gearhartironwerks Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Hi, Here are some pics taken last week of forging a part for local folks who are restoring a steam locomotive in Astoria ,Or. The billet started out as a piece of 6.5" x 12 round 4130 and was brought down to 2.75 x 18" with one end spread to about 9". The forging took 4 hrs on my 385lb. DeMoor hammer. It was a long 4 hrs and Aleve and single malt scotch were the order of the evening. I did the work gratis as all are volunteers working on the project, a worthwhile endeavor in my estimation. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironwolfforgeca Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Hay John looks like HOT fun ! & Miss Demoor got a good work out :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 John - may I ask were you got the high temp hand gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhartironwerks Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Jeremy, I bought it off Ebay. It's not totally accurate and reads a little higher than a thermocouple. It's in the ballpark at 25-50 deg difference. Spend your $ on a thermocouple and pid reader. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Thank you John, about ready to start some bronze casting and that looked like a handy unit for temp checking of the crucible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Ooooo, thats some work John! Was it 6.5" billet or 12"? You have any pics of the finished piece yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhartironwerks Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Michael, It started as 6.5" dia x 12" long. The piece is being machined now. It was the third and final forging. Don't know if I could do another as I thought I was in better shape. :( John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senft Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Neat!! Curious what the part is for- I work on steam locomotives as day job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhartironwerks Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Senft, It's called an eccentric crank. Other than that, I'm lost. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Neat!! Curious what the part is for- I work on steam locomotives as day job. That's pretty cool. Do you work for Steam into History or over at Strasburg? I've always loved steam locomotives. Getting to work on one would be really neat. They have a small steam excursion line not all that far from my house in New Hope Pa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senft Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 That's pretty cool. Do you work for Steam into History or over at Strasburg? I've always loved steam locomotives. Getting to work on one would be really neat. They have a small steam excursion line not all that far from my house in New Hope Pa. B&O Museum. Mostly work on a 50 ton Porter built in 1950. We also have some replicas of older locos that operate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHSIDER Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Mighty work there fella's.. Miss DeMoor sure is a fine looking hammer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 "an eccentric crank" Like me????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhartironwerks Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 X2. guess we're in the same boat. I needed a couple of days to be nice again after forging that one...old, sore and cranky. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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