Forging a Handled Hammer Eye Punch: Attempt #1

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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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30 янв 2023

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@SchysCraftCo. Год назад

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.

@northernforgeblacksmith Год назад

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.

@Kristoferskogsberg Год назад

I have a sliting end of my hammer eye punch, check out Daniel moss or black bear forge.

@northernforgeblacksmith Год назад

Thanks! I'll check them out for some advice.

@Solid_Punch Год назад

You need to have flat end of your eye punch so the sharp corners will shear material, then plug will fall off easily.

@northernforgeblacksmith Год назад

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.

@TalRohan 8 месяцев назад

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)

@northernforgeblacksmith 8 месяцев назад

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.

@colinharasti3788 Год назад

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?

@northernforgeblacksmith Год назад

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.

@RedneckForge Год назад

Yes

@northernforgeblacksmith Год назад

No?

@RedneckForge Год назад

@@northernforgeblacksmith .yes you are going to make a hammer soon as you get what you need

@northernforgeblacksmith Год назад

Haha. Yeah I'll be making a hammer eye drift soon, and once I have both I will be able to make a hammer.

@RedneckForge Год назад

@@northernforgeblacksmith and I will see how it's done

@tsmith235 Год назад

Try forging some steel knuckles

@northernforgeblacksmith Год назад

hmmmm, that would be an interesting challenge! I'll have to think about that one.

@hayward434 Год назад

The end of the punch should be flat and sharp, not rounded.

@northernforgeblacksmith Год назад

Yeah, I tried to give it just a tiny radius to help keep it from chipping, but it was definitely too much radius.

@perevulok Год назад

Почему ты работаешь на улице?

@northernforgeblacksmith Год назад

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.