So whats this

[escavader]

Found it in the old sawmill building i bought .not a spec of rust and a magnet wont stick to it .someone had been using as a drift .very very heavy for its size, lead?stainless?

 

[escavader]

Forgot pic

 

[Jim Timber]

300 series stainless would be my guess. Lead doesn't work well for drifting, and stainless flows well when whacked hard.

 

[escavader]

All my drifts are brass wouldnt this damage what your beating it on ?

 

[Jim Timber]

Depends on what the goal is.

Driving a big seized pin out of a gear - do you want the pin out, or do you worry about marring the end of it?

 

[stingray1]

I'm with Jim looks like stainless.

 

[MossRoad]

Lead would mush out on top and bottom way more when hit over the years. We have many lead hammers, but no lead punches where I work.

 

[MossRoad]

Also, if it was lead, you could take a sharp item and scratch it pretty easily. Give it a try.

 

[skyhook]

Probably a mix of stuff, stainless and maybe nickel.

 

[orezok]

You could always do a spark test on it.

Spark testing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[davesl708]

If lead you would be able to shave a small piece off one of the burls.

 

[bigdeano]

What is it? Must be Paul Bunyan's toothpick, since it's in a sawmill.

 

[Jim Timber]

Probably a mix of stuff, stainless and maybe nickel.

Chromium and Nickel are what constitute a stainless steel.

 

[skyhook]

Take a "slice" off one end and see what it looks like inside,
it looks like it could use a slice, before chunks of it go flying in your face.

 

[escavader]

Take a "slice" off one end and see what it looks like inside, it looks like it could use a slice, before chunks of it go flying in your face.

Your right on that one it could I'll see if my bandsaw will cut it

 

[escavader]

I cut one end heres a pic

 

[Big Barn]

You could always do a spark test on it. Spark testing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I cut one end heres a pic

X2. Spark test.

Terry

 

[davesl708]

I cut one end heres a pic

Was it easy to cut? Or was it hard like Ni-Hard steel. I tend to think it is a wedge for splitting logs and was later used as a punch.

 

[escavader]

Was it easy to cut? Or was it hard like Ni-Hard steel. I tend to think it is a wedge for splitting logs and was later used as a punch.

Well its definitely hard but my bandsaw cut it not fast

 

[escavader]

X2. Spark test. Terry

Ill try and take some pics