Mercedes-Benz Transmission Gears, Springs, Anything?

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I have Mercedes E320 1984, and 190D 1984 I can take to pieces.... I'm just beginning to make knives so I think aged car would make good steel yes? I find out break rotor is not so much, so I'm asking another question. Does transmission have good steel in it? Does Springs make good steel? Anything?

P.S Thanks to all of you for very helpful information!!

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Wow twice in a few days. there was another guy on here asking about using parts from an old Mercedes for knives. You might want to find that thread, I think it's at the bottom of the page or maybe the next page. It might contain the Info you seek. But my advise is to ditch the car at the scrap yard and buy known steel in a usable thickness. Leaf springs can make ok knives but thy are way thicker then is needed for a knife. This requires forging to bring it down to a usable thickness. And being new to knife making I would say start simple with a small 1/8" thick bar of something like 1080 or even O1. If your tight on money then recycle the car and use that money.
 
JTknives said:
Wow twice in a few days. there was another guy on here asking about using parts from an old Mercedes for knives. You might want to find that thread, I think it's at the bottom of the page or maybe the next page. It might contain the Info you seek. But my advise is to ditch the car at the scrap yard and buy known steel in a usable thickness. Leaf springs can make ok knives but thy are way thicker then is needed for a knife. This requires forging to bring it down to a usable thickness. And being new to knife making I would say start simple with a small 1/8" thick bar of something like 1080 or even O1. If your tight on money then recycle the car and use that money.
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I see.... Yes am who posted the first post, I got nothing of use.
I just thought it would make knife unique for sentimental purposes.
 
As advised in the other thread, the leaf springs and coil springs are usable for knives.
 
You are better off trading any usable parts for some good steel if you can. Got a scrap steel place around that might have old large band saw blades or the really big circular saw blades. One mans junk is another means treasure. Heat treat and test any steel you get.
 
For the effort it would take to get any "possibly" useful parts out, then clean up, then re-shape, then forge, then heat treat, etc... all to MAYBE end up with a knife shaped object that at best may be just OK, and at worst may be a disaster, I think I'd just try to sell some parts on eBay or a local scrap yard, and then take around $20 of whatever I can get and buy some quality flat stock of a known carbon or tool steel. Chances are you'll spend more money on saw blades, abrasive wheels, drill bits, forge fuel, etc... than 10 feet of good flat stock would cost, that's ready to start working immediately.

Now, if the car has sentimental value, or your not worried about investments of time, money, sweat, and possible failure, than by all means, cut all of the springs out and have fun. You might also spark test any shafts or axles you pull out, though these could just as easily be a lower to medium carbon steel depending on where they come from.
 
The crankshafts and axles etc will be 4140 or 4340, maybe even a German equivalent for EN26A, all useless for knives.
 
i dont know anything about the benz. but check the piston rods. made a karambit from the rods out of my junky ass rt tt stealth.
 
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