PaulKrzysz

I will try this tomorrow, any particular reason for brown paper vs. More common white? If it where only one die that world work, but with half dozen dies, it is easier to file one set if holders to fit a set detention then the other way around.

I did try to place the die in there when welding. The welding closed it so tight I had to put it in the vise to knock the die out. I will post pics tomorrow.

Hello Everyone, For school I took a class called Co-Op, it is a work placement which I am doing for one semester. I am quite lucky in my placement in that it is a fabrication shop specializing in residential fabrication. They do thing like stainless steel furniture, stainless steel railings, as well as 'forged' railings. I have been sent to the ornamental corner of the shop to help out the guys there. I have been forging fishtails, and bending them on the bending machine into scrolls. TLTR: I have access to a fully equipped fab shop When I am not helping someone out I have time to work on my own projects. This is great because I can use a MIG welder, full sized horizontal bandsaw, and there is a SCRAP PILE! I was working a on Guillotine tool today, one like in this link : http://web.archive.org/web/20041014213636/keenjunk.com/sketchbk/rw21009.htm I welded up one of the holders for the dies with a proper sized die inside. My problem and question come from this. As a result of the heat distortion, the holder tightened up real well. I managed to remove the die, and a proceeded to try to file the opening to the correct size, problem is not amount of filing, frustration, and cursing will get the die to enter the holder properly. EDIT (It will fit, but only if it is forced a certain way, it is really not ideal) TLTR: Welding heat distortion is ruining my project. QUESTION How to I weld the guillotine tool die holder so it will not shrink, causing the die not to be able to enter?

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I often see these with a wheel at the end of the gate. If the ground will be level, could it be a possibility to install a wheel on the end to make contact with the ground and avoid the sag issue?

Here is My forge. The top measures 27'' x 18'' because it is made of 9'' x 4.5'' firebricks. The Firepot is 9''x9''. Powered by a 12'' 'Candian Forge and Blower' Blower I included one pick before I filled the table in with bricks If I where to do it again I would add at least one more row of brick across the width, probably two, and one more row for the length, bringing it to 36'' x 27''. I would also definitely add a rotating clinker breaker next time as well. The air for the forge came out of a 2'' iron pipe cap, the cap had 3 slits cut into it for air, you can see one small one and a larger one. The larger one is there because the material in between two of them was taken out at a high heat by me trying to remove the clinker.

I felt the exact same way as the young guy after making this box. It probably weighted over 20lb's once finished. I set it out on the curb and decided to make a simple open carpenters tote. It took far less time and weights less as well.

For example here is a 140Lb Henry Wright anvil. Measures 26''*10'' L*H-110 =26*10-10 =260-110 =150

L*H-110=M Most anvils in my area are Peter Wrights, so it is used for Peter Wright London Blacksmith Pattern anvils. The formula has worked for the 3-4 anvils I have test it on within a 15lb range.

Yes, that should be L*H-110=M

For a london Pattern anvil try this. It will give you the demensions +/- 15lbs L=Lenth H=height M=Mass L+H-110=M

I have read it was for riveting. I also have such a spot on my 180lb Peter Wright in the same place.

My forge has a firebrick table. Please take a look at attached pics. Each brick is 9'' long, 4'' wide, the table is 36''x20''. The outer frame was of angle iron and every 9'' along the width I put a 2'' wide piece of steel so the firebricks would have something to rest on. In order for the table not to sag, two pieces where welded on the underside of the table in order to support the 2'' pieces. These supports ran the entire length of the table and once welded formed a 'T' with the original 2'' piece.

Thank you for the tip. I have a question about another possible alternative. What about using scaffolding levelers? Also what lead is needed for leg vises?

It looks good. If you want to put something cheap around the rim, try rawhide. You can get it in the form of dog bones from the petstore. Let it soak in warm water and it will come part and reveal a large steel of rawhide.

If you live near Hamilton I can pass info to you where you can buy coal there. If you live around Guelph Thak Ironworks also supplies coal. You can buy coal more expensively through a local home hardware as well. If solid fuel is too diffcult for you, you can always run propane. Also, do not scrap your forge. Make is presentable and you should get at least $100 for it on Kijiji, instead of $10 at the scrap yard. Read this for the Hamilton Coal '?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>>

My Dad is taking me to work for the summer and I build this on the job site since all of the tools where already laid out. It is made of a pallet, scrap plywood, and mounding. It is painted also with scrap primer. The only thing what was bought where the screws and the front latch, I only paid a dollar for the latch It measures 18''x16''x11''. It might not be wide enough for bigger tongs but smaller thing should be ok. The bottom compartment will be for tongs and hammers, the top for hardies and files. I will admit is is overbuilt, I would guess is weights around 10Lbs by itself.

There are a few blacksmiths in the city. I have found one guy advertising the the Polish Business book. Try this site http://kaasmetalart.com/kaas/home.html

Thanks for the Info, I think I did Ok with this one. Check out this one matchless is selling $450 and still not finished ebay link removed

I bought this Stake anvil today because I thought the price was right. It measures 18.5'' tall and 15'' long on the working surface. It looks to be quite old and forged. It looks to have a steel face welded onto the body. Can anyone tell me what it is worth, and and anything else useful? Thank you

Nice knife, Can we have more pics of the stone anvil?

What are the dimensions of the pot? How thick is it? Paul

This is my anvil 180Lb Peter Wright. As I stated the I beam anvil will just be a hardy holder/bench anvil.