KYBOY Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I have a buddy who wants me to make him a pritchel..He took a coughing fit when he saw the prices of good pritchels Im afraid that the 5160 I have wont stand up to the repeated use of punching hot shoes..Would you recommend something like S7? Give me some ideas...Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 H13 would be perfect but S7 is decent if you already have some. S1 is also good if you can get it - it has some tungsten content for hot hardness. However, H13 is generally available in most places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYBOY Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 yea, I guess H13 would be best for hot work, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I've been using H-13 for all of my hot work tooling. It's awesome. Takes abuse and doesn't care. Can also dish it out. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian robertson Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Since nails holes are pritcheled at a black heat H13 really isn't suitable; too expensive and not shock resistant. S7 is a hot working tool steel that is known for it's shock resistance. The quick wrap of the proper hammer blow SHEARS the slug. The pritchel should be in/out of the steel quick enough that heat should not be an issue. A properly shaped pritchel should function like a punch press. Lubrication is always helpful but not necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Turner Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 (edited) I am a fulltime farrier and S7 just sucks for pritchels I make all of mine including all my forepunches and creasers from H-13 it is the best steel for the job. If you use S7 he will have to rework his pritchels twice as much if not more. Just my 2 cents. And Brian S7 is not a hot working steel it is a shock resistant steel indicated by the "S" designation and H-13 is a hot working steel designated with the "H". Edited September 21, 2008 by Mike Turner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Mike, I couldn't agree more. S7 is good for cold working, H-13 simply is the best for hot-working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrous Beuler Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Following along on this thread, what is the average automotive tire iron made of? Would this serve as a readily available source of stock, easy to get and in most cases free to make prithcels from? After all we are not building the Eifel tower here, just looking for some simply made pritchels... Dan:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Turner Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Hi Dan if I need to make punch that will only see a little bit of use then I will grab a coil spring from a car. Tire irons I have no clue what they are made of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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