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Testing hammer accuracy
sidesaddle queen replied to QbBlacksmith's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
wow!! i am not anywhere near needing to differentiate my hammers because of differing faces.. but cool idea!!! -
Testing hammer accuracy
sidesaddle queen replied to QbBlacksmith's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
i use mostly small hammers .. 5 0z to 20 oz.. i have small hands and work with thin metal.. most small hammers have very small handles.. then tend to rotate of if do not grip. should i replace the whole handle or can i add wood where i need it?? any disadvantages to adding wood.. ?? i could put it right where i need it -
Testing hammer accuracy
sidesaddle queen replied to QbBlacksmith's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
lol!! i know hands come in many sizes.. i am wanting to know how y'all make them fit .. i will do the browser search.. thanks!! -
Testing hammer accuracy
sidesaddle queen replied to QbBlacksmith's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
explain "fitting it to the user" please! -
Testing hammer accuracy
sidesaddle queen replied to QbBlacksmith's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
hi, can the shape of the hammer's handle effect accuracy?? -
the fork is under more force than the stirrup.. force from the body of the horse not the rider,, a horse jumping a large fence can crack a tree,, i need to change the shape of existing parts .. making new ones is a a project i am playing with. i needed to understand the metal so showing the saddle fork gave y'all the idea of what i am working with. i wanted to open this one up to fit a modern horse and change the shape of the horn.. this metal will curl up when hit with a hard force .. like a horse falling on it,, i have leaping horns that have curled and i need to uncurl them.. they are not easily replaceable .. bronze or brass is not an option,, y'all have giving me new avenues to follow.. lol!! more than i ever expected..
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no bronze, will not work.. i am / i was a bronze sculptor before i started redoing these saddles.. believe me if i could work in it .. i would a happy camper! lol!! i am wanting to re-bend some parts that have been over bent from drops on hard floors or from horses falling on them.. i know they can be reshaped, the art is just lost,, the metal fork got being cast has send me thru the looking glass ..lol!! i know these leaping pommels can be shaped . but no books exist to give me the info and all the old tree makers are gone,, i drive my friends crazy when i go off on another hunt for lost methods, but sometimes i find a answer.. lol!! the leaping pommel we tried to re-bend broke. so i have been afraid to try another one.. but at 4:30 this am i realized it was a modern cast one so it was not the same metal,, jhcc, sadly i do believe you are right.. but it has been fun chasing down the rabbit hole,, paul hasluck's metalworking book brought me to a stop..lol!! but .. i still might experiment,, lol!! george n.m. bronze will not break but will bend more readily than iron under the same force.. i made horse bits and stirrups from bronze and they slowly bent out of shape with use .. lindale is a nice town.. used to have a horse trainer friend there,, frosty, i wish i could from alaska is too far away.. and too cold for me.. lol!! i found some texas foundries not far from me but doubt they would do small pours,,
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making a wax copy of the metal fork and cantle piece and i have located a few foundries but they may not cast small numbers.. the foundry i used to use is closed and most art foundries do not cast iron. i can manipulate the wax and an experiment with different widths ..., then, i will make one from mild steel and see what i can do with it .. might just rivet one together to play with.. the cantle piece will be hard to duplicate without casting. lol!! i have not worked in wax or sculpted in metal in yrs.. i am out of practice .. making a cardboard pattern right now,, on the last piece,, if i reheat malleable cast iron will it anneal more or turn back into regular cast iron
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okay, good to know,, thanks, we use pvc for drainage too.. makes plumbing easy.. like tinker toys. lol!!! they are very sculptural , i collected as art way before i started riding them. they are so different form each other .. each tree maker has his own idea of what would work,, many don't lol!! i call it a bare tree ... i am making wax copies of the metal work this week.. then will put the saddle back together and put it on a horse,,
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yep, a good mel brooks also robin hood, men in tights!!!
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i never used metal fittings other than brass.. all our water lines are pvc.. i have never seen a building with iron pipes.. if we use metal it is copper or brass,, so.. i don't think is as much me being a girl , as me being a texan... lol!! saddle with cast iron fork and cantle piece back together and ready for leather,, she turned out pretty.. important since i am a girl... lol!!
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just watched young frankestein.. and black adder.. lol!!
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what color will the sparks of malleable cast iron be?? i am pretty sure that metal these sidesaddle components are made of.. i dropped the pommel fork off the work table when i shifted the saddle parts .. it hit my tile/concrete floor with a bounce,, luckily, it didn't break my tile but did bend the corner of the flange on the fork.. so.. like bronze, a sharp hit can make it bend rather than fracture,, i found that very interesting,, so i tried to straighten the bent corner with a small 8 oz hammer and a 2lb hammer .. i was able to move metal with both.. fixed the corner like it never happened.. thoughts??
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i didn't know there was a horse stuff section... wow i am going to have to do some searching love blazing saddles!!!
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i own time bandits but do not remember the pink bunkadoo.. lol!! will have to watch it again,, i searched malleable cast iron and understand the differences now, thank for the info... i never knew about malleable cast iron ..lol!! what ever the the leaping horns are made of they do bend under extreme force.. like a horse falling on them but it seems i will not be able to heat them and reshape.. so. i guess i will have to make new ones and replace them,, another reason for me to learn to forge.. lol!! there is a guy making replacement horns but they are coarse and not shaped right,,, can be reshaped but i had to have a friend completely rebuild the one i bought so why buy one from him at all,,
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what mel brooks movie was that?? i have to know!!!