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Ric Furrer

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  1. Thomas, I think that is called "selective enforcement" and is actually legal. What one must do is notify the offending party within 90 days of knowing there "may" be an infringement. I have gotten a few of those as well over the years. I frame them. Steve, We all see things through the veil of our experiences. Ric
  2. I misunderstood and was thinking the other direction. Do what the others have suggested. Ric
  3. Steve, As I have been in one some of those copy-write talks with a show I can say that most find it interesting that someone would give them free publicity without having any rights. The right holder often sends a letter stating that they will not support such a show financially and leaves it at that. In fact...since many shows do this type of platform the owner of the rights will refuse to sponsor knowing that they will get the same coverage (or a bit less) without any support as they would if they underwrote the program. SO..they benefit with advert without any financial stake....that is called a win. To sue for such a show is bad press and often shows like that do not actually generate money so there is little to gain (web based more so than network). Often the production company that produced the show was founded just for the duration of the show and goes defunct after airing...hard to get funds from, but not impossible. Also...if the thing made is not sold there is no infringement. Do not assume that all things on TV actually have clients. It is a TV show after all and has to have a plan long before filming, not the day they film. Ric
  4. This is the easiest way You need to trap the bar so it has not choice but to bend..usually in a trough or clamped between plates. like this, but for one plane
  5. Willow, If you can define "this day and age" I can answer your question. Ric
  6. I watched one episode...its said that if one can not change his mind he may not have one.........I must say....I did not mind the show as much as the trailers for the show. I like very much that they discuss.........gasp.......money. The fact that many clients do not have it when they contact you about a project and the fact that wives seem to think money is something we metalworkers need to get for our time. You may not like that he makes sculpture......I do not mind so much. I have been wanting to make a 3x life-size viking sword sculpture for some years now......I think I may do that this year. If this show becomes a gateway for the next generation into swords then why not. We can bring the ones that wish to learn up to speed if they care to listen. Ric
  7. I said fits of anger because I see some who think they are building an "infinite pressure" machine and get frustrated when the tonnage is used up. I have some large presses for sale..12" cylinders..and some folk call all excited about that. I ask how much electricity do you have and they say 120 volt 20 amp.......so in the end they can not power the motor required to move the cylinder fast enough to do any forging. So if you can run a 7.5hp motor I'd say go with that..or 5hp at minimum. If 5hp look into a 22gpm Hi/Lo pump running a 1800rpm (making 11gpm x85% eff so about 9.3gpm) rather than 3600 with a smaller GPM as the slower rpm larger pump runs quieter than the smaller faster rpm pump. you can run a 5" cylinder with that power pack and be quite happy with rather fast 24 tons at 2500PSI and about 1.8"/second at the pump at low pressure high flow and that will drop to about 1/4 flow (0.45" second) at full pressure. You need about 8 ton per square inch to move hot carbon steel..so that would be good for 2" square no problem..........smaller dies for drawing means more work per push. when yo get to 1/4" thick blades you will get much less work done, but you will adapt to that in short order. I do some work where 24 ton is too much force and others where 1,000 ton is too little. ARFTIST...........I'd very much like to locate a 300 ton friction screw press.............know of any? Ric
  8. What is "nothing seriously heavy"? One limitation is how large a motor you wish to power. The motor dictates flow and pressure. So: How large a motor can you run (or how large do you wish to run)? What is the sized billet you wish to forge most of the time? What metals in that billet? Will you use a lot of embossing dies? Are you creative with tooling or do you wish to just place the billet there and push? Are you prone to fits of anger and rage when you don't get your way immediately? Will you fabricate this yourself and are you handy at that sort of thing? I forged for years under a 36 ton press at 0.6" per second 3hp motor...sold it to a friend Moved to a 45 ton and 0.7" second 5hp motor...sold it to a friend. Now I have a 24 ton at 1.3" second 3hp motor as my main press. In Summer I'll have five presses ranging from 150 ton (75hp motor) down to 10 ton for some specific operations......but I am a bit odd. The key is creative tooling. Ric
