New small hammer

Sam Salvati

Sam Salvati

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Made up a small offset hammer tonight. about a pound, Oak handle Titanium wedge.

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Also made up an S7 slit and drift tool, and tried out a brand new punch lube, which is the best I have ever used and is commercially available for fairly cheap. It is good to 2400F according to the label, and I have verified that by painting it onto glowing hot steel. Punches slide in easier and pop right out like butter.
 
Sam Salvati said:
Also made up an S7 slit and drift tool, and tried out a brand new punch lube, which is the best I have ever used and is commercially available for fairly cheap. It is good to 2400F according to the label, and I have verified that by painting it onto glowing hot steel. Punches slide in easier and pop right out like butter.
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Dude, you're a tease.

What is it?
 
Sam looks like another excellent piece of work. I've been thinking about something this size to complement the 2.5 pounder I picked up from you at Ashokan (my favorite hammer btw). Also probably going to bite the bullet and go make one with Brian Brazeale in the next month or so. I'll post pics so you can hate me a little ;):D
 
Matt you suck!!! Still bummed I missed Brian at Ashokan last year!!! I am gonna score some 4140 in 1" square and make up a bunch more of these I think, easy enough I can do them by hand.

Paul, yes!!! :D
 
If you haven't had a problem cutting it, I have more. Although I was kinda hoping to see you forge something out of it. Any chance you have any finished tongs you might be willing to trade for some?
 
zaph1 said:
If you haven't had a problem cutting it, I have more. Although I was kinda hoping to see you forge something out of it. Any chance you have any finished tongs you might be willing to trade for some?
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Forging Titanium has to be in an argon purged box
 
Where does nitrogen embrittlement come from? And no, work it HOT as heck cause it doesn't do anything unless it's hot.
 
Oooh, sorry, I didn't mean to start a forging war. Titanium oxidizes very quickly, so forge welding is probably out of the question. However, I've got to agree that I've seen several forged titanium items. As well, I can't envision how a large enough amount of nitrogen would combine with the titanium underneath the top layer to change the alloy.
 
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