment Tables??"Can" is a question of Ability. Yes you "Can" make a Hammer out of the Spindle.Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrin_radd Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 Good Morning,If you are trying to make your first Hammer out of that Spindle, It is possible but you will have to upset it quite a bit.Kind of a Hard Lesson for a "cheap Hammer". The Steel will work, It is made for taking a pounding in the Tractor. Using "Found Steel" for something like a Hammer, is a bit of a waste of Time. What are the Heat Treatment Tables??"Can" is a question of Ability. Yes you "Can" make a Hammer out of the Spindle.NeilHey,I get what you're saying. Seems like I should try to make something worth while from this though. I'm not in a hurry so I guess I'll research it some more.Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Good Morning,If you are trying to make your first Hammer out of that Spindle, It is possible but you will have to upset it quite a bit.Kind of a Hard Lesson for a "cheap Hammer". The Steel will work, It is made for taking a pounding in the Tractor. Using "Found Steel" for something like a Hammer, is a bit of a waste of Time. What are the Heat Treatment Tables??"Can" is a question of Ability. Yes you "Can" make a Hammer out of the Spindle.Neilit would make a good dog head hammer just the way it is and is ideally sized for blade projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aditya B Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Don't worry about metal you have got this will make a very good hammer, this steel is made for cyclic loads and wouldn't gonna fail. For a 4 lb pound hammer all i am worry about is that you will end up with too long hammer, so try to forge it concave shape on hardy hole upside down after final drift placed inside eye, i think it will help to reduce length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrin_radd Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 it would make a good dog head hammer just the way it is and is ideally sized for blade projects.Awwww yeeeaahh.That's a great idea. Thanks!Don't worry about metal you have got this will make a very good hammer, this steel is made for cyclic loads and wouldn't gonna fail. For a 4 lb pound hammer all i am worry about is that you will end up with too long hammer, so try to forge it concave shape on hardy hole upside down after final drift placed inside eye, i think it will help to reduce length Ok thanks for that advice as well. There may be enough material to make a couple of things. Great comments, gave me a lot to consider.Thanks everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I've seen some dog heads that were a little bigger towards the face so I guess if you wanted you could try to upset it some but I wouldn't worry too much about it. I also wouldn't try for 4 lbs, maybe 2.5 lbs (4" is gonna be about 2.7 lbs) but it's obviously up to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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