[TheForge] h13 for chisels

[Grant Neil Sarver]

Steve Smith wrote:

> Unless you don't mind the expense (or have an excellent source of scrap!), I
> would call H13 a waste for power hammer dies. I have a hard time seeing hammer
> dies worked so steadily that they start showing oxide colors, at least on the
> size of material that fits in my equipment. There is enough mass of metal that
> they should stay pretty cool.

Well Steve, I hate to brag (oh, no I keep fogetting! I love to brag!) I used to
get the 4 X 7 inch dies in my 200 lb. Chambersburg BLUE by lunch time. Worked out
well at that. Just put hamburger between aluninum foil and lower the ram down on
it with a spacer block in the back, and viola! Chambersburgers!

You are quite right though, for flat dies 4340 is more than good enough.