[TheForge] good steel

[schade at acegroup.cc]

A few days or maybe a week ago someone made a comment about "jackhammer 
points" being "S" series steel. I remembered talking to a Brunner & Lay 
rep years ago and he told me that all their pavement breakers (moil 
points) were made of 1045. I called B&L to find out if that was still 
the case and just got this reply....

> Brunner & Lay points and chisels are made from a modified 1045 steel 
> made specifically for breaking concrete and rock.
>   Thanks,
>  Bill Ussery
>  Product manager

Still most excellent stuff for making almost any kind of hammer, swage, 
punch, hardy etc. But they are not "S" series steel. Could be that some 
others are "S" but if plain 1045 will work for breaking concrete and 
rock.....

Bob