Blacksmithing - Heat treating hammer dies
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- In this video I heat treat my power hammer dies that I modified a while back. This was pretty easy to do with my new electric kiln.
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This just might be my favorite video that you’ve ever made. I love how the format is slightly different but still the same. You’ve added interesting things, like music but just for a few seconds and also you just started talking to the camera more and also explaining the process of not just what your doing but why you are doing it. But not talking so much that it overtakes the video. Plus I’ve always wondered how they used those files to determine steel hardness. Thank you for all the hard work that you put into these videos. Great Job !!!!
Cool, thanks Tony!
Love the educational content! Usually loving the quiet videos, but I love the explanation throughout! Great job!
Odlično zvuči sa objašnjenjem!
Retko interesantan čovek.
Pozdrav iz Srbije!
I truly like that you keep your hammer dies performing their best. I've questioned why others don't care for their equipment. I've seen anvils, hammers, and punches that need attention.
Anyway, I always enjoy your videos and sharing your skills and knowledge. That includes seeing the beautiful property where you live. THANK YOU!
I enjoy watching the process. And the running dialogue is a treat.
Still cannot get over how massive the base for this hammer was. That was an awesome install video- great to watch it all take shape and improve!
Yes,my first video from TÅ,stayed ever after :0)
You are by far the best blacksmith on TH-cam
I'm pretty sure I'm not but thank you anyway!!
He speaks! Wonderful to finally hear you my man long time follower. (: Love watching you work, always nice to see someone that really knows their craft.
My pleasure!
The quench was indeed quite a nerve racking process to watch. Glad it turned out as you planned it. Top notch dies afterwards. Congrats!
Me watching Torbjörn remove the damaged dies: "he's pretty good with a hammer" . . .
Yeah, it only took me a few seconds to call myself dumb
:)
It's always nice to hear you talk... even better when you explain things. Top notch vid with added extras (mushroom hunting this time) as usual.
Nice video. I liked hearing you talking us through this process. I also like the "quiet" videos of you were you let the pictures speak for itself, but this was a nice change of the format!
Oh my, he speaks!! I find your videos so calming, maybe because there is just great craftmanship without much sound, just a natural workshop noise. Great mushrooms btw, I love them, tasty.
I personally liked when you explained what you were doing and when you were talking
Love your videos your attention to detail is great. You’re a wonderful blacksmith. Just wanted to give you a little tip on heat treating for one when your heat treating carbon steel fast Austination is key so make sure your oven is up to temperature before you put in your part. whenever you are tempering anything make sure your oven is up to temperature before hand or the elements will super heat the surface trying to catch the oven back up to temperature which could over temper your product.
I would have preferred something like 6150 (Chrome-Vanadium) spring steel. Just as easy to cut, work and heat-treat (oil) as 1045 but the vanadium would ensure they outlast the 1045 many times over. Have you considered videos showing the differences in heat treatment of various steels? They would get many new subscribers outside of the forging community.
Indeed 1045 is not ideal, but they will do fine for a while. I will consider new ones when the time is right. L6 or H13 is my choice.
@@torbjornahman H13 would be best, no doubt, although heat treatment is tougher for the typical shop. You have a very nice oven/kiln so you should be just fine. Give some thought to the heat treat videos, it might be a good ´hook´ to entice new viewers. Take care.
1045 is the traditional choice for hammers and other impact tools. While true that modern engineering alloys may outperform it in certain aspects (6051 contains chrome and vanadium to both improve corrosion properties and toughness), 1045 is a cheap and simple alternative (as it is simply plain carbon steel).
@@kkuhn question: would spring-tempered 1075 work for a special, e.g. “raising” hammer?
Oil quench in 120 F. Canola, draw to 400 F?
Am a blacksmith in Australia,used a power hammer repairs of chisel and moil points for jack hammers,used 1070/1080 for blocks.Scale certainly damages blocks if not kept clean.
Your skills as a teacher has always been great and I enjoyed hearing instructions even better, I am American and English is my language and hopefully others can get this very fine video for their language.
