Forging a Handled Hammer Eye Punch: Attempt #1
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- My first attempt at forging a hammer eye punch so I can eventually forge a hammer. This is my first attempt at a hammer eye punch, and my first attempt at a handled punch in general, so if you have any suggestions on how to make attempt number 2 better, please feel free to leave them in the comments below.
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Very nice Job. Hopefully you get great use out of it for many years to come my friend. We live and learn. Learn to live. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. God Bless.
Thanks. I think I'll try the punch out on some hammer sized material. Then I'll be able to say what I need to change on the next one.
I have a sliting end of my hammer eye punch, check out Daniel moss or black bear forge.
Thanks! I'll check them out for some advice.
overall went quite well, more of a square drift by the finish than a punch but still a very servicable tool
For a punch I would make it a little longer profile and as you said an angular face so it cuts into the work piece. The deformation at the eye is probably due to it not being hardened and tempered back, the steel will still be in an amorphous state and open to moving around quite a lot before work hardening. so quenching will crystallize the steel then tempering back to the browns and purples keeps that structure but softens the metal enough that it won't move as easily and is still unlikely to chip.
the reason a hammer eye is lozenge shaped is because it makes deformation less likely (also to stop the head spinning but that is actually a side effect)
yeah, it did end up with a pretty aggressive taper. On the next one I made I will probably try and put a bit more flare into the transition so the taper can be less aggressive near the end. The fact that it isn't hardened definitely makes it easier to deform, but I think using a bit thicker material there would probably solve the issue just as well.
Super cool seeing the project come to life, and actually function (albeit with some room for improvement)!
Enjoyed seeing the power hammer in action, that looked hand made, how does it work? Do you have a video about it?
The power hammer is home made. The design is based on a dacinci cam hammer. I have a few older videos from when I was building it, and I have planned a more comprehensive video now that I have been using it a while and don't plan on changing it again.
You need to have flat end of your eye punch so the sharp corners will shear material, then plug will fall off easily.
Thanks! I actually recently broke the handle on this particular punch, but when I put a new handle in, I'll grind the end flatter and see if that helps.
Yes
No?
@@northernforgeblacksmith .yes you are going to make a hammer soon as you get what you need
Haha. Yeah I'll be making a hammer eye drift soon, and once I have both I will be able to make a hammer.
@@northernforgeblacksmith and I will see how it's done
The end of the punch should be flat and sharp, not rounded.
Yeah, I tried to give it just a tiny radius to help keep it from chipping, but it was definitely too much radius.
Try forging some steel knuckles
hmmmm, that would be an interesting challenge! I'll have to think about that one.
Почему ты работаешь на улице?
I used to work outside, but I do actually have an open air pole barn style shop. The snow on the ground is the stuff that fell before I finished getting the roofing metal on last fall.