Mark Ling Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Made these center punches out of coil spring a little bigger than 3/4" that I forged square. One of them obviously has a pineapple twist, and the other has a cube twist. I was a bit worried about how the cube twist would effect the structure and was worried it would weaken it. Of course it did weaken it, but I don't think it will be an issue as it is just a center punch. If you would like these center punches, you can get them at the silent auction taking place at the 7th annual combo/demo at steep hollow forge here in town! Littleblacksmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latticino Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Nice punches. Suggest you photo them with a recognizable object to give a clear sense of scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Very nice! Latticino, I don't know about you, but I recognized it as a rock right off the bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Thank you Latticino! You have a very good point! I will try and take pictures tomorrow, but for now, the smaller one is about 6 1/2" and the large one (pineapple twist) is about 7 1/2" long. 8 minutes ago, C-1ToolSteel said: but I recognized it as a rock right off the bat. Well now Chris, You're wrong! It is actually a piece of an old bring I picked up in a stream bed! well, that's what I think it is....Didn't see any other rock even similar to it, and there were lots of other old broken brick around. Littleblacksmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Ha! Bet you're right. Makes me feel pretty... Uh, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 25 minutes ago, littleblacksmith said: ! It is actually a piece of an old bring As seen at many a Texan "Bring and BBQ" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Nice work LittleBlacksmith. As always I am impressed.keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Nifty idea: different twists on each punch to make it easier to find the one you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 C-1 yes, unfortunately I do. Or maybe that's a good thing.... ianinsa- meant to say brick! haha. Daswulf- same to you man, you do awesome work. Stuff that I wish to be able to do some day. JHCC- I had never thought of it like that! No, YOU have a nifty idea! I didn't come up with it (though I will take royalties if you'd like)! Littleblacksmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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