[TheForge] Power Hammer Dies... revisited

Fri Mar 14 10:48:00 2003

Seems it would be MORE versatile to have it off.?? (real.)
dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message -----
From: "RW" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Power Hammer Dies... revisited


> Dan, I would prefer the hardy hole to be part of the die for greater
> versatility (imagined or real).
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Tull" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 10:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Power Hammer Dies... revisited
>
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> >
> > dan tull
> > georgia
> > abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "RW" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 10:11 AM
> > Subject: [TheForge] Power Hammer Dies... revisited
> >
> >
> >
> > > The new dies will be welded to a mild steel plate which will be bolted
> to
> > > the anvil face.  My welder is AC only.  Do I need a DC welder to get a
> > > reliable weld?
> >
> > No. Several rods work.
> > .
> > >
> > > I can buy annealed H13 blanks from my local steel supplier for $110.
> > > Cutting the square hole is about $100.  Heat treat is $95.  Would
> welding
> > > the annealed H13 to the plate and then heat treating, normalize the
> > welding
> > > stresses?
> >
> > Could you weld the hardy on the anvil , and not the die?
> > Remember , H13 is air hardening... tough to normalize.
> >
> >
> > > Would anyone prefer 4140 or 4340 over H13?  Why?  How would you handle
> > these
> > > in the above scenario...professional heat treat?
> > >
> >
> > 4140 for the above reason.
> > I wouldn't heat treat hot worktools.
> >
> >
> > > Thanks in advance.  RW Swisher
> > >
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