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That's how I'd go, with the caveat of upsetting the corners good & square on the outside to maintain the crisp lines. Upsetting tiny stuff tests your patience; 1/4"square might be a tad easier. For keeping the heat localized it's sometimes less frustrating to break out the OA & a little brazing tip. Just my 2 copper
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Try turning your cypress on end & jst see if you can tell an addition to rebound. Where are you? Might have to try your scrapper.
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I used Brownell's OxyphoBlue on one blade for sure, for my young lad. As a cold blue, it's a touchup, but I kept heating it in boiling salt water each application and polishing with steel wool. Ten applications, at least. For old tools I've restored, I've used a phosphoric acid etch also, then regular cold blue to (steel hot as you can stand) in multiple applications to get the tint and consistency to suit. Hardware store phosphoric, muriatic and cider vinegar are my goto store-bought etchants. They sometimes yield quite different results on a given piece of steel, even more so with different alloys. Home leached tannic sometimes works when nothing else does. It always seems to turn into a chemistry experiment..... Go outside, use PPE & stay upwind.
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Charles, I worked them when I lived in PA. Lovely animals, and the power is amazing. I'm a mule-man myself....
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Yar, anvil forging videos! Glad to have you. For the sake of myself & the other "experienced" members, please add your country at least to your profile. (user settings) If you ask or answer a question, the resulting series of posts may be location specific.a question.
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Hand Forged Knives with My Own Impregg Handle Material
aessinus replied to TheoRockNazz's topic in Knife Making
on a forged blade with impregnated manure from the neighbor bull.. Would that be a real BS blade? -
Try putting paper on the anvil side & do a charcoal rubbing. I swear it looks like there may have been raised letters there once upon a time
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Asking for design help for an anvil stand
aessinus replied to JHCC's topic in Stands for Anvils, Swage Blocks, etc
Same here. I bed the anvil level in caulk. I can't say zero vibration, but the one in my living room is quiet enough to watch/hear a movie while I'm working -
What are these old blacksmith tools?
aessinus replied to dosullivan's topic in Tools, ID, and pictorial reference
1: jar lifters 2: yep, milking hobbles 3: anvil stake for a sawyer's anvil 4: wrench for a buried valve, (forged crowfoot ) -
Thanks for the link. I might make one of those for the shop at work, We have a short, heavy 6" there already, but could stand another taller one for filing & oddball shapes. That vertical looks pretty adaptable, just not super robust. This one should fit the robust need at home pretty well. Got the hitch ball drilled & handle 50% done; planning to upset one end tomorrow at lunchtime & maybe thread a ball for the other. I'm still on the prowl for a big bushing that's already drilled for the bottom hinge. Carrying all the parts around in my truck, just in case I get some spare time to work on it.
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Only thing I have is grandpa's posthole diggers. Schedule 80 pipe handles & 3/4"square bar for a box hinge. Forged grader blades for the shovels. Those things will dig thru pure shale or limerock, no problem, but you'd better have your big-boy britches on.
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Tongs - repurposed end cutters
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Is it flexible enough to ignore any anticlastic?
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Swedish anvil info or experience?
aessinus replied to Derek Melton's topic in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
Feel welcomed, you just got pranked. -
Was in reference to his last sentence....
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Oh you can make money. Get hammering!
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Is there anything different between these saws?
aessinus replied to natenaaron's topic in Saws, bandsaws, hack saws, etc
If you can find one the Porter-cable is what I have for home. Trigger-lock & I can clamp in my 4"post vise. Dewalt at work, no trigger lock but I fabbed a wedge on safety chain. Has a built-in hanging hook that we can clamp up vertical for little stuff -
Please.Do.Not.Machine.The.Face. You should buy a lottery ticket. Add your location to your profile under user/settings. There might be a few members around that would like to see a 15 cents/lb anvil Just.... wow
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What alloys are food-safe?
aessinus replied to Andi Hemmetter's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
What alloy? If 300-400 series, maybe hot caustic soda and some salts, depending on alloy. Danger, danger, Will Robinson! Fume hoods, ventilation, PPE are in order... -
Bleach/hydrogen peroxide applied to the warm iron will patinate, as well.
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One of my buddies scored me a ball hitch that's 2 5/16; mounting stud is within 0.050" of the acme minor diameter, so welding should be fairly straightforward. Have to clean, anneal & bore it for a handle. As it stands, the jaws are 4", however, I could modify them to make them wider... I have a scavenged EDM machine way, 3/4"x 3"x16"long that is hardened. Could be cut to about 8" jaws and left unhardened. I would have to anneal and check for air-hardening alloy of course, but I'm not in any particular rush on this dude. Reduce some current jaw length (2"right now) & weld in place. Jaw width opinions?
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Bradley Strap Hammer Identification
aessinus replied to blacksmith steve's topic in Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers
Welcome! If you put your general location in the header (user/settings) you might be surprised how many Iforge folk live within visiting distance. The search engine here is weak; use google with "Bradley strap hammer iforgeiron" as keywords. What are you aiming to do in a smithy? -
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen? Well done lads.
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Frank, is the mounting tang mortised through both the fixed jaw and the spring? If so, I am going to rethink my DIY plan. Drifting through liuft forks would be tough on my smaller anvils, but I have access to a mill & carbide mills. This may qualify me for some overdue vacation.