thanks pete, that will be my first try. hey did you ever get that big grinder going? bob. >At 05:15 AM 5/2/02, you wrote: >>Bob; Both Bill Epps and of course, Rob Gunther say that superquenched A36 >>makes satisfactory hammer dies if one works hot...Pete >>would it work to weld a hard face on A36 to make air hammer dies? if so >>any rod recommendations. if not why? >> >>thanks. >> >>bob