macbruce

You've got your work cut out for you. corecting speling is going to be a big job arround here, but I'm glad someone is up to the task..lol

Tala, you're idea has some merits, quick connects would be a good addition in any case,the long hoses are a pain when transporting. the thing is 400lbs so it will never be truly portable, If I can get it within 50ft +- of where I'm bending a handrail etc, that's close enough. 110v is never a problem. Now Doc's, that's portable..........

Poleframer, I don't know what to say, other than your rig is truly unique! Are there wheels for it too? I'd love to see that goin' down the road............Have you ever owned a Swiss Army Knife?

Yeah, that's the other thing, the ''sweet heat'' only lasts a fraction of the time as steel, so hammer fast !
I've had it crack all by It's lonesome too, I just assumed quenching was a bad idea. as quick as it cools, air does it pretty fast....

Don't try counting with ti, you'll find it clinically depressing ! :wacko:

This ''bowl'' is probably worked a bit more than you had in mind. It started as a 7'' x 1.25'' disc, hammered on edge, then dished . I probably rained more hammer blows down onto this thing than any other small piece I've ever made, but it is forgeable....mb

Also I've heard but never run across ti that makes you sick to your stomach. There's two kinds, alpha and beta or something, and I don't know which is which and it's impossible to tell at a scrap dealer. The fumes given off by one of the two, though not toxic, I think, will make you queasy when heating it..............

Welcome aboard,
I would say ti works kinda ''nice'' when hot but it is still tough as nails, ss seems like butter in comparison. welding it is anything but nice. you can do a beautiful joint bead, let it cool, then PING, it breaks. I've heard, but never done a welding method were you build a ''tent'' of clear plastic sheet, leaving a hole to access the piece, fill it with argon and weld, then it holds......That's why I've never done it......More info than you need? That's often how it works here.........Not a bad thing.......mb
Never quench it.

I saw this nifty little press in the blacksnith shop below Tower Bridge in London. Looks like it was set up for beam work only.......

I saw this nifty little press in the blacksnith shop below Tower Bridge in London. Looks like it was set up for beam work only.......

I saw this nifty little hammer in the blacksnith shop below Tower Bridge in London. Looks like it was set up for beam work only.......

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Don't know if you have any employees, but you only need to sweat osha if you do.........A guard is a good thing........mb

Sell it to a Dentist!

I have always found ss is plenty tough, not hard...................mb

I know that this will run contrary to popular opinion.

I run my pedestal grinder with no guards on or around the wheels. Simply a matter of personal preference. I grew up in an orthopedic shop where there were no guards due to the necessity of grinding long pieces of bar stock, and it just suits my methods to continue.

Knock on wood-no serious accidents in all these years. Your mileage may vary.

8'' w x 5'' h, deck plate folded then pressed into form................mb

Always keep the distance between the front of the wheel and the rest as close as possible, no more than 1/8''. when the wheel wears down and the gap widens it's dangerous. If the piece you're holding gets snatched down the oversized hole, your flesh is next in line....:(

Getting those dies out would be no mean feat. There was also a bulldoze/ upseter near by it probly weighs more than the hammer, too covered in snow to shoot a pic. I toured General Ironworks when it was operational in the early 80's, It was fantastic. There was also a 5,500# arch hammer, A nazel 4b, which a friend of mine bought at auction, and a lathe that had a 3' swing x 60' bed. A mill that was 20' below grade and a swing to match. A foundry, pattern shop, , and a secret shop for building nuclear reactor hoists. The only things left are a huge 50t gantry crane and forge equipment , some of which I can't recognise. I recon it would all be scrapped, but the cost of renting a crane that big would cost allot.........A sad story..........
google: general iron works.............I just looked there myself and the 5500#'er is gone, I have a pic of it somewhere. If it turns up I'll post it.

Pix of this bruiser were taken today in Denver. I think it's a Bement Miles, alas the tag is gone........It's been mounted in this spot for 90 yrs or so,the building is long gone. It stands 14-15' high, and I recon it's 20 ton or more. The piston rod is 4'' dia. I believe it worked right up to the day the shop closed.
I thought a little project indoors might be nice to round out the winter with, and take it on, but the RR doesn't run from Denver to here
In the remote chance anyone wants to really know more about this bad boy, email me, otherwise this is just show and tell.........mb

Looks to me that it has been repaired heavily?

Ahhh....now I see why you didn't reveal what you paid for it. How about a good picture of the right side face edge?

Looks like this thread has included ''Brain Teasers'' as well.........:wacko:

I feel allot more like I do now, than I did awhile ago........................Believe it or forget it.....................

I know all to well about that one. I bought a truck once with a spiffy new paint job, probly an Earl Shieb, the engine had been steamed cleaned like new. After a week buyers remorse ruled , the engine was shot.........

It is for sale, times being what they are.........$1,900

If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer.................