New production swage blocks...

[JosephPrivott]

Anyone know of, or dealt with, Hern Iron works in OH? they have some swages for sale, mandrels too

[Fionnbharr (finn:-)]

Greene and Mengel also make a nice block which I have, they are usually at Quadstate, and they also make a cone mandrel, My block need very little clean up to be useful, and I did little more than knock the edges down with a flapper disc on a right angle grinder and not much at that, and have used it a bunch. Though I would like to clean it up more (some where in my copious freetime;-) To be honest though I use the dishing forms very little, I do use the swages around the edge as dishing forms quite a bit;-) table legs, spear sockets, handles on forks that kind of thing... I also use the swages on candle cups, quite handy to have around. Swages and cone madrels are limited use tools, their only good for a few things, but for those few things they are practically essential;-)

[KYBOY]

Ive lived my entire life with tools of one kind or another..Made my living or part of my living with tools for most of my life as well...I learned a long time ago its a lot better to have a tool and not need it than it is to need a tool and not have it... Swages seem to be one of those tools like a gearpuller...You dont need them often but when yoy do you cant do it without them...

[JosephPrivott]

I just talked to Hern, their 11x11x4 block is something crazy like 130. they also have hardy mandrels for 25. all cast grey I beleive. floor mandrel is 550