[TheForge] Hardy questions

[Chris Kilpatrick]

My guestimations had it at 128#/yard, so 133# is not out of the question.  it is 7+" tall and the foot is 6" wide and the railhead is 2 3/4" wide.

-Chris K.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David E. Smucker" <davesmucker at hotmail.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Hardy questions
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:17:13 -0500

> 
> Most rail is close to 1080 with about 1 % mag.  By the very nature of it's 
> service requirements rail is very good stuff.  It makes great tools --  
> hammers, cutting tools, woodworking tools, almost anything you would make 
> out of a 1060 to a 1095 steel if buying stock new.  Not sure about you 
> comment about the formation at the top of the rail other than work 
> hardening.  How heavy is your section?  Rail is measure in weight per yard. 
> (not weight per foot)  This is almost always noted on the side of the rail 
> along with the year of manufacture.  I just pick up some scrap rail that was 
> 85 pounds per yard made in 1928.  This is small rail for normal railroad 
> use -- most main line track being in the range of 133 pounds per yard.  Rail 
> was often re-laid -- moved from mainline service to siding or yard use to 
> get more life out of it.  Some rail is weld repaired when used in areas like 
> switch frogs but not over longer lengths that I know of.
> 
> You can use rail for lots of things -- just know that it is high carbon --  
> don't quench it unless you want it very hard.  For things other than tools I 
> would use mild steel and save my rail road rail for tooling.
> 
> Dave Smucker
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Kilpatrick" <crimsonkil at lycos.com>
> To: "SCA Metalsmiths" <ekmetalsmiths at yahoogroups.com>; 
> <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:10 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] Hardy questions
> 
> 
> Hi folks,
>      Just got a bandsaw for Christmas (early, I know) I have been reducing 
> some railroad rail into hardy sized pieces, have several questions:
>      First, it appears as if the rail had a 1/4 piece welded to the top of 
> the rail (there is a clear line where this section stops)  Are appearancess 
> deceiving?
>      Secondly, I have come up with plans for spring fuller dies as follows: 
> flatter dies, drawing dies, vee dies, veining dies, various round and square 
> dies.  I also have come up with bending forks, rivet bottom tools, several 
> small stake anvils.  Any suggestions on what other tooling UI can make from 
> RR rail?
>      By the way, I have no power hammer, so all suggestions need to be 
> slanted to hand hammering.
> 
> thanks in advance,
> 
> Chris K.
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