Nail pulls

John L said:
Don: that's the only way we have found to do the matchstrike stamp. It displaces so much steel that it distorts everything. PIA for sure. Piece of cake for you!
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Yeah, a standard pull is much easier, and much less distorting, but even though I feel I get great results with surface grinding really sharp and defined nail nicks, after much much much research, nothing has the potential to look as good, or as varied based on design, as a cut/stamped pull.

I'll take a photo of the one I made not too long ago and upload it here in a bit. I'm sure the old sheffield masters would laugh me out of the shop, but it works.
 
John L said:
Don: that's the only way we have found to do the matchstrike stamp. It displaces so much steel that it distorts everything. PIA for sure. Piece of cake for you!
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John, it's a good way to do it. Ive never done a match strike. But I heat treated some W2 blades for Tony that had pressed in match strike pulls and they were nice!

Many years ago I stamped nail nicks with decent results, worked better when the steel was red hot. PITA with cold annealed steel.
 
I normally cut might with a fly cutter that uses a profiled tool bit. I've also milled long pulls in with a small end mill.
 
Well you guys have given me another project idea... I'll try making up a stamp for a match striker notch and see how I do with the hydraulic shop press.
 
I'm about to close on a house and move in about a week, but once i get everything set up I'm going to build a press of some kind and make some stamps. I gave this old guy that runs a picker store nearby a fixed blade drop hunter in exchange for whatever metal he finds. I got about a dozen railroad spikes I'm going to try to make stamps with.
 
Randy3000 said:
I'm about to close on a house and move in about a week, but once i get everything set up I'm going to build a press of some kind and make some stamps. I gave this old guy that runs a picker store nearby a fixed blade drop hunter in exchange for whatever metal he finds. I got about a dozen railroad spikes I'm going to try to make stamps with.
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I dunno, for stamping/cutting annealed steel, I think you want something you can get pretty hard. W2 works, but I'll make my next out of H13 personally.
 
Randy3000 said:
I'm about to close on a house and move in about a week, but once i get everything set up I'm going to build a press of some kind and make some stamps. I gave this old guy that runs a picker store nearby a fixed blade drop hunter in exchange for whatever metal he finds. I got about a dozen railroad spikes I'm going to try to make stamps with.
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Rail road spike wont work. I used an old cold chisel and re profiled the end.
Then heat treated it, as it wasn't hard enough.
 
I keep hoping someone would include a picture so I wouldn't show how dumb I am. What is a nail pull?
 
wkfl said:
I have a Dremel in an old #210 Dremel drill press, and use a # 971 Dremel bit with the blade in a small vise.
https://www.dremel.com/en_US/products/-/show-product/accessories/971-aluminum-oxide-grinding-stone
Gives a nice,deep, flat on top with a rounded belly below.
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It's funny you mention that. I just bought an old Dremel 210 drill press(Dremel holder) yesterday for $5 with the intention to do the exact same thing. That and milling grooves and small fullers. I haven't used it yet, but it looks like it would work well. Iirc they even make mill stands/tables to use with Dremels. I wouldn't spend much on one, as dremels aren't powerful enough, but for small stuff it could work. Also a lot better than putting a side load on your drill press.
 
I use a dressed 6" surface grinder wheel with a little less than 45° angle on it. Chucked in a mill. Makes a perfect nail nick and there is little to no cleaning needed. And you can do it with the blade finished and hardened.
 
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