Denis, thank you for sharing this video. It contains very useful information. Now I know that I was using a small (narrow) store-bought cold chisel as an engraving chisel when I cut the rivets & welds to disassemble my '46 Willys CJ-2A back in the '80s - early '90s (for repair). I didn't know to re-temper it though, so the sharp edges didn't last a very long time. Now I'll have to try re-heat-treating & tempering some chisels like you show here.
Ooo, this is a good topic. I strongly approve of a series like this. No joke, I was using cold chisels for years before I finally understood what the term really meant.
great topic and explanations, I have struggled with this one too, up until recently I have only ever made cold chisels but I am learning slowly how to make my own engraving chisels Thankyou for sharing, these videos help a lot
I use a similar configuration to your engraving chisels for cutting the waste from hinges after defining the knuckles with a saw. These are sheet metal hinges where the leaves are two thicknesses. I cut them with the leaves clamped in mild steel jaws of a vise across which I shear the waste away with the chisel.
You inspired me to make my first cold chisel 😄 Tried to cut some metal, looks good. Do you have also a video about sharpening the chisels? I know I can search youtube, but the other videos are different. I like your style how you explain the stuff. Thank you.
I usually use a large hand cranked grinder. I did demonstrate that in an earlier video on cold chisels but you can use any type of bench grinder or sander you have available just make sure you keep the edge cool so you don't draw the temper.
Do you set the height of your blacksmith vise low specifically to do this kind of work? Do you have a different vise you use when you were doing filing work? I would think having it that low makes it very uncomfortable for filing work. Any advice you can provide is certainly appreciated!
I now have a number of vises that are at different heights but I still often use my original solution ( in all of those vises) which was to have a small machinist vise mounted on a long square pipe. I would clamp that small vise in a bench vise so that I could raise, lower or set it at a specific height or angle to suit the work. In this case I was just looking for a simple way to set this up so I could film it. Also I'm a lot older now so you better believe I'm sitting as much as possible when I'm working.
