[TheForge] Suggestions needed for scroungeable steel

Thu Nov 20 16:07:02 2003

You might try lightening up. It's not like you're Thomas Edison or 
something.

Bob
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On Thursday, November 20, 2003, at 01:06 PM, Bruce Freeman wrote:

> Of course it's exactly because of feedback like this that I don't share
> design ideas before publishing the plans anymore.
>
> Bruce
> NJ
>
>>>> [email protected] 11/19/2003 11:32:16 PM >>>
>
> Ohhh boy!! - the boys back at the shop got a kick out of this one!
> First we
> had the Grasshopper and now - what, NO welding required?? All
> fasteners
> available at Walmart :o)) Hey - I said just sit back fellas give him
> some
> thinking room - -  he's just warming up!! Mean while - we unplugged
> the
> welders and got the horizontal mill, jig bore and EDM warmed up.
> Where's
> them plans?
>
>
> Phil
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Freeman" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:52 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] Suggestions needed for scroungeable steel
>
>
>> 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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