Jonnytait

Thank you. Just plain mild steel, my favourite material for tongs

Forging bolt jaw tong blanks today

Is the pump spinning the right way? I have an AJAX power hacksaw which is 3 phase, so it can run backwards if I change up the wiring. The coolant pump doesnt work when its running the wrong way

Ive had this power hammer for over a year now, its been a very good tool. Made by Dave Preston in England. He makes a good hammer! Just messing around with it really, but it demonstrates how useful it is being able to adjust the height. In the first part im using some fairly high old fashioned top tools then I draw out some 1 inch round mild steel. Thought some members might be interested to see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzhwzhaKpog

Or maybe it cost £400 who knows

My thoughts exactly Daswulf. How much did you pay for it?

Got a handle carved and fitted to this latest hammer. Hickory

Made another forging hammer today. 2lb. This time its for my own use and not for sale so I dont need to go through the bother of polishing!

I would do nothing and just use the anvil, work around it as there is plenty of good edges. If you really feel you have to do something with it, very lighty file or sand any sharp bits in the damaged area

Wasnt aware of that term, looked it up and yes they are a similar idea

Thank you, the meat tenderiser got me thinking, it was tricky to figure out how to do it without cutting/filing, I ended up making a special die for the power hammer

Have been busy enough lately, making some more tushkars, also before xmas made this custom meat tenderising hammer for a friend who is a butcher

Some more hammers lately

'The Slack Tub' I like it. This is what you should name your shop

A few different grits then a polish yes. Only thing is when its that shiny it makes it difficult to take a photo!

You make very nice fire place tools Macleod, I like them a lot. Made another hammer head 2lb

Great video Glenn, thanks for sharing

Thanks, started off with 40mm by 50mm recycled forklift toe, maybe 90mm long. cant remember exactly though those numbers might be a bit off. The hammer weighs 2 1/2 lb

Finished off a Hammer today

I like it. Interesting Swedish made anvil

Thanks for everyones input. Latticino, I must have missed that article on www.anyangusa.net which pretty much answers all the questions I had about which company is the genuine one.

Was wondering if anyone could shed any light on this. Is the Anyang ST company a totally different company from Anyang AFP? I'm not in the market for a power hammer, but noticed a blacksmith in the UK has become a dealer for Anyang ST hammers. If these are in fact two different companies all together, which one is the real and original? Just thought it would be good to clear this up for anyone looking to buy, might be something to look out for. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks

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If you build this with the intention of making Damascus billets you will be disappointed. It just wont have the speed. Not a good design for a forging press, as speed would be the most important factor. There really is no 'cheap' or 'budget' design that is going to work very well. Have a look on the forum at presses that have been built from scratch which have been successful forging presses, I don't think you will see a bottle jack in any of them

I bought an anvil from Vaughan's back in 2017. Its the same, soft heel. I spoke to the company about it and they said the same thing, which is that they don't harden the heel. Its really not a problem in my opinion, the face is hard and thats where you are doing all the work for the most part. Use it as it was intended to be used and it will last a life time