[TheForge] Suggestions needed for scroungeable steel

Wed Nov 19 08:27:01 2003

Larry,

I may end up taking you up on that.  

The idea here, though, it to design a treadle hammer that requires no
welding to assemble.  I know that sounds ridiculous to those of you to
whom welding is simple and second nature, but to some it's a real
stumbling block.  Granted I am privileged to be friends with a number of
good welders, but not everybody is so blessed!

The irritating thing is I've GOT a piece of 2x2 stock over 6' long, but
I'm not going to use it for this because it IS WI!  

Bruce

>>> [email protected] 11/18/2003 8:12:32 PM >>>

Bruce,
  I probably have some mild steel in 1 3/4 or 2"(posts from old W/I 
fencing, calm down guys its not W/I). Let me know if you want some. I
could 
weld a plate of something harder to the end for you also if you want,
but I 
don't want Marshall to feel left out. Let me know
Larry

At 10:52 AM 11/18/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm designing another treadle hammer, a lightweight job.  I want the
ram
>to be 20#.  What would be ideal is square or roundstock of about 2
>sq.in. in cross-section (i.e., 2" square or 2.25" round) and about
18"
>long.
>
>Ideally, the material would be suitable for use as a hammer, with
>ordinary hardening & tempering.  Exotic materials not needed, but
mild
>steel wouldn't be appropriate unless faced with tool steel (a
>possibility I'd prefer to avoid).
>
>Since I prefer to design in scroungeable materials, I could use some
>suggestions as to sources of such steel.  The truck axles I've seen
are
>of smaller diameter than this (though I've seen tractors with axles
of
>3" dia.).  Track pins seem to be shorter than this - like 8" or so.
>Anyone have any other suggestions - preferably of materials you'd
have
>no particular trouble scrounging yourself?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Bruce
>NJ
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