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Making my own gravers
MJ, did you heat treat the S7 before use? It's said that properly treated S7 has a decent rating. I am playing around with different steels and alloys. I have HSS, S7, and tungsten carbide rod here.- DocBernard
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Making my own gravers
I have an account with mcMaster carr (man, I love that company), and I found this metal. It's air-quenched so once it's heat treated it's supposed to handle impact really well. I bought 3' of it, so it should allow me to play around and mess up a few times.......since I only need 2" per...- DocBernard
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Making my own gravers
Wanted to see if anyone else is using S7 tool steel for their hand made graver tips. Going to give it a try after I heat treat and temper them. I will admit, I am a tinkerer and if I can make something versus buying it, I like doing it and finding ways to do it.- DocBernard
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