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Source for O6 tooling steel? (no luck so far)
I checked two major steel suppliers in my area (Southern California),
no luck on finding tooling steel (besides O1, A1). Any online suppliers (I've checked a few with now luck) have this metal that will also do a small orders? 1" to 2" inch solid cylinder pieces is what I am looking for. Or maybe can someone recommend a tool/die shop that will handle/supply a small order (assuming they have o6) I'm interested in O6 because it seems to have a large difference in its hardness between relaxed and hardenned states (roughly 40 - 58 rockwell hardness if memeory serves me). Anyone have any experience with this (using the soft state to impression, then harden to final use) Thanks |
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wrote in message oups.com... I'm interested in O6 because it seems to have a large difference in its hardness between relaxed and hardenned states (roughly 40 - 58 rockwell hardness if memeory serves me). Anyone have any experience with this (using the soft state to impression, then harden to final use) Just a thought, you should perhaps talk to someone in a coin die shop. I believe high production coining dies are all struck from the same master and destroyed (and replaced) as they wear out. Further, you should consult a local tool steel supplier. A vendor like Uddeholm (http://www.uddeholm.com/), Crucible (http://www.crucibleservice.com/), Carpenter (http://www.cartech.com), etc. should have good suggestions on what to use for your application. They'll also know how to heat-treat your steel... Regards, Robin |
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John,
I've only machined 06, I've never tried to cold work it. Machines beautifully, I think it has graphite in it. It also has very low distortion, in thin sections, when heat treated. I think you'll find taht most tool steels, especially A1, have a tendancy to work harden when worked cold. What type of material are you trying to take an impression from ?? The surface area of a 1" circle is going to take one hell of a whack to impress. Regards Mark wrote in message oups.com... I checked two major steel suppliers in my area (Southern California), no luck on finding tooling steel (besides O1, A1). Any online suppliers (I've checked a few with now luck) have this metal that will also do a small orders? 1" to 2" inch solid cylinder pieces is what I am looking for. Or maybe can someone recommend a tool/die shop that will handle/supply a small order (assuming they have o6) I'm interested in O6 because it seems to have a large difference in its hardness between relaxed and hardenned states (roughly 40 - 58 rockwell hardness if memeory serves me). Anyone have any experience with this (using the soft state to impression, then harden to final use) Thanks |
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Any online
suppliers (I've checked a few with now luck) have this metal that will also do a small orders? 1" to 2" inch solid cylinder pieces is what I am looking for. I have some pieces of A-2, D-2, O-2, and S-1 for sale on my surplus page: http://www.truetex.com/metals.htm#ts |
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I checked two major steel suppliers in my area (Southern California), no luck on finding tooling steel (besides O1, A1). Any online suppliers (I've checked a few with now luck) have this metal that will also do a small orders? 1" to 2" inch solid cylinder pieces is what I am looking for. Or maybe can someone recommend a tool/die shop that will handle/supply a small order (assuming they have o6) I'm interested in O6 because it seems to have a large difference in its hardness between relaxed and hardenned states (roughly 40 - 58 rockwell hardness if memeory serves me). Anyone have any experience with this (using the soft state to impression, then harden to final use) Thanks http://www.cencogrinding.com/ These are makers of very high quality drill blanks so Latrobe (sp) and others can make drills... I have had custom sizes made for my needs several years ago. The M2 and M42 is machinable and then hardens upon heating. Martin -- Martin Eastburn @ home at Lion's Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net NRA LOH, NRA Life NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Try a google search for Graph-Mo tool steel
wrote in message oups.com... I checked two major steel suppliers in my area (Southern California), no luck on finding tooling steel (besides O1, A1). Any online suppliers (I've checked a few with now luck) have this metal that will also do a small orders? 1" to 2" inch solid cylinder pieces is what I am looking for. Or maybe can someone recommend a tool/die shop that will handle/supply a small order (assuming they have o6) I'm interested in O6 because it seems to have a large difference in its hardness between relaxed and hardenned states (roughly 40 - 58 rockwell hardness if memeory serves me). Anyone have any experience with this (using the soft state to impression, then harden to final use) Thanks |
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Summerville Steel
Santa Fe Springs Calif 800-826-5093 They stock O-6 in 1/2 to 2.5 inch thicknesses And all sorts of other tool steels. Dan |
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