Tom May Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I found a 2 1/2' length of steel by the side of the road. About 2" in diameter. Heavy enough that I think it's solid. It has three half inch holes drilled through it, perpendicular to the axis. One of which appears to have been the failure point as that's where it snapped off of something else. Also covered with grease, but I didn't discover that until I had it all over my hands. No major construction or anything nearby. Is it part of a driveshaft? Something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Picture? Out here in a rural area we can find Ag equipment pieces as "road kill". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom May Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 That's a thought. There is some agriculture nearby. There are actually four holes, the one at the bottom is where the piece snapped. The other end of the piece is a smooth right angle cut, but no visible saw marks or anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Cut a bit off the end, spark test, and test harden. Then use it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom May Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 Yeah, I don't know what I'm going to do with it. I couldn't pass up a chunk of metal that big though. Maybe tools or jigs to use with the vise, or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Lately I've made several bottom fullers for my anvils by taking a piece of axle and forging one end to fit in the hardy hole and then bending at a right angle so it sits over the center of the anvil's face in the sweet spot. Car/truck axle is generally around 50 points C and so makes good tools. (After being in the possibles pile for a decade it was nice to put them to use. I restocked next trip to the scrapyard though.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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