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    Forming a 2lb hammer out of Atlantic 33

    Part one of 2, the forging of a Atlantic 33 Flutagon hammer... only reason it's not done yet is I had to wait on the handles to get delivered... I really need a lathe lol... but yeah. Flutagon is a treat to work with, especially with its heat treatment.. just dunk it in some water and polish it.... good to go!


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    Nice! Kinda like the shape. How does Atlantic 33 hold up compared to 1045 or 4140? I normally harden my hammers to around 48-50 rockwell.

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    I love it.. been using a 2lb one I made much like the one in the video for a few months now, and honestly it holds up better than some of my other hammers. According to metalsmith.org, it achieves 58-62 Rockwell... now if j read that correctly that is using some water jet cooling, so I am likely on the low end of that, just using my slack tub, probably if I had to guess, 55-58... it bounces just less than a bearing.
    Metalsmith V20.4 Atlantic-33 Steel by Pete Stanaitis

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    Thanks. I've got a Refflinghaus anvil so there is no worries about dinting my anvil with a hard hammer and I never cared for the idea of soft hammers. I'll have to give it a try some time.
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    Yeahman, they swing like a dream... I just sold this hammer because of a previous video... dudes gonna be so happy lol. I'll post part 2 when I get it edited. I intend on including a bit of a bouncy test.

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    @will52100 , here is the second part, I show a bit of the bounce!

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