maxim63
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Good day, I would like to know your opinion on the Axminster and gouges if you know the Rockwell hardness, their price is very good
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John. B
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I use turning tools from Axminster, gouges among them.
i've no idea how hard they are but they are all of high Speed Steel, (you'd have to email the various manufacturers for the rockwell No)
I use and recommend in this order (my preference) Henry Taylor, Sorby, Ashley Isles, Crown and Hamlet. Any of those are good.
If you want the best, (IMO) then you have to go to America and buy Thompson.
But! They are twice the price of any you will buy here in the UK.
Hope that's helpful.
John. B
i've no idea how hard they are but they are all of high Speed Steel, (you'd have to email the various manufacturers for the rockwell No)
I use and recommend in this order (my preference) Henry Taylor, Sorby, Ashley Isles, Crown and Hamlet. Any of those are good.
If you want the best, (IMO) then you have to go to America and buy Thompson.
But! They are twice the price of any you will buy here in the UK.
Hope that's helpful.
John. B
Jenx
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Hello ! and welcome too ...!
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My business is in manufacturing instrumentation components in Stainless Steel, Monel Alloy 400, Hastelloy, Incoloys & Inconels, Titanium, Duplex & Super Duplex Stainless Alloys... not hand tools and gouges, but the documentation trail will no doubt be somewhat similar !
The material for the gouges is likely to be bought in from a mill, in batches and would come with the relevant material cert's for the bar etc.
( cert's typically being in the form of something like BS EN 10204 3.1B Material & test certification )
These certificates will contain the various Hardness Test results, along with other data relating to various strength tests, chemical % composition, and so on.
In order then for the finished product to be "traceable" in terms of the material from which it came, it would need to be marked with a heat code or similar identification, to 'tie it' to the raw material from which it was made. As far as I know, - the gouges and hand tools don't have any traceability markings .... so the best you would be able to get from the tool manufacturer will be 'typical' values on the material properties.
i.e. - they wont be 'specific' to individual gouges and chisels.. only 'typical'
( be aware.. : there are several different Rockwell Hardness Scales, most often in my business we come across Rockwell B, but the others do appear from time to time. )
The Material specification for HSS will have min./max hardness values, and to qualify as a HSS, will need to be within these parameters.
( Not totally certain but from memory the spec' is ASTM A600 .. but don't quote me on that ! )
Here's a typical spec ... http://www.busmi.com/files/Specificatio ... OCLEAN.pdf
( Hardness values on these documents are indicated as 'HB' .. this is again another unit of measure, the Brinnel scale ... it can get a little confusing ! )
Here's a typical MDS or 'Material Data Sheet' --
http://cartech.ides.com/datasheet.aspx?i=101&E=124
Hope this may help you a little...
8) 8) 8) 8)
All the best,
Jenx 8)
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/ My business is in manufacturing instrumentation components in Stainless Steel, Monel Alloy 400, Hastelloy, Incoloys & Inconels, Titanium, Duplex & Super Duplex Stainless Alloys... not hand tools and gouges, but the documentation trail will no doubt be somewhat similar !
The material for the gouges is likely to be bought in from a mill, in batches and would come with the relevant material cert's for the bar etc.
( cert's typically being in the form of something like BS EN 10204 3.1B Material & test certification )
These certificates will contain the various Hardness Test results, along with other data relating to various strength tests, chemical % composition, and so on.
In order then for the finished product to be "traceable" in terms of the material from which it came, it would need to be marked with a heat code or similar identification, to 'tie it' to the raw material from which it was made. As far as I know, - the gouges and hand tools don't have any traceability markings .... so the best you would be able to get from the tool manufacturer will be 'typical' values on the material properties.
i.e. - they wont be 'specific' to individual gouges and chisels.. only 'typical'
( be aware.. : there are several different Rockwell Hardness Scales, most often in my business we come across Rockwell B, but the others do appear from time to time. )
The Material specification for HSS will have min./max hardness values, and to qualify as a HSS, will need to be within these parameters.
( Not totally certain but from memory the spec' is ASTM A600 .. but don't quote me on that ! )
Here's a typical spec ... http://www.busmi.com/files/Specificatio ... OCLEAN.pdf
( Hardness values on these documents are indicated as 'HB' .. this is again another unit of measure, the Brinnel scale ... it can get a little confusing ! )
Here's a typical MDS or 'Material Data Sheet' --
http://cartech.ides.com/datasheet.aspx?i=101&E=124
Hope this may help you a little...
8) 8) 8) 8)
All the best,
Jenx 8)
