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[Andrew Vida]

Generally speaking I agree with this.  Besides cost, mild steel can be a 
bit easier to correct than tool steels in the event of an oops.  Just 
recognize that there may be some special applications where dies of a 
material with a high red hardness may be a better choice.

Allen Ortery wrote:
> Dave
> Why make your dies out of tool steel?? I know guys that make them out
> of mild steel and have been using them in power hammers for 20+ years.
> Save yourself the money 300 years ago they made them from wrought so
> use the cheeper stuff and use the extra money for other things like
> fule.
> Allen
>