blacksmith-450 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Nothing fancy but... will be good enough for my use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Olson Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Yup. Looks good. Easy to make. Are they mild steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksmith-450 Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 The plate is mild steel and the round stock mid carbon maybe 1040. It was an axle of ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksmith-450 Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 Yes i have put the edges on de sanding disk to prevent chip and mushroom effect J'ai légèrement brisé les arrêtes sur le disque à sabler. Si la tête se déforme et commence à faire un champignon je vais accentuer le biseau. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I believe Lars was talking about the edges that touch the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksmith-450 Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 Oh ! no, I didn't. But... maybe the weld draw it a little... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Also if you slightly dome the top - you will most always hit driving the force down the center of the flatter vs. an errant blow on the top edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotshoein4 (Mark) Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Did you anneal the axle part your hitting or are you going to leave it hardened? And do what Jeremy K says, dome the top. Also, do slightly radius the edges on the bottom so you won't leave as many marks in your steel. Great idea by the way. Thanks for sharing Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksmith-450 Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 C'est clair mais je vais aussi prendre la photo It is clear but I will also take the picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Around here sucker rod ends are good for those kinds of things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar.esq Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 How much do they weigh? I've found that heavy top tools require a lot of striking force to overcome their inertia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.baum Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Nice work! And if it does the job every thing is fine. I made my flatter the "blacksmiths way", that means forging down a large piece of steel at one end, putting it into the swage plate and smacking the xxxx out of it with a sledge hammer. Works fine too and took me less than 1,5h, punching the handle hole included. Mod Note:Your images have been reworked from over 4 megs to less than 100K in size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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