DIDTAS

Thanks for the comments. just finished grinding another 5 blades to do another 5 to the same design. Regards DANIEL TASMANIA.

HI , here is a folder i made up ATS34 blade ,ti liners ,including a spoon ,which is an extension of the ti liner.Used for cleaning out the blood on the backbone in a trout. Merry Christmas DANIEL TASMANIA.

HI NEAL. i had some reservations about the clearance you mention. To make sure the die holder cleared the slides i ran it without the die attached to make sure i had clearance when the die was attached. A bit of trial error but the whole machine was trial and error. I just about gave up trying to stop it walking about the floor,even with the base plate .400lb and the anvil 500 lb however i did get it running real sweet in the end. the thing hammers real good.

HI . here is a pic of my tire hammer in action. DANIEL TASMANIA.

HI , I should have added that i have a gap of half an inch between the dies at rest. i machined up the the dies from an old truck axle .No idea what the steel was but i heat treated it and it shows no sign of deterioration after a lot of hammering. Merry Christmas. DANIEL TASMANIA.

HI GEORGE, may be a bit late however i made mine with a two and a half inch offset for a 5 inch travel.i get a bit more travel when the springs load up. regards Daniel TASMANIA.

HI, i welded a piece of 1/8 plate to the inside rim.to make a small internal quadrant oposite the crank throw , i then kept topping up the formed recess with lead till it stopped walking about. a bit of Heath Robinson method but after all i am Scottish. used the hammer through the week to make up some damascus. After the hammering i put the billet through the rolling mill and it turned out great. I think the hammer is well worth building. Daniel TASMANIA.

DANIEL HERE AGAIN. should have mentioned that i had a lot of mucking about to stoping tire hammer walking about the floor.even with the base and anvil weighing 900lb . the weight of lead on the tire rim ended up 11.5 lbs to stop it walking.hope this may help builders DANIEL TASMANIA.

HI RE the drive hub. i used a piece of alu billet 3 inch dia.i think i will wear out before the hub.knurling the hub is not necessary. REGARDS TO ALL DANIEL TASMANIA.

HI Guys, thought you might like to see a pic of my tire Hammer in action,i am very impressed with the performance. DANIEL TASMANIA.

Here is my forge ,yet to be installed.going to use coke.cant show the home made blower as it is up at the shack. aluminium hood .the 6 inch flue might be a bit small. will line with fire brick when in place. DANIEL TASMANIA.

hi guys , talked to my scrimshaw man . why not red ink {could he tell the diference} mix a small amount of blood with the ink. incuded some of my liner locks with scrim shaw of tas annimals plus a kiwi bird. he recons blood and ink would be ok. Daniel TASMANIA.

Thanks for the kind remarks . will give it a go as is to try it out. have put a bit of the six by four on an one inch thick steel plate for a vertical one as well. will also heat up a bit and try to quench it to see if it hardens. Thanks again . may have a go at hard facing later DANIEL TASMANIA.

Thanks for the remarks. cant show any other pic as i dismantled it this morning. i have no room left in the workshop so i built a new shed up at my fishing shack in the highlands. will try to make a bit of damascus when the fish are not bitting. can take few mone pic from all angles if you wait a week ????/ Thanks DANIEL TASMANIA.

SAFETY, Yes it will have a safety plate and spring shroud before it goes into operation. Thanks Daniel.