51 Papy Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 I had a major failure on a folded axe. Material was recycled but tested as mild steel. 2" x 3/8". Used the fuller pictured. I didn't go quite half way on the fuller end area. I thought the heat of the materials was good. I have no idea why this happened. Coal fuel. You can laugh as much as you want as long as you tell me what I did wrong. This was the first try so I'm going to try again. That crack is all the way through and on both sides at the fuller. I also missed the weld next to the eye. It didn't take or I didn't get it set well enough to take the drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Looks to me like it got overheated. How did you test it to come up with mild? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbradshaw Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Did your stock bend at those points as you were putting the other fullers in? I have had them crack like that when I wasn't careful to keep my stock straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51 Papy Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Biggun it was deco railing (1960-70). It sparked tested like a piece of known mild steel that I had and it cut like butter. The overheat probably happened when I tried the re-weld after I drifted J It did need to be straightened after each fuller run. I'll make sure I take more care next time. A little less than halfway on the fuller is correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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