Chain Bender
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- Feb 25, 2011
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- Tractor
- Kubota L3200
Anyone have any idea what the brinell (sp) hardness of a standard blade might be?
My dad gave me 12 worn out blades the other day to make popper targets with. Best I can tell they are 1/2" thick and vary in width by as much as an inch. Anything to take the beating they do has to be pretty hard. And for the bolt hole not to wallow out they must be hard and riding on an even harder bolt. I laid one on a 1" thick piece of plate steel yesterday and hit it as hard as I could 6 times on one of the bends with a 16# sledge hammer and couldn't bend it. Just for reference, I never have a problem making the bell go ding at the top of the pole at the county fair.
I plan on shooting these things after I've cut them down to about 12-14" out at 200+ yards with an AR-15 and 300-800 yards with 243's and 270 WSM's. I figure since they are sitting on a swivel/hinge base and are almost ready to fall over backwards just by being set up that way that they should give way easier and shed more impact than the same target hanging on a chain.
Just looking for input.
Chain Bender
My dad gave me 12 worn out blades the other day to make popper targets with. Best I can tell they are 1/2" thick and vary in width by as much as an inch. Anything to take the beating they do has to be pretty hard. And for the bolt hole not to wallow out they must be hard and riding on an even harder bolt. I laid one on a 1" thick piece of plate steel yesterday and hit it as hard as I could 6 times on one of the bends with a 16# sledge hammer and couldn't bend it. Just for reference, I never have a problem making the bell go ding at the top of the pole at the county fair.
I plan on shooting these things after I've cut them down to about 12-14" out at 200+ yards with an AR-15 and 300-800 yards with 243's and 270 WSM's. I figure since they are sitting on a swivel/hinge base and are almost ready to fall over backwards just by being set up that way that they should give way easier and shed more impact than the same target hanging on a chain.
Just looking for input.
Chain Bender