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iron woodrow

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  1. Calculating volumes is how i do my forging. Thats how i was able to work out the forging of my replica one piece solid backbone velocipedes, down to the cubic mm. Initial billet size 75×25×600
  2. Fred always pointed (filled the holes back up) on the way back down. The technique worked for him and those before him, so why change it! His attitude towards work, and the workers of the past, was for me a great inspiration, and continues to be. Smiley face. The only thing cringe worthy about fred, to me, was his attitute towards his first wives and daughters in the early days. Still my one of my heroes! Funny thing is, i have no fear of heights, but having been savaged by a trusted family dog ( instilling a fear of dogs that i cannot shake), i would sooner trust one of these!
  3. No one said to not use it for other operation. The question was "what is it?" and that was the answer. One could use it to clean ones nose if one desired.
  4. Show that to any fitter, turner or machininst, and you will get the same answer. Centre drill. They are able to be used as other things, but a centre drill by any other name is a centre drill. Similarly, my grandfather used a hammer as a doorstop. Is it a hammer or is it a doorstop?
  5. What is the problem? That is just enough beers for me!
  6. To a one man band it matters none but to inflate the ego. To an industrial workshop using a team of smiths an one or more strikers, it matters. Swinging sledges at speed in a gang is not something to be done on a 1cwt anvil. The modern hobbyist or professional one man banders obsession with size is all about anvil envy and ego. If it can the job then it is big enough. If it cannot, and a bigger hammer is required than the anvil can handle, then a larger anvil is required. Dismissing theory is the luxury of the artist and the hobbyist. In industrial smithing where small tolerances must be met and thousands of items must be turned out identically, theory saves more than just minutes! Or the seconds it takes to switch to a mallet :) . thyme is money! But the theory of anvil size is rather an amusing way to pass the time away from the forge. Hooroo, I'm off to demo at the Cairns show!
  7. If you find any steam engines down that way, let me know! Im mad for them. Also let me know if you head up this way (cairns) at any stage, I'll give you a tour of my sheds. Im sure Darryl would be happy to show you a few things too, he is about an hour from me, up in the tablelands (promised land)
  8. Remember also Dillon, that there are also always those who will tell you that you cannot do something, before they even have the full story. I think this thread goes to show that having the most information about a job before attempting it is the sure course of action. Please keep us updated on what your father and other helpers have to say on the subject. Im sure "we will be careful and go slow" will be part of it Good luck and stay safe.
  9. Remember to listen to ALL advice given, and then consider which is right for you. I still think this is the best option
  10. There is a wrong way to swing a hammer. Hold the head and hit with the handle.
  11. Lucky you clarified because working after you have filled your pants is uncomfortable to say the least
  12. Aww cute. I had to shave down a heavy pick handle to fit, sledge hammer handles are too small.
  13. How heavy is that? Looks similar size.? Mine is a 26lber
  14. Haha! I wouldnt lift it near your anvil, a low striking anvil is the limit!
  15. I LOVE COLD. Im not designed for the tropics! I reside here because my lovely wife cannot survive at any temperature below 22°c!
  16. Worked on the handlebars and brakes on one of my boneshakers today.
  17. Nah. It was a comment about theory. The theory of language and the theory of physics. Nothing to get worked up about. Bit of light hearted banter.
  18. I just read the thread you refer to frosty, and I see it as a lad asking questions to try and get his head around a few things, and almost the only answer he got was "follow the instructions" I cannot answer that without seeing what you are intending to do. Post photos of what you are moving, where you are moving it to, the shed it is coming out of and the shed you are putting it in. Also read ANY posts about moving hammers on the power hammer pages, dont ask any questions, teach yourself the lingo, what the tools required are, speak to your dad and helpers, see what their suggestions are. I suggest that the worst thing to do is to ask strangers on the internet to answer questions when they haven't seen what it is you are trying to do, and when they have already made their mind up about you and your abilities. More often than not the right questions are necessary to achieve the right answer. Arm yourself with the knowledge to ask the right questions. An army requires weapons, the greatest weapon you have is knowledge and where and how to use it.
  19. There are many pieces of evidence to state that the workers at stone henge were not slaves, one being the rich and varied diets of the residents of the only town so far discovered. The houses themselves also suggest that these people were not slaves or forced workers. Of course the facetious request for statistics on deaths and injuries cannot be fulfilled, but as there has yet to be found a graveyard of broken bodies with severe crush injuries, and from what we now understand of the community mindset of the people involved, we can assume that the safety of the workers was very much on their minds. My stonehenge analogy was simply to point out that with patience and forethought large objects can be moved without the devastation that insurance companies have made so many people fearful of. We lifted this 5000kg hammer almost a metre off the ground, rolled it sideways off the anvil, and lowered it back down, with simple levers and timber sleepers. Two men ten hours. We got it done safely and never a sign of danger.
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