macbruce

Well come on up and I'll give it to ya! I just got got lucky and found a 7''x36'' round solid that's FLUTED,for .30 a lb. Man is this going to be a high class machine or what.....Glad the lead didn't get poured! Thanks guys for the input..............mb

I know the first one I rebuilt I overlooked the clutch cause it was beyond my skills then. It was twice as much work to put it right. It depends on who did the rebuild. Maybe he can find out....mb

Beautiful job! It looks like it should go to the Smithsonian. Nah. There is nothing more beautiful than a Beaudry fulfilled..mb

A brake is Aok, but if the clutch bearing is worn out it needs to be fixed....mb

I agree with monster about the clutch bearing that,s where i'd look first. look at the top 12:00 where the clutch and the flywheel meet, if there is no gap (rubbing),then at your 6:00 you'll probably see a fair size gap. If that's the case then its the clutch bearing............good luck mb 12:00 and 6:00 may not apply, it would depend on the direction your belt is pulling.... Another clutch bearing test is: loosen the belt,then grab the clutch and see if you can shake it cross corner. a little is ok, but not much more than 1/16...

Doc, Of course I plan to forge in the fire, doesn't everybody....that way I can keep the tungsten soft and the lead molten too, just kidding Glen..........Just driving around looking for suitable anvil stock has run into $$$. I do have the the 5x5x1/2 tube, which itself is clearly not ok. you guys have given me allot to ponder, good thing there's no rush....mb

Thanks for the many responses. I'll try to address as many as I can here. The hammer is to be an inverted cylinder type,80lb.....I'm trying to reach for but probably won't reach a 10:1 tup to anvil ratio, which I believe can be fudged on, and we don't need to kick that one around again please........As far as lead shrinkage, has anyone ever poured lead into a cylinder (no draft) and tried to get it out, you can't. The shrinkage occurs mainly at the top.......I wish I could find .30 to.40 cent a lb big barstock here, I've looked hard but come up empty........I'm going to a tire shop (tire weights)that I can get cheap......As far as dealing with molten lead, take the necessary precautions and bida bing. I've been screwing with lead for 30 yrs and am only mildly demented!.....Rebound? that is a good one, I do plan to add steel to the mix and there is allot of steel in the tube, base, end cap,dies. would that be totally nixed as far as rebound? Hot steel doesn't have any rebound near as I can tell. I NEVER have but have seen others miss a blow and have the hammer fly into their face, some anvils don't have that much pop, are they worthless?.....Is forging iron on a steel anvil with a pb filled hammer the same as forging iron with a steel hammer on a pb filled anvil? I still haven't decided, but it will require an anvil, maybe tungsten!....................Happy holidays.......Bruce Macmillan

75-80lb, air hammer, I don't like tubing for the tup. This one has a 1 1/2 x 4 1018 cr ram.....mb

Bob, Thanks for the input. I didn't mention all of my brainstorm. I was also thinking to put 4 large welded rebar rods the length of the tube in each corner to capture the pb (I'm using 5x5x1/2 tube). I had planed to fill from the top and that would take multiple pours, but on the last let it overflow and rasp it flush before welding the sow plate...mb

Has anyone out there ever used molten lead within, say a heavy walled tube to provide anvil mass for a power hammer? I'm toying with the idea for a machine I'm constructing. It seems plausible. Due to the shortage of large, used steel bar stock for an anvil I'm looking outside the box, and I'm not going to Ryerson to get it $$$..???....mb

Here,s a couple of guys that have bs classes. Craig May at dragonforgeltd.com (pine junction co), and David Norrie at davidnorrie.com (berthoud co)..........good luck....mb

The only other comment I would like to add is, have you considered making a feather blank of thin, flattened angle iron (ready made raised groove).It works well with leaves, so why not feathers.......just a thought...mb

Brilliant innovation! I tried to make feathers by hammering blank feathers into a bottom die with a central groove and angled grooves out from that. They sucked. You really nailed it.............mb

Thanks, Tis abit different, know what it is? Bronze forging is simple, just don't get it too hot.The leaves were 5/8 rd to start, stalk 1/2, base and seed were 1/8 plate......silicon bronze...9hrs........mb

Thanks Rob, here are some pix........

Masterpiece...Thats the highest complement I've ever gotten! Thank you. Times dictate that it must be sold. Forge welding? Not possible, at least not by me.Lots of forging,bending, welding, grinding, and chasing,150+ hrs or so. Texturing Was achieved with special dies under a 250# hammer, and die grinders. Some good things happen when there's too much time on your hands!........thx mb

Masterpiece...Thats the highest complement I've ever gotten! Thank you. Times dictate that it must be sold. Forge welding? Not possible, at least not by me.Lots of forging,bending, welding, grinding, and chasing,150+ hrs or so. Texturing Was achieved with special dies under a 250# hammer, and die grinders. Some good things happen when there's too much time on your hands!........thx mb

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forged and fabricated only, thx, mb

bronze sprout sculpture,9"x9"........

Did you study anatomy in art school, the face in the video looks like it.Or was it trial and error like most of us rely on?....Brilliant stuff! macbruce