Great teaching Sir.
Thank you for the teaching Sir 😊
I know you call it "damage", myself, I'd call that "character" for the power hammer. Now, I'm not saying they didn't need to be heat treated. The way you take care of your equipment, those dies will last you a very long time. Love your videos, cheers :)
Vitor, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: I watch your videos from Brazil, your workplace is very clean and organized and the editing and preparation of the videos is very good. Congratulations for your work!!
Fantastic work, as always. Really glad you took the time to explain the process and why it's important! I hope you'll provide similar commentary in future works - seeing the work and hearing why it is done a certain way makes for a great learning experience!
I love watching you perform maintenance on any element of the power hammer. It is such a beautiful machine.
Thanks for sharing your journey with this with us. Looking forward to see how the dies hold up over time.
This is one of the best videos I have watched on Harding , very well explained and educational. :)
Thank you!
You are a plethora of knowledge...a true Renaissance man...
In the 70’s, during my apprenticeship in a traditional blacksmith shop, an old timer came by and it was announced he would work with me to make my first hammer.
Three of us forged it out, punched and drifter the hole, and then I learned about all the cans on the ceiling. Each one was a different size with different patterns of holes punched into the bottom.
The old timer took an old coffee can 3” across on the bottom with 4 holes in a circle pattern. We were using coke. Once hammer face was hardened in water, he had me clean the face up and then we heated the face to red/yellow. Really just the top inch. Then with the hammer face facing the ceiling, he scooped up water from slop tub with the can, and allowed a stream of water onto the face, mostly in the middle. The water stream heated and flowed over the edge of the hammer face.
This simple technique, cooled the face first. This allowed the hammer to be harder in the middle of the face and softer on the outside and left the rest of the hammer annealed. I used that thing for 40 years and it worked perfectly.
7:10 whoaaa I genuinely thougt it was going to fall. Very good grip you have on your hands.
You are NOT remarkable, you are beyond REMARKABLE. Very well done in all aspects. I wish you nothing but the best of health and prosperity in the future. Beautiful...
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That's nice to hear! Thanks
Never thought I'd hear metal meowing. Great video!
Nice explanation of the hardening/tempering process, I learned quite a lot.
perfect alignment as is everything you make!
I like this kind of video. Hearing you speak is calming. Also great luck with finding kantarels!
I think so too. The explanation is very informative and good to understand. And the voice is really very calming. 😊
There's a video of My Mechanics making power hammer dies for Black Beard Projects, it was awesome! Definitely worth watching.
I thought your hammer died... Respect to the hardest working hammer in the world.
I enjoy hearing you speak about your work.
A really great start with the new kiln! Looking forward to what you have for us next.👍🏼👍🏼😀
Great video!! You had a complex situation and persevered. Your knowledge is so priceless!
I always enjoy your videos, both the craftsmanship and the clam measured approach to the work. Thanks!
Sir, you are amazing to watch... Your narrative is excellent as well.
Thank you for sharing your talents with us!
I nearly fell off my chair when you spoke !
Some (most )TH-cam creators talk more than they create , some create more than they talk( i prefer these !) but some just add a little bit of commentary when needed and it lifts the video into a new level - that is what you did here
Torbjörn ! That heat treat oven looks like a fantastic piece of equipment !
Fantastic video - thank you!
I might try some 1045 for the cam lobes on my model engines , at the moment I'm using 4140 and some case hardening compound (cherry red ) but if I can get a decent thickness hard skin around 50 RC with a soft core I will be happy .
:) Thank you Ian! Why case harden 4140? It get's plenty hard as it is, no?
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It is just for wear - the cam lobe and lifter are case hardened leaving the core soft so it doesn’t snap , I could through harden it as well but the quench can distort the part and the cherry red compound can be left to cool slowly - On the very small engines I make the camshaft is only 6-8 mm diameter .
