5/8" brass rod for plane adjusting hammer?

[eyekode]

Any recommendations of where to buy some 5/8" brass rod in the Apex/Raleigh/Durham area? I would like to make plane adjusting hammer for the wood plane(s) I am finishing up.

Thanks!
Salem

 

[froglips]

If you find a local source, and have to buy more than you need, I'd be happy to go in on it with you.

Jim

 

[CatButler]

+2 on the brass. I ended up going with a interchangeable head hammer with brass on one side and ABS plastic on the other. Could be a bit beefier.

Hope to check it out when I stop by. I think I have seen 3/8" at Ace HW.

I'm working on a Steve Knight scrub plane kit, the way it looks now reminds be too much of a laundry detergent bottle, but I'm getting insights to make my own Krenov style.

 

[DaveD]

www.speedymetals.com or ebay. I think speedy metals is even a ebay vendor.

You can also buy it the exact length you need from speedy metals if you don't want a piece in multiples of 1'. Costs a little more though. 93 cents per inch for the 5/8"

 

[eyekode]

Dave,
Thanks for the info. I was hoping for a local place so I could avoid shipping. Maybe I should head off to the yellow pages .
Salem

 

[Tarhead]

Harbor Freight?
http://www.harborfreight.com/watchmakers-hammer-with-6-heads-99895.html

 

[CatButler]

Harbor Freight?
http://www.harborfreight.com/watchmakers-hammer-with-6-heads-99895.html

Hmmm, Not sure how those heads stay on, you may be able to turn a wooden head to make it look more authentic.

 

[eyekode]

I looked at the link and it didn't work for me. But I did find: http://www.harborfreight.com/5-8-eighth-inch-round-brass-punch-66478.html
This looks perfect and cheap to boot! Thanks!

 

[Skymaster]

Salem; Call me dont know if ihave 5/8 but I do have a bunch of solid rod from wire to 3/8 maybe 1/2

 

[eyekode]

In the time it would have taken me to drive to HF I made this:

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The handle is walnut and the head is Brazilian cherry. Honestly I don't much care for it yet. But my 2 year old loves it so maybe this mallet is for him . The head is too light (although this is the densest wood I had on hand). So eventually I think I will drive out to HF for that 5/8" brass.

Thanks for the offer Jack but after playing with this mallet I think I really want the mass that 5/8" will give.

I could be off base here. This is my first wood plane. Maybe mine takes too big of a whack to adjust?

 

[junquecol]

Bill Anderson teaches plane making, including the hammers for adjusting them. He is located close to Chapel Hill. Look in user announcements for his info.

 

[toolferone]

I looked at the link and it didn't work for me. But I did find: http://www.harborfreight.com/5-8-eighth-inch-round-brass-punch-66478.html
This looks perfect and cheap to boot! Thanks!

Great idea. You might be able to get 3 heads from one punch. I would mark them and drill for the handles before I cut the punch up, to make it easier to clamp in a vise for the drill press.

Look forward to seeing the finished product.

 

[eyekode]

After some more time with the mallet I am thinking it may work out file. Full report here: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f30/krenov-style-wood-plane-adjusting-mallet-34199/