Had a buddy with a commercial made acorn swage, make me an acorn in H13 steel, and I'm going to is it to make my acorn swage. Very cool and could be used for many projects. Thanks for sharing!
That’s pretty cool! I’m a woodworker but I would like to do some metalworking to make some of the tools I can’t afford to buy. My Son is really leaning toward metalworking as a hobby as well, thanks for the videos!
Mr. Dan I noticed you stayed the material is from a forklift fork. Do you know what steel that is? I've got half a dozen 8ft long by 6.5 and 8.5 in wide by 2.5 and 3.5 in thick forks at the house to make things with. I've been told M 1 and M 7 and T 1. Just dont know how to find out what steel it is for heat treat purpose
My understanding in the US, is that they're predominantly made of manganal steel; in other words a high carbon high manganese steel similar to rail. Good and tough! AAR
+@@albertrasch4793 , thank you. I am planning to make a big anvil out of 1 at least. 1 fork is close to 1000 lbs - 455 kilos. Was wondering what the heat treatment would be lol
+@@albertrasch4793 , I've got a 1inch - 25?mm ball bearing made of 52100 I'm told. The 1 ft - .30 m drop test yields 10 to 11in rebound sitting flat on concrete. I know they are rust resistant to a well above avg degree...so I figured they must contain mag chromium and vanadium ...as they are used to do some severe things in the oilfield and barely will scratch or mar up
@@danielcrawford7315 Don't bother with heat treating. Think about it, locomotives weigh about about 300,000 to 400,000 POUNDS! and they ride on those skinny rails all day long. Forklift tines are made to lift, so they have to be super tough and resilient. I'm betting you would be hard pressed to ding a tine unless you were doing it on purpose! Cut off a square chunk, set it in a stump, and beat it to death and see how it fairs. Do be careful though and wear safety glasses just in case something lets loose. Oh, If you have a hard time cutting through it with a disc, you probably have manganese steel; that stuff is tough and work hardens the more it's abraded. Gravel pit conveyor rollers are made of it as are the linkages between trains.
you may want to think about a 2 or 3 stage stamp or just stamp with the flashing then a shearing die to trim flashing then back to the first die for finish. good work, be well and be safe
Love the eyes on the power hammer ;-)
Very cool Dan!
That looks like something out of that book we have.
Is that on page 156? if it is we have the same book....
@@CockatoobirdmanBill yep that's it. Lol
Ahh the blessings of the power hammer! Very nicely done sir!
Another great tool video. Glad the zombie eyes are gone and she has 20/20 vision again!!
Had a buddy with a commercial made acorn swage, make me an acorn in H13 steel, and I'm going to is it to make my acorn swage.
Very cool and could be used for many projects.
Thanks for sharing!
Clean forgings there! Looking really good!
That was way cooler than million layer damascus
Was it? Thanks dude your like me easily pleased lol
Awesome demo on how to make molded items.......... Couldn't help but notice the plethora of hammers needing work and a home.......wink
they look really good
Looks really good Dan.
Nice job sir
Cool! I need to make a Moabo swage using that technique!
That’s pretty cool! I’m a woodworker but I would like to do some metalworking to make some of the tools I can’t afford to buy. My Son is really leaning toward metalworking as a hobby as well, thanks for the videos!
Next video is me making a hacksaw so that should be right up your street. Thanks for the great comment.
Dan, what about some relief on the outer edges of the acorn mould, would that help reduce the amount or rather where the flash⚡ occurs? 👍🖖
Way cool. Nice nuts😁🤣🤣🤣
Mr. Dan I noticed you stayed the material is from a forklift fork. Do you know what steel that is?
I've got half a dozen 8ft long by 6.5 and 8.5 in wide by 2.5 and 3.5 in thick forks at the house to make things with.
I've been told M 1 and M 7 and T 1. Just dont know how to find out what steel it is for heat treat purpose
My understanding in the US, is that they're predominantly made of manganal steel; in other words a high carbon high manganese steel similar to rail. Good and tough! AAR
+@@albertrasch4793 , thank you. I am planning to make a big anvil out of 1 at least. 1 fork is close to 1000 lbs - 455 kilos.
Was wondering what the heat treatment would be lol
+@@albertrasch4793 , I've got a 1inch - 25?mm ball bearing made of 52100 I'm told. The 1 ft - .30 m drop test yields 10 to 11in rebound sitting flat on concrete.
I know they are rust resistant to a well above avg degree...so I figured they must contain mag chromium and vanadium ...as they are used to do some severe things in the oilfield and barely will scratch or mar up
@@danielcrawford7315 Don't bother with heat treating. Think about it, locomotives weigh about about 300,000 to 400,000 POUNDS! and they ride on those skinny rails all day long. Forklift tines are made to lift, so they have to be super tough and resilient. I'm betting you would be hard pressed to ding a tine unless you were doing it on purpose! Cut off a square chunk, set it in a stump, and beat it to death and see how it fairs. Do be careful though and wear safety glasses just in case something lets loose. Oh, If you have a hard time cutting through it with a disc, you probably have manganese steel; that stuff is tough and work hardens the more it's abraded. Gravel pit conveyor rollers are made of it as are the linkages between trains.
+@@albertrasch4793 , thank you sirSir.
Blessed days sirSir and blessed Christ mass season greetings and bountiful abundance to you, Crawford out
you may want to think about a 2 or 3 stage stamp or just stamp with the flashing then a shearing die to trim flashing then back to the first die for finish. good work, be well and be safe