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There's a lot of reasons, I guess, why organizations seem to fizzle. No 1 might be its a lot of work. Hey local guys and gals - the offer stands - come on in. Last R you've got my number, anyone else, chime in / PM me. Kevin Williamson May Tower Forge

Bump, Any group I've ever been involved with (Vulcan and Bay) reforms Itself someway or another ~ every 2 years. Maybe well do a hammer in at my place? Stockton al. May Tower Forge

Ron Kinyon “New Style” Pneumatic Hammer Hammer Building Project Plans Written by Paul Branch Pine Bough Forge New Richmond Wisconsin Thought I had more

Very nice

I really like the quick change dies from LG, they are the bottom half of both dies with threaded holes. It's a purchase but , you can fab what you need after that.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RFEY--Gp1D8 A single piece of wood into working pliers in 10 cuts !

Hey Thomas, if you were to do it again, would you do anything differently ? (Been on my to do list , but for the anvil, not a stump)

When I was testing my 1st blown forge I used a plastic lid from a coffee can as an air gate, it was just handy, roughly the size of the squirrel cage fan and light enough to be held in place by suction. Just so happens that a backfire will pop the lid off the fan and the increased air pushes the fire back where it belongs.

http://www.mcnichols.com/index.html This Co carries all kinds of perf metal and expanded, woven and in mild, stainless, alu , bronze etc. It's expensive.

Right on Ken! Sounds kinda serious. I'm curious why a helve, and have you got a compresser?

Loathgar of the lake people stood beside that grilling the recent episode, dramatic close up, it was put together with pop rivets... Ragnar,that sit !

Amen

Bruce I hadnt forgotten, sigh. I looked the build you did over again and it looked like you used 1" plate above and ?" below( the channel). 1 1/4 " pins (w1) and and 2500psi . Roughly the same cyl. The difference being the one I'm looking at has 7/8" (3/8" welded to 1/2") below, 1/2" above, 1" pins and 2000 psi. Set aside design and fab quality is this a huge difference? Ian, thanks for chiming in. If the bend shop local ever opens back up after the holidays I might be able to try something out, or at least pick their brains and waist their time a bit. How do you tell a good cyl from a bad one? Thanks again for everyone's input. I'm out of my knowledge base on this and greatly value 'yalls. K

Mr P. , No welding or walnuts, mostly to take up the slack of my back! I walked away from the comp while you posted. Generally I'd probably use it for shaping longer lengths post forged. Average size maby 3/4". The previous post about bending the hard way is about an upcoming railing with a compound curve, I usually job those out but I'm going to do some onsite bending this time. May tower forge That's me. Thanks

Much appreciated, Mac the rod/ram is ~1 1/2" , the body / cylinder is supposed to be 4". 2000 psi Yoinks, I forgot to ask about the distances between the pins. The table is 3 1/2' X 5' with 3" channel surround under. Jim, 1st time I've spoken to you ... I've enjoyed your posts. Definitaly built for pipe and " 1 1/2" solid round" was the mans response to my question "What's the biggest piece of solid you think it could bend?". Cast dies, check. I'm not limited to cold work. I really don't often work with anything over 1 in. Sq. anyway. Anyone wanna hazard a guess as to what it would do to 3/8" x 1 1/2" the hard way .... With fabled up dies ?