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| | | | | [650] The Art of Tool Making | There are two properties which distinguish a good tool from a bad one. The tool must have the correct shape for the work which it is to do, and the tool must be hard enough to last a long time. This class will teach you to make tools hard enough to last without being so hard that they are too brittle and break. Tool steel has three different states: annealed, hardened and tempered. New steel comes annealed; the steel is as soft and workable as it gets. Hardened steel is just the opposite, as hard as it gets. Fully hardened steel is not useful as it is so hard that it will break if struck (it is brittle). Tempering is the process of removing some of the hardness. Tempering trades off toughness against hardness.... (2005)
 Complete Story | | Show me more articles from: [Society for Creative Anachronism]|[Steven O. Smith] | | Releated Categories: [Homemade Tools] | | | [622] Tool Modifications for Welding Technology - Part 2 | Custom jewelry projects for tack-, fusion-, and pulse-arc-welding sometimes call for special welding tool lead attachments. Bench jewelers often make the required leads using standard bench tools to better hold parts for pre-assembly and welding. Here are a few tack-, fusion-, and pulse-arc-welding tool making basics you may find helpful.Use your imagination to create and make new tool leads that will accommodate your repair and custom order work. The electrical supplies for these projects are all standard and were purchased at electrical supply and/or hardware stores.... (2005)
Complete Story | | Show me more articles from: [Visual Communications]|[Mark B. Mann] | | Releated Categories: [Fusing & Welding]|[Homemade Tools] | | |
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