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pike3e

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  1. I have an option to buy a fairbanks Model e that is taken down into peices. Judging from the pics, is everything here and what would you think the value range for something like this. I have never assembled or fabricated parts for a mechanical hammer, how big of a job does this look like? Pics
  2. Does anyone think that this product would have any bennefits it making pattern welded steel?
  3. for pattern welded steel, I believe that a smallish hammer (under 100 pounds) and a hydraulic press is the best bang for your buck. The press takes forever to forge under half inch steel but will move large billets fairly easily. The smallish hammer does great on half inch or smaller steel but is slow on the big stuff. My combo of a 55 pound striker hammer and uncle al hydraulic press cost a total of 5600, both used.
  4. Personally, I would buy it in a second and put my mailbox on it.
  5. Each day as I drive to work I pass a statue/ monument with a large anvil on top. (This was really frustrating when I was actually looking and unable to find a real anvil when I started out and had to see this fake one daily) The site belongs to a church and the following poem is on a plaque on the base The Anvil Of God’s Word Last eve I passed beside a blacksmith’s door And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime; When looking in, I saw upon the floor, Old hammers worn with beating years of time. “How many anvils have you had,” said I, “To wear and batter these hammers so?” “Just one,” said he; then with a twinkling eye, “The anvil wears the hammers out, you know.” And so, I thought, the anvil of God’s Word, For ages, skeptics blows have beat upon; Yet, though the noise of falling blows was heard, The anvil is unharmed – the hammers gone. John Clifford So here is the question. Do anvils really wear out hammners or did the poet, upon seeing a bunch of hammers in the shop, just assume that they must be worn out and not realize that blacksmiths like to have a lot of hammers for different work?
  6. WSSI has always produced a good product for me.
  7. Not sure why people are interested in or make judgements about the personal lifes of people they dont even know. The more interest and exposure that our craft gets the better. A rising tide lifts all boats...
  8. If you use this technique you will have an integral knife. This method can work but as advised above it could add alot more complexity to the project than you desire. I have seen tutorial where this exact technique is used to create ingegral damascus knives however the guard does not typically loook like a typical bowie style guard. Google ingegral knives and see if it similar to the end result you desire. Also this technique will involve alot of clean up which will probably be mostly with files, stones and sandpaper, instead of a machine, due to the angles and joints that will be created.
  9. I have seen a bladesmith, Tia Goo, use charcoal with a hand blower and add fist sized cunks of wood, I believe construction scrap, around the edge of the fire. The heat from the burning charcoal starts turning the wood to charcoal as it is moved closer to the center and new wood is added to the edges. Very similar to how coal is turned to coke in a forge.
  10. I have a coal forge that was made from an 18 wheeler brake drum that is similiar. The person who made it made the tuyere from 3 inch pipe that extends through the bottom to a depth of about 4-5 inches from the top rim. I just filled the drum with coal fines to the tuyere and added coal from there. I have only used it a few times becuase I usually use propane forges and just got this a month or so ago but it appears to work fine.
  11. thanks for the info. I do have a kiln, I am just low on foil and was wondering if it was necessary to order more. Sounds like I will be making an order.
  12. I am heat treating some h13 hammer dies for a local blacksmith as part of a trade. The dies are about 20lbs each and are for a 120 ln bulll hammer. My question is do I need to foil wrap these in order to prevent decarb or will they be fine without it? Thanks John
  13. I will check to bottom and try to get a few more pics.
  14. I have had these two anvils for a few years and never got around to trying to ID them. Now I am selling them and wonder if any of you may know what they are. First one- no legible markings, weighs 160 on my bathroom scale and rings really loud Second one- Marked 149 spaced across one side, no other legible markings Thanks for you help John
  15. I recently picked up a vise that was in a few peices. The vise is the type that uses a wedge or wedges to connect the u shaped steel that holds the spring and arm of the vise to the mounting bracket. So the question is is there one peice that does this function or is it two wedges with one put in either side and hammered untill everything is tight, or am I totally out in left field on this and it is something entirely differet. Thanks John
  16. 80 lb fisher anvil 5 inch post leg vise 18 wheeler brake drum forge with heavy duty metal stand 5 hammers 7 sets of usable tongs 50-75 pounds of leaf springs, hammer heads, round rod... $140
  17. 30 seconds with a weed burning torch works well too.
  18. Getting a vertical propane forge with a blower is the best investment in learning damascus. They are fairly easy and cheap to build or as low as 400 to buy. Having a forge that does not easily get to welding heat makes the whole process difficult and frustrating. I have welded damascus in my venturi forge and in coal and can say that they vertical propane blown forge so much easier and cleaner.
  19. With quotes like "sloppy stick welds", "trained monkey", "The chair...let's just say I've got a lot more of hours into the chair than I'd like to admit. I would imagine that somebody competent ..." I would recommend not publicly devaluing your work even if it is just on a forum. Charge whatever you want but always convey to potential buyers that they are buying good work from a craftsman or artist. Being a hobbyist or full timer should matter very little. As a hobbyist, I would not worry one bit about pissing people off because of price. Your output will probably be small and sporadic. Having a few pieces for sale should not drastically reduce the number of customers for the full time smiths. If you are really cranking out pieces and they are selling, I would recommend increasing your price.
  20. Interesting..............people wear shirts when they forge??? :D
  21. Any idea's of tools that could be used with the flat dies?
  22. Below is a link to Murray Carter forging a kitchen knife on his japanese power hammer. I have a striker 55 lb power hammer with flat dies that are about 2inches by 4inches. I forge similiar style blades as Murray and would like to be able to forge them thinner and beveled as he is doing in the video. What modifications, tools or techniques do you think would work to accomplish what he is doing. Modified dies, hand held tools, power hammer spring swages, something else. Also how do flat dies typically hold up for use with tooling? Thanks John
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