It also depends on how much running it will do , if it will only be run occasionally I don’t bother with hardening and I use 4140 as I have lots of it laying around 😀
@@ianbertenshaw4350 So you don't quench after applying the cherry red? I'm quite skeptical that you gain any extra hardness from that. Have you tried to use mild steel and case harden (with quenching)? As only the surface will harden I don't think it will deform much.
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You can quench with cherry red compound but don’t have to - the link above is to a video explaining the procedure . To get the hardness I have to do it a couple of times and this also makes the hard skin a little thicker .I don’t really like using it as it gives off some fumes when it comes into contact with the hot steel . I need to get a move on and build my camshaft grinder , that way I can heat and quench then finish grind so any distortion will be removed and I can change the design so the core of the shaft is a little thicker. Might have been my quenching technique that caused the distortion - I think for something like this it needs to go into the water with the shaft perpendicular to the surface of the water .
Anyhow it is something for me to play with 😀
Strange if it works! It's there only to dissolve more carbon into the surface, but without a quench no martensite will form. However the added carbon might make the surface a little harder by itself without actual hardening. If it works, it works! :) Deformation is always an issue I think, something you can't work around just make it as less prominent as possible.
I really enjoy these voiced videos. They are very calm and relaxing. You have an amazing forest there!
Thanks! Yes we have a lot of trees here :)
even though i have never made anything via metal..i have become fascinated by your videos..the family activities and wide variety of a family unit that does things right is most appealing..peace and health in these difficult times..
I wanted to thank you for sharing the beautiful scenery around your home. You are an incredible ambasador for your country with those scenes.
Thank you Robert!
As always a great video! Thank you so much for adding real quality to the TH-cam world. The mix of shop time with additional content is fantastic. Thank you again.
Thank you so much!!
Nice work on the heat treat! Cool play buttons also. Thanks for the video.
Congratulations on finding those chanterelles! They look super tasty. We just found 500g a couple weeks ago.
Yes, it's been raining quite much for a couple of weeks and that really helps them to pop up!
@@torbjornahman I also used to pulling them out of the ground with the root instead cutting them with a knife at the root, leaving the root in the ground, and then few years later my forest stop producing them! Use a well-forged blade
@@Armando7654 that is not true. Mushrooms are just the fruiting bodies of the mushroom - "flowers" of the mushroom if you will. Usually over 90% of mushroom is underneeth the ground in a network of mycelium.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycelium
But it doesn't hurt to leave the mycelium intact but pulling them won't hurt next years harvest.
The maintenance of machines and tools, is a very important part of the workshop and little visualized. Good joob.
Greetings and good day.
Love the narration in your English is great! I wondered about the oil/water quenching, now I know! Thanks
блин я восхищаюсь этим дядькой. его мастерством, образом мышления и его бытом.
Он крут-он сам херачит кнопки ютюба)
Да, уникальный контент)
Very motivational
You are truly a master at what you do. I truly love watching your videos....
Thank you for imparting us with the knowledge you share with us
Now it all makes sense!
And then there are the beautiful shots of your woods….
Great content. Thanks for the commentary, very educational
Excellent work, impressive Heat treatment kiln.
Thanks for sharing.
Outstanding. Your videos are so soothing. Thank you
Thank you thunder bear! Hope to see you again soon!
Nice video Torbjorn- keep up the good work
In this clip the general public will not understand what you are explaining unless the viewer is a blacksmith. You are very educated in your profession.
I feel your dismissiveness towards the hoi polloi, but c'mon ... not everyone out here is either a dullard or a blacksmith. I myself am neither, and i suspect most onlookers would zero or one (out of 2) as well.
I had zero trouble following along. Then again, pretty i'm far from normal.
Awesome video , great flush of smooth chanterelles you found as well.keep the great content coming my friend
The narration really adds to the video. Thank you!
Thanks, it would have been hard to do this video without it I think....
Awesome and educational video 👌🍻
Very nice work as usual. Thanks for the training.