  9. Lawman, So..you are going from hand hammering to a 50 IK (Iron Kiss)? I think at first it will be so powerful you will be scared....I suggest dressing up and leather and shielding and making toothpicks from 2x2 wood for an hour to get used to its function. A week into using it you will wonder why you ever thought of not having one. The bang of the tool is not that it hits...all hammers hit...the thing is that it hits with control.....you can make a 5 or 1005 pound hammer do good work if you had control. I like the IK hammers and will most likely put one in at my "school" area here in Sturgeon Bay. Been a long time coming as I first visited John, what, a decade ago? and liked what I saw. Now if he can just work out how to make a small hammer with a transformer button on the side where it would become a 300 weight for an hour or so.... Ric
  10. Andy, What do you wish to cut? What is your "normal" product made from? I went through three Milwaukee chop saws like you have pictures (worm gears usually failed as the teeth had ware over the years). I have owned eight or so band saws over the years and have three in the shop ...no...the port-o-band makes four. For most architectural work I used the Milwaukee deep throat port-o-band with 44plus inch blade. It has limitations, but for anything 1" and under it was great. I have a 1600 Ellis that I use for most work now..and a carbide blade when needed for coppers and titanium. My chop saw was a 3hp Everett and I gave that to a friend when I got my 5hp Kalamazoo. I have cut 4" square damascus billets on that 5hp when hot........it does make the air chewy so you need to mask yourself. Anything hardened goes on the chop saw. soft metals which need clean cuts go into the Ellis horizontal saw with carbide blade ($200 each for those blades) Small cuts as needed are done with the port-o-band....blades are good and cheap on that one and I simply clamp it into the post vise (made a bolt on oversized table for it). ALSO...do not discount a plasma torch for cutting plate. I suggest a "get by" with a "deep throat" Milwaukee port-o-band...........then invest in a good larger horizontal/vertical bandsaw. Ric
  11. Be aware that you will want shorter tooling for punching in a press or you may end up eating the taller tool.
  12. Thank you for posting this and tell your blacksmith friend we appreciate it as well. Frank...I would agree. I like to brighten up the blade a bit with a brick or the belt sander after the quench (when doing this...I prefer my salt pots and gas forge though) to better judge color in temper. Ric
  13. I'd like to own that one. Ric
  14. FX2 steel...mill with carbide cutters and all is good. No further heat treatment needed. Ric
  15. Only 20 Owen? Indeed...complete the project or they will taunt you. Ric
  16. Sounds like you are rather concerned so I would suggest you do what lets you sleep at night. IF that means renting a machine to grind it back then do so, level it, place a pad and shim it up to the height with wood or steel and move on. I have found that a bit of sweat on a job that makes me uneasy is a good thing. Ric
  17. He had owned the hammer for about 5-7 years (seems about right to me)......bought at an auction from Canada.
  18. If it moves fast you can get by with low tonnage...say 16 ton. If it moves slow you may need 1,000 ton to get anything done. I would say a minimum for hot forging is about .3 inches per second..........and no faster than 2" per second as it posses a safety risk and the hoses get to jumping when the oil changes flow. If you have large die surfaces you need more tonnage. Assume about 8 ton per square inch to forge mild steel and triple that for carbon stainless. Thinner metal needs more tonnage as the dies bleed the heat. You can use up a lot of tonnage if you just stick the material under the die and go. Creative die design can overcome many issue with a hyd press, but in the end I prefer big and fast. I can think of many things that can be done with 16 ton and some things that 2,000 ton can not do. Ric
  19. http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/12/16/exclusive-video-game-sword-replica-blacksmith-gets-tv-show.aspx Big Giant Sculpture is a better title. Ric
  20. A friend in NJ. He had is stored at a "friend's" yard and it and other tooling was sold to a machinery dealer late 13/early 14 without permission. Originally came from an auction in Canada. Ric
  21. Hello All, Anyone hear of a 300 Bradley Upright sold in New Jersey in 20013/14? If so I know where the missing parts are. Ric
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