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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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Mar 31, 2010 - 08:46pm PT
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Yeah… looks nice so far!
You da man, Theron!!!
Thanks for the fun update and looking forward to more.
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Thanks for the pictures and update. It is fun to see the project unfold for us. I can't wait to get one in my hands.
Thanks T Moses
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Theron--thanks!!!
Talk about a labor of love!!!!
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billygoat
climber
Pees on beard to seek mates.
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Way stoked!
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WBraun
climber
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Wow, that's a lot of work still to do on those.
How many drill bits you think it will take to do the entire set?
What kind of drill bits do you use to drill these things and are they expensive?
I use pretty much all cobalt drill bits myself, as they last longer for what I use them for (all metal), and they're worth the extra cost for me.
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Shack
Big Wall climber
Reno NV
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Those look great!
He will probably drill them with a mill.
Since they haven't been heat treated yet, they are probably still pretty soft.
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msiddens
Trad climber
Mountain View
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Great stuff, keep it coming!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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now remember people, it's about clean climbing these days, lets not get pound happy!
ok, maybe a little pound silly is ok.
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Darryl Cramer
Social climber
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I am almost certain it's too late for this but: Any chance of being able to pick up a spare handle with the hammer?
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Prod
Trad climber
Dodge Sprinter Dreaming
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I want mine signed/ engraved. Any chance of that? Do you have a logo?
Prod.
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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no beer can or tin can will be safe around me.
hey fatty... you know as well as I do that mashies and bashies probably won't see the end of either of our hammers. The only good use for either of us is.......
A DUEL!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Please Theron don't hurt em
Stop.... HAMMER TIME!
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jbar
Mountain climber
urasymptote
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Nice! Now thats some heavy metal. Can't wait to see what the finished product looks like.
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dangry
Trad climber
the bay-sierra complex
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ping....I mean "bump"
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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I believe Theron is busy for the next week or so trying to get a bunch of hooks out the door...
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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hmm, these look a lot nicer than the ones we got from the forgers back in the day. What heat treatment did you specify?
Cool beans!
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Thorgon
Big Wall climber
Sedr Woolley, WA
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Thor needs a new hammer!
What's Up?
Thor
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BrendenR
Trad climber
Alberta, Canada
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Apr 26, 2010 - 10:31am PT
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Whooo!
Progress. Looking forward to getting my mitts on a D5.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Apr 26, 2010 - 02:48pm PT
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Very nice work!
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T Moses
Big Wall climber
Paso Robles
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Topic Author's Reply - May 3, 2010 - 07:41pm PT
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I just wanted to tease ya'll a little with some pics.
I got some work done on the fixture.
Grinding the Base:
Milling the taper on the holding post:
Finished fixture:
Finished fixture with raw forged head:
First cut with fixture:
I specified an annealed state after forging. I want them as soft as possible to make the milling and drilling quicker.
Drills? I don't know yet. I have some ideas on a way to fixture them so the drill won't wander when making contact with the hammer. The drills themselves are up in the air still. Everything from black oxide coated high speed steel to solid carbide is being considered. I need to do some testing but I think cobalt or a TiN/TiCN coated high speed steel are going to be the ticket. I've got a drill sharpening fixture here that I can do some cool tricks with. It helps out a lot when dealing with good steel.
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