A voice over video from you! Extra pleasure! Perfect job! I'm sure these dies will last for ever!Keep it up and enjoy a well deserved dinner with mushrooms!
Great video as always. You have a very good to understand voice. You have a great ability to explain what you are doing with or without your voice. Thank you very much for sharing...
I appreciate the explanations as you work. It helps quite a bit! Thanks.
Its great to hear you explane stuff , other than just video and no voice ,, thank you gives us more indept ways thinhs go , thank you gteat video bud 😉👍
Well that was awesome thank you so much for that great information.That was one of the reasons I subscribed to your channel as I’m getting into working with steel.And I’m getting heaps of knowledge from you.So thank you for creating such a great channel
Awesome Video Mr. T!
Great vid about quenching and tempering.
I'm just a beginner. Thanks for sharing.
Very interesting and informative video to learn more about heat treating, tack!
really cool! well done with explanation and using hardening files.. never seen such a great example.. ty!
You have very good knowledge about heat treatment , I had learned something
You ROCK , my friend! Great variety of content, awesome products and the knowledge and skill sets to back it all up! Well done sir 👏
Much appreciated, thanks!!
Great video! I look forward to seeing the notification that you have posted a new one. About tempering after heat threating: When I was getting started, I heat treated a meat cleaver but ran out of daylight before I tempered it. I didn't know about tempering in my kitchen oven. The cleaver was sitting on my kitchen table and I was talking to my wife when we heard a loud "ping!" I looked at the cleaver and, sure enough, it had about a two-inch crack from the edge into the body of the blade. Lesson learned.
Ouch, yes that's not a fun sound.... Thanks Eric.
Awesome stuff Torbjörn! Sooo much more to know about metal working than just heat and hammering!
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Yes, much more I'm afraid! :)
this video was instructive and entertaining . thank you
A pleasure as usual , interesting and thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge !!!
Enjoyed you talking through the steps.
Great video. Love the explanation
Excellent work👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing
Good stuff as usual! I like your narration and explanations.
I have only just found you. Wonderful content. Thank you and please dont stop.
Great, thanks!
Good work. We shared this video in our homemade tools forum this week :)
I worked in a tool and die shop a number of years ago and one of my first jobs was heat treating the dies after they had been machined. Your comment about tempering was absolutely right. I made that mistake only once. The guy that made the die made me sit and watch for two days while he remade the die. It wasn't boring at all, I learned a lot but the stool he made me sit on was torture.
Ouch, a good lesson I guess! Thanks
It is one of the best videos you uploaded, thanks for the lesson
Wow, thanks!
I enjoy watching your content and how you strive for perfection. You make it look easy but it's not, it's skill💯👌
Thank you and God bless
Thanks!
Excellent video with just the right amount of talking to the camera. Explaining what you're doing and why. Very educational! Nice work as always! 🍻🤘💜
Great video once again! Thanks for the good content through the years :) Keep it up!
Very good explanation, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I have been watching your videos off and on for the last 2 years maybe. This is the first time I have heard you speak. Was a little surprised it was in English. :) love your work reminds of Metal Shop class in high school.
Love to watch your videos!
I've been watching you for a good while and love your forging videos (and wish I had the equipment to try that myself), and I must say that your explanation makes the already very good videos better. Great work! I'm a fan and student of you.
Thanks 👍
I learn a lot from your channel. Thank you!
Good advice on heat treatment.
Great video, always come away from your videos having learned a thing or two so thank you bud. Looking forward to the next one :)
Love it, very educational. Sweden looks beautiful too in the region that you live.
Great video, very informative, thank you!!
THANK you for sharing, this was very interesting and informative.
Love and respect all what you done for us ., your channel one of my favorite and almost all video I watched. You video more of entertaining educational. Thanks a lot
I appreciate that, thanks!!
You're living the dream! 👍
I am new to this channel, binge watching it for the past couple of weeks and it's a little bit strange to see that you are a human being, who can be nervous about his work potentially going sideways, and not the embodiment of Hephaestus xD
:)