brian

Wondering if anyone can tell me the size of iron used in gates similiar to the attached photo. They seem to be quite common in the UK and Australia . The flat bars across the gate seems to be 25x8mm but don't know what the frame is made of. Is there some kind person willing to go down the back yard and run their tape over one? Not worried about the dimensions of the gate just the thickness and width of the steel. Thank you Brian.

Candle stand made for local church. I twisted the 12mm round cold with a homemade twister ,a car diff with a 3 foot crank. I think I may have reached the limit with this size twist and will have to gear it down as it was a real struggle as the twist got tighter! Then forged the cross and legs.

Helmet I forged copied from the original on display in the museum in Victoria ,Australia. Bullet dents and all !

Gave up on making a flypress last year but still needed a press of some sort. Gathered the motor,pump and ram from various sources over a few months and finally got it all together. The original 2 inch ram was too small but I had the good luck to find a 4 inch ram just before it went to the scrap heap. Had to cut 10 inches off the ram and cylinder and then weld the cap back on the cylinder, pretty pleased all my welds have held so far and no oil leaks.I estimate the press capacity at somewhere between 15 and 20 ton .It'll bend 1 inch flat bar cold fairly easily and 3/4 into a right angle with no effort.I'll see if I can get a photo in here and there are more in the gallery. Homemade Hydraulic Press - Blacksmith Photo Gallery