4 1/2" of leaf spring

Raymond Richard

Raymond Richard

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not just any old leaf spring. It was donated by a 1964 Mercury Comet. The chuck of steel in the photo is the same size that I started with. Its 2 1/2 X 1/4 X 4 1/2". First thing I did was weld a handle on it and then started forging the width into itself while working the sides till I had a piece that was 8 X 1 1/4 X 1/4". Most the forging was done with my newly revamped 6 pound straight peen hammer. The blade is 9 1/2" and 1 3/4" at the widest point. The only thing used to shape this blade were hand held hammers.
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sunfishman said:
and some are 1084.

Damn nice forging Ray!!!
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Don, I have yet to run into a leaf spring made from 1084 but hope to some day.

BTW I did get a blade forged out of your W-2. Several weeks ago I had some steel forged out with Ray Coon's little giant. Some of your W-2 and a couple huge bearings. I wish I would have marked which was but I was thinking I could tell the difference from the spark but I was wrong. Both steels sparked the same so I guessed which was which. I guessed wrong and ended up forging one out of 52100 thinking all the time it was your W-2. I even did the water quench with it that I was telling you about. The 52100 worked out fine in the water.
 
I think the top piece of steel looks better than the bottom one, although I was thinking of starting a collection of rectangular pieces of rusty steel.
 
Raymond Richard said:
Don, I have yet to run into a leaf spring made from 1084 but hope to some day.

BTW I did get a blade forged out of your W-2. Several weeks ago I had some steel forged out with Ray Coon's little giant. Some of your W-2 and a couple huge bearings. I wish I would have marked which was but I was thinking I could tell the difference from the spark but I was wrong. Both steels sparked the same so I guessed which was which. I guessed wrong and ended up forging one out of 52100 thinking all the time it was your W-2. I even did the water quench with it that I was telling you about. The 52100 worked out fine in the water.
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I got a hold of some Ford truck springs years ago that acted and etched more like 1084 than 5160 and was told later that Ford used a lot of 1084 for springs. Not good to get your steel mixed up Ray, glad the 52100 survived the water.
 
Looks good as usual Ray, Makes my arm hurt just thinking about it. I definitly know what you mean about getting steel mixed up. At one point i was using 5 or 6 types of steel and had forged a mess of knives. Then I forgot what they all were. What a pain, wound up giving the blanks away. That w-2 from Don is great. Made a few blades out of it and it can develope a great Hamon. Easy to work with also. Ya ready for Eugene Yet?? I am getting ahead start this year. But I will be working right up to the day before i leave.

Take it easy
Chuck
 
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