Lee Waite

Thanks for your input,  Will52100

Thanks IronWolf 

Neil

any power hammers I've seen in Saskatchewan are usually old and wore out, plus people think they are worth way too much!

if you know where I should be looking then please enlighten me..

i understand how different metals move, l am a City &Guilds journeyman from England with a lot of years experience behind me.

i am also fifty years old and want a machine to do must of the grunt work before I finish it on the anvil by hand

Thanks guys

i think I'm going to build a Kinyon style hammer, in fact I may build two and sell one to cover my costs

Charlotte I do hope to blade smith eventually, why would this make a difference?

I hope to one use it to make money as a secondary income

rusty, tire or Kinyon ?

i am a journeyman fabricator/welder of 30 + years experience and have a desire to now start blacksmithing.

So my question is, what would you build for a hammer and why ?

Thanks

Thanks.

i figured as much , so it might be a little hard on the cylinder seals and thus the life of the expensive cylinder.

rusty has a leaf spring, tire hammer has a coil spring, what handles the rebound on an air hammer ?

Looks like you did well.
So what did the trip hammer and swags block go for?

I attended an auction with a LOT of blacksmith tools yesterday. I got a sunburn, a couple of anvils, a bunch of tongs and these:



There is only a table missing off one of the drills. Otherwise they are complete and functional. Note the massive Cannedy Otto in the one picture. That one also came with a set of about 20 bits.

Total price for all 5 drills = $5.

hi all hear is my take on a scrap build.the small blocks are 24cm*12cm*6cm,the big block is 37cm*41.5cm*8cm,face(forklift tine)is 44.5cm*10cm*4.5cm.over all height 31cm or 12",i dont know the total weight should be around 70kg ish.hardy is 1"(drilled/hand filed).i already have a london pat anvil so i dont need a horn but i may add one later?,i am a very novice welder what advice would you all give. ie should i grind bevels for better penetration?what rods,i have acsess to a 275 amp stick welder but not sure i should make this my first big welding job??? thanks for looking.

Hello,
I am new to blacksmithing,
I am a Welding inspector, and non destructive tech specialising in radiography, ultrasonics, magnetic particle and penetrant testing.
And served my time as a plater sheet metal worker and then a coded pipe welder, but have always suffered from asthma therefore a change was on the cards, hence the move to inspection. I am also a collector of vintage tractors
I live in west Cumbria in the lake district in the UK
It was 25 years since I was at school making a toasting fork on the school forge, I enjoyed it then and would like to take this up as a hobby - I have bought an anvil but it's only a small one measuring about 18" long therefore I am looking for a larger one. I am also intending fabricating my own forge and as Much of the equipment as possible.
Any pointers appreciated.

regards
Dave

Thanks for the info. Yes a propane tank can be dangerous but this one has been open for a good month now. Once it was empty I just opened the valve and left it that way.

Hello to you in Saskabush.

Nice gate and WHY did you settle in Sask of all the places Canada has? Welcome to IFI also.

Hi all,
I'm an Englishman, trained Fabricator / welder now living in Canada.
After 28 years on the industrial side things,I find myself in a time and place that will allow me to work on the creative side of things.
I look forward to many an evening gathering ideas and inspiration from you guy's as well as being available to help if I can.

here's a picture of some gates I built last year.

Goatee :D

Hi all,
here's a picture of an aluminum hoof stand I just built
Goatee

Hi all,
here's a picture of an aluminum hoof stand I just built
Goatee

Hi
Very nice looking knives

Goatee