Subject: Sharpening jack hammer bits

From: [email-masked] (Jim McCarty)
Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 15:16:48 -0500

The message to John Pollisn on thursday indicated that there was a recent
thread about sharpening jack hammer bits. I've been interested in learning
to do this as I there is a construction company nearby that needs this
done. Could someone giver me some pointers?
Thanks, Jim McCarty

Jim McCarty
Father Helias Forge
Taos, Missouri
"Time's fun when you're having flies"
(Tigger, Pooh's friend)

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 11:44:53 -0400

Jim,
Make sure that you have some good liability. I ran into the same thing with
bush hog blades. After doing some research, I comvinced myself that the
return does not equal the risk. I don't have the cojones to do it again this
year.

Kenny

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 11:12:47 -0500

>"Time's fun when you're having flies"

Jim, We had a short dialog about sharpening points last week or so ago. The
general feeling was that the liability was to great and financial ruin
would surely follow.

That spured my request to Mr. Pollins to start a search of the legal
records to find out how many smiths had actually been sued for this reason.
Hopefully we will learn more on this soon.

I posted a handout that I was sent to me by Brunner & Lay (a manufacturer
of these points) on proper pointing and heattreating techniques. If anyone
saved this would they please re-post for Jim? If not I will post again.

Bob

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From: [email-masked] (Jim McCarty)
Date: Mon, 6 May 1996 10:17:52 -0500

>Talk to John Murry.  I think that he is doing some of this work.
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>See you in Potosi.
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>David Hoopes
>[email-masked]
>Lenexa, Kansas (Near Kansas City, Mo)

I did talk to John Murry last weekend and here is what he told me:
He does a lot of points, charge $4 for the long ones and $2 for the
shorties. He said there are several brands and you need to know what you
are working on. One brand in particular watch out for - Apex. He said these
are mrerely case hardened and the company does that so you can't fix them
(planned obsolesence). Hecuts the tips off, forges  on a Nazel 3B hammer,
quenches in oil and tempers to a violet color. John can do 50 in a day.

Thanks to all who replied. I am also getting calls from people who want
plows sharpened. Lots of folks around here getting into draft horse demos.
What comes around goes around...

Jim McCarty
Father Helias Forge
Taos, Missouri