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    Little Giant Clutch Material

    in Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers

    Posted


    I have just aquired a Canadian Giant No. 25 trip hammer, which is very similar to the 25 lb Little Giant.
    I need to replace the belting inside the clutch. It presently has two layers of 2-inch wide by 1/8 inch thick
    belting, and appears to be original.

    Are there different types of transmission belt, or will any old farm machinery belt work?

    I remember seeing that stuff at school a few times. I wonder if the principal still has a piece in his office...


    there is a good picture sequence here of replacing (pouring)
    new babbit bearings and also putting on new clutch material.

    No doubt you could get the right stuff from Sid at Little Giant.

    http://www.anvilmag....smith/011f2.htm

    Peter Wright Anvil

    in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels

    Posted


    It was fairly common to smiths to test chisels on the sides and the feet. That is probably why you see so many chisel marks on the side.






    I have heard this for years and I'm not disputing it now but I never have been able to understand
    what kind of 'test' it is to put a gouge in the side of a relatively 'soft' anvil. Anvils must have cost
    just as much in relative dollars then as they do now and I sure wouldn't intentionally gouge my anvil.

    Didn't they have a bit of scrap around to 'test' their chisel?

    Doesn't make sense to me.

    threading die?

    in Tools, general discussion

    Posted


    I know $4 dollars is not really expensive but i have very little cash to spend on my new hobby an need to get all i can for what i got. so i like to ask you guys what you think so im wasting the cash i can spend on it. but im going to go get in tomorrow an hopefully it will come in handy for me :)




    If things are so tight that $4 is a leap for you I would advise passing on this die. It will most likely be a paperweight at best. Best of luck.

    threading die?

    in Tools, general discussion

    Posted


    found a threading die at a shop today and the guy wants $4 for it. i know that's not much but i don't no if it's worth it... it seamed like it was in ok shape as far as i know but that doesn't say much about things like that. An the other thing is should it have different sizes attachments for the middle. all it had was a 5/8th. would you guys get it?


    it's unlikely that the die is any good, even if you did need it. But if the die is in a handle and the handle will hold common diameter dies... like 1-1/2", the handle may be worth the $4 so that when you buy dies (as needed) you will already own a handle.

    http://www.mcmaster....ng-dies/=9dnx1e

    babbit

    in Blacksmithing, General Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks for all the replies and the offer to send me some damming compound. Much appreciated.

    I think I'll go ahead and use plumbers putty.

    I am repouring the top part of the main bearings on a LG 25. I'll try to take a few pics.

    Thanks again.

    Bob

    babbit

    in Blacksmithing, General Discussion

    Posted

    I have a couple of bearings to pour. I have the babbit but need something to dam up the small cracks on the ends. I know they (Sid) sell a special damming compound but I don't want to buy a 26$ can for such a small job.

    What else (that I might have) would work? So far I am thinking plumbers putty.

    Thanks.

    Bob

    Smith rail

    in Member Projects

    Posted


    Mike,
    I confess, I stole that ball drilling jig from your modern masters segment. Still use it today. It's a good one. biggrin.gif
    DB




    Is this 'modern masters segment' available?

    Bob

    Great pictures BTW. Very nice.

    Hardy: what do yall think

    in Tools, general discussion

    Posted

    Lots of talk about cut off hardies here and all over this (and other) sites.

    I made a couple of hardies years ago. One with a straight side the other without. I made another when I got another anvil.

    Question is, what are you guys cutting off?

    I go for long periods without using a cutoff hardy. I have a saw. If you cut off a bar with a hardy you end up with an end that eventually needs to be cleaned up... maybe two ends to clean up.

    If I want a slit I do it with a top tool on the anvil or treadle hammer.

    So unless you are making nails, I'm curious.... what you cutting off with all those hardies?

    smile.gif

    Bob

    Working with Scrap Jackhammer BIts?

    in Tools, general discussion

    Posted


    I have to upgrade to a 4lb hammer and smack the crap out of them.


    Robert,

    I'm guessing that you're doing this (blacksmithing), more or less for 'fun'. If so, what's your hurry? If it takes a little more of less *forging* (not "smacking the crap out of it"),whats the hurry? The time spent forging, actually forging, is what it's all about.

    Enjoy it.

    Bob

    this is a small cutoff hardy I made from a 'jackhammer point' a few years ago. The shaft is 1" square.

    post-91-059254200 1286143323_thumb.jpg

    Making Tool Steel out of Mild Steel?

    in Metallurgy

    Posted


    I have been trying to think if there are scrap tools on the market that i could reforge........ I havent been able to find anything with the kind of mass I need to make hardy tools or even a decent split chisel.

    If people have suggestions on what I could look for to get some good tool steel without paying a fortune, I am all ears.


    You can get used up moil points (jackhammer points) just about anywhere. Check out your local tool rental store if they rent jackhammers or talk to road/cement contractors in your area.

    Most moil points are made of 1045 or similar and are great steel to make hardy tools or just about any blacksmith tool.

    Bob

    What oil do you use in your mechanical hammers?

    in Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers

    Posted

    I have used chainsaw bar oil but would NEVER USE IT AGAIN. I am in the process of cleaning 20 years worth of congealed bar oil from my 25 lb LG. It got to the point as Clinton says above that it "got all gummed up and just ran sluggish".

    When I get it put back together I will use a light motor oil (or maybe ATF as Clifton said) and wipe the hammer down every week.

    The mix of congealed bar oil and scale has to be scraped off. It will not yield to ordinary solvents.

    Bob

    ps. Whatever you use I think (looking back on it) that wiping the machine down on a regular basis is key.

    forge welding fire

    in Blacksmithing, General Discussion

    Posted


    Greetings all, I'm working on forge welding, but am definitely still on the uphill side of the learning curve. My best result thus far has been working with 3/8 round stock,


    Try a few welds using larger stock...say 3/4". Larger stock will stay at a welding heat longer and give you more time to sort out what is happening.

    Bob
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