[TheForge] Re: 1018

Thu Feb 26 19:52:00 2004

 AR - 500 is armour plate.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Husvar" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: 1018


> Mark A. Pesetsky wrote:
>
> >
> > What I have is a piece of steel that is 7" Diameter X 12" Tall. I am
> > thinking of getting a piece of pie that the round ill fit in and weld it
ti
> > some I beam supports to hold the anvil in place. Then I will close the
weld
> > between the anvil and the pipe (O) like such.
> >
> > Thanks for all of the input thus far guys.
> >
> > Mark
>
> Speaking using suitable steels for a purpose:
>
> I'm just in taking a break from grinding welds and edge bevels on some
> battle axes and various other replica weapons I make for a friend to
> sell. I suppose you _could_ call this smithing, but there's not much
> hammering involved, mostly welding and grinding.
>
> Anyway, about the steel: The customer supplies all the materials. That's
> fine with me, but there's one small problem. Most of the time the steel
> he gets for the axe blades is whatever his supplier has left over, i.e.
> drops.
>
> That's also usually fine, but -- the last few dozen pieces have been
> tougher than bloody hell to grind. Wondering why grinding the edge
> bevels seemed to take a fair bit of time and pressure, even with a
> Milwaulkee 7-inch angle grinder, I called the customer and asked what
> he'd sent me.
>
> He said it was something called AR-500, burnouts from sheets and plate.
>
> Looked up AR 500 via Google: I think I've found the problem. It's an
> abrasion-resistant, 11-14% manganese, work-hardening steel used for
> lining rock crushers, dump truck beds, etc, etc, stuff you'd want to
> last a while under abrasion.
>
> Well, it works as advertised. :)
>
> What this stuff'll do to a grinding wheel or belt shouldn't happen to
> Saddam. Not to mention what it'll do to a smith. Thank Bog for dust masks.
>
> Are there any significant dangers in using this stuff for replica battle
> axes, halberds, spearheads, etc? I haven't been able to break any of
> these things, even by beating the heck out of 'em with an 8-pounder.
> Some buyers do use some of the smaller ones for throwing contests.
>
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