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Title: Tempering a modified ball pean?
Post by: gables on November 02, 2010, 09:21:00 PM

I smacked on the ball end of a hammer I like to make a diagonal pean. It was annealed and I have ground the striking surfaces to 220grit. I am going to harden it but what is recommended for tempering?

Title: Re: Tempering a modified ball pean?
Post by: Lin Rhea on November 03, 2010, 09:38:00 AM

Gables,
       I have a question.
Is the hammer head made in US?

Lin

Title: Re: Tempering a modified ball pean?
Post by: Ragnarok Forge on November 03, 2010, 10:09:00 AM

You need to know the steel type to figure out how to harden it.  Temps, soak time, quenching media etc,,, all vary by steel type and quality.

Title: Re: Tempering a modified ball pean?
Post by: Lin Rhea on November 03, 2010, 10:33:00 AM

True. It's a shot in the dark most of the time, but you can get a little closer if it's US made. My main hammer is a 32 oz Craftsman ball pien that I reshaped, but I got too soft and have to dress the face often. I was assuming it to be S7 steel and to be air hardening steel. It may be, but I did something a little bit wrong anyway. What ever you do gables, wear eye protection while working these hammers. Lin

Title: Re: Tempering a modified ball pean?
Post by: gables on November 03, 2010, 02:05:00 PM

Thanks for the input. I'll have to look at where it was made. I guess I could always pull the handle back off and re-harden, temper if it is too soft.