Dan Dubeau
Ultra Member
Finally got around to finishing these
I started off with some coil spring from the Wifes old equinox I scrapped last year.
Got them straightened out, then hot cut them in half.
From there it was simply forging the business ends to the shape I wanted.
Then I spun them around and forged a taper on the struck end.
Learned that 4 irons, was in fact to much to have in one fire.....But I got through it, just no time to snap pics of that part. Here they are after forging.
Then I heated them up, and normalized them on the forge before acclimatizing them on the welding bench for a couple weeks........
This morning I finished grinding them using a 4.5" angle grinder with 1/4" hard disc, m12 angle die grinder with 80grit roloc, and finished on a convolute wheel on the bench grinder. I really need a 2x72 belt grinder........
From L-R. A round punch, a ball punch, A hot chisel/fan chisel, A slot punch.
They're not perfect, I made a few mistakes along the way being it's my first time, but I think they'll live a long serviceable life for me. Still need to harden and temper them, will do that the next time I light the forge, or I might just torch harden the business ends.
Pretty fun being able to make your own tools. Only 8037 more tools to go.
I started off with some coil spring from the Wifes old equinox I scrapped last year.
Got them straightened out, then hot cut them in half.
From there it was simply forging the business ends to the shape I wanted.
Then I spun them around and forged a taper on the struck end.
Learned that 4 irons, was in fact to much to have in one fire.....But I got through it, just no time to snap pics of that part. Here they are after forging.
Then I heated them up, and normalized them on the forge before acclimatizing them on the welding bench for a couple weeks........
This morning I finished grinding them using a 4.5" angle grinder with 1/4" hard disc, m12 angle die grinder with 80grit roloc, and finished on a convolute wheel on the bench grinder. I really need a 2x72 belt grinder........
From L-R. A round punch, a ball punch, A hot chisel/fan chisel, A slot punch.
They're not perfect, I made a few mistakes along the way being it's my first time, but I think they'll live a long serviceable life for me. Still need to harden and temper them, will do that the next time I light the forge, or I might just torch harden the business ends.
Pretty fun being able to make your own tools. Only 8037 more tools to go.
