Forging a slot punch

[@bohurley8626]

Thanks for sahring. This is how I do my slot punches and slitting chissles. Always figured they would be less likely to get stuck if I reduced the friction in the hole by having the tool wider at the base like yours. I will say that you are correct though. on most the tools I have made this way, particularly slitting chissles, the outside corners do tend to round off over time since they don't have as much support. This become more of an issue if you get lazy and don't cool your tools off as often as you should while punching through thick materials. I am definitely guilty of that when cuttign through the stock I use for tomahawks which one or more inches thick.

[@peterodda548]

Nice. Might be even more effective when punching thicker material

[@alejandrobenson6903]

Instablaster.

[@ericdouglas9804]

Absolutely Oscar. In the machine shop world all cutting tools have a certain amount of “relief” and that’s exactly what you are doing here. If you want to have some more fun: make a round punch that is reverse tapered and see how easy the slug pops out. Looks like you’ve misplaced the razor again 😂😂😂😂😂😂. Great job mate

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Awesome work. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. forge on God bless.

[@randomgoat2272]

First! I was planning on making a slot punch soon to make some bottle openers, thanks.

[@oscarduck1920]

No worries!

[@Freizeitflugsphaere]

Thank's! Very educational👍🏼💪🏼

[@oscarduck1920]

No worries!

[@stevesilverwood9363]

I’ve made a few punches out of coil springs but can’t seem to get the hardness quite right. Looking forward to your heat treatment video.

[@oscarduck1920]

I’ll get it filmed at some point . . . 😂

[@stantilton2191]

Seems like the slight bevel we will need to avoid the friction will not degrade the edges much. looking foward to you're work.

[@oscarduck1920]

Thank you!

[@lowellsewell3192]

Thank you once again!!

[@conoradrian9590]

Loving the tool videos! Keep them coming :)

[@lukegraham1945]

Nice unique idea!

[@oscarduck1920]

Thank you!

[@seafurymike]

Looking forward to your heat treat video. I bet you’ll make it simple for “slow folk” like me. 🥴

[@billtroup2163]

great video learned a lot what about showing the way you make your animal punches

[@oscarduck1920]

No worries!

[@gibagerlol]

Very good!

[@rch317]

Nice. Have you looked at how Brian Brazeal does his punches? They basically have a bevel on the punch end (think similar to a chisel), and accomplishes something very similar. His round and slot punches are done this way. I like your idea, I need to make a slot punch, might have to try this out just to do it! :)

[@rch317]

I think that guy who is from the UK that went to the US and back to the UK, who used to do real blacksmith videos, did one on a Brian Brazeal style punch. (trying to not name him here) ;)

[@oscarduck1920]

Haha yes! I’ll have a look at some of Brian’s punches. Thanks!

[@dougwilliams8302]

I’ve made a very similar punch like this before. It seemed to get stuck in the material after the hole was punched 😡

[@oscarduck1920]

I haven’t had that happen in me yet, I imagine it was rather annoying!

[@stickermigtigger]

Dude! When you're drawing I'm looking at the chalk remnants of what; advanced mathematic formulas, calculus, physics???? What is that? Are you a budding Richard Feynman in your spare time? 😁

[@generals4643]

Omggg im firsttt