Bob S
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But .375" is not too small for a standard header, in the class I teach each student is required to forge two nails in .25 stock and I have two headers for that size I made myself. (The "intro to smithing" course that I teach as an adjunct to the Advanced Fine Arts Metal, armouring class; did a session Sunday, they first forge a S hook, then two nails, then a chile pepper. Then it's lunch time.)
got pictures?
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I'm a blacksmith and tend to use thick material for my pots and work them hot!
Generally dishing over raising. I have found that if you leave the last little bit of the outer rim untouched it makes for a nice turn in
would like to see some pictures.
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would not say poppaclutch's clock is crap as the song said, i do like it as a wall clock better but i still love it. and still say it will fall into the steam punk theme.
I like it too. Only posted the video to give some context on what exactly 'steampunk' is. Neat stuff poppaclutch.
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love it, very steampunk
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Sad news. Seems like the old timers are passing on...... one by one.
RIP Ivan....
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painting anvils is an abomination. sooner or later someone has to clean it off. better to never put it on.
tru dat
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I have over and over posted information on this site that is baised on my own personal experince of 20 years of being a professional smith that I experinced with my own eyes and hands. Only to have people far less experince under their belts respond by saying black is white. I have spent many hours tring to provide good solid information to people who want it. Call me fed up not defensive it also may be a NY thing we like a good verbal sparing match many people from other places dont understand its not personal.
It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.
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Hoping for the best.
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Gedore looks like a pretty reputable maker of high quality tools.
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left hand bits have been a standard tool for repetition engineering for years, it saves the time of reversing the rotation of a chuck. They are still widely available and about the same price as a RH one. I have used them to remove the broken off studs in the alloy block on a outboard motor. It saved a lot of time, half the studs come out with the drill bit, before I threatened them with the screw extractor.
:) Strange feeling the first time you sharpen one, very awkward. Even for a lefty like me.
My point was that ordinary right hand drills can be easily sharpened to drill left hand. Of course the spindle has to be run in reverse also. I have worked in screw machine shops ( repetition engineering!!!) and used left hand drills routinely as you pointed out. But if you don't have one you can make one out of an ordinary right hand drill. Just don't go too deep cuz the chips won't eject.
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We can all see he's a kid and as unmotivated as any entitlement age kid.
Frosty The Lucky.
what's an "entitlement age kid" mean?
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I was reading on another forum the possibility of using a left handed drill as an aid in removing a broken or stuck screw. This is fine and may even work but you don't have to go out and buy a special left handed drill bit.
Just sharpen an ordinary right hand drill of the appropriate size left handed. That;s right. Sharpen an ordinary right hand drill left handed. Take a look at a drill point. It works, I and many others have done it.
The only thing a right handed drill which has been sharpened 'left' won't do is eject chips since the flutes are going the wrong way. So take little bites, back out, use a shot of air to remove chips, and nibble nibble nibble.
As always wear eye protection.
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ya gotta ax yourself...... do I wanna be a blacksmith or a welder?
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Elevated Temperature Drawn 150 or ETD 150 is a modified 4100 H steel made by Niagara LaSalle. It is developed by drawing the material while at an elevated temperature. The results from the process develop a high tensile strength and high yield strength with improved machinability. Other benefits to this steel are decreased residual stresses from cold working, hazards of quenching and tempering are gone, and the material has uniform properties from surface to center. It has Tensile Strength of 150,000psi, Yield Strength of 130,000psi a 10% elongation in 2”. This steel is commonly used for pinions, shafts, gears, axles, etc.
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looks burnt to me too. will be unpossible to weld. start over.
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no before pictures?
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I figured out how to post pic to a thread, so here is a pic of what my touchmark is.
are you sgt major?
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WD 40 rub it in
sam
bad idea. use the google.
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If I make a gate with sharp points on it and someone gets hurt on it I will be liable. This is a fact it is the law.
doesn't seem likely. is a knifemaker responsible for future cuts? maybe I am misunderstanding your comment.
in any case 'blacksmithing' seems to attract a lot of boogityboogity.
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Local Pawn shop wants $15.00 for this tall wedge?? I was debating wether it could be turned into a hot cut hardy....
This is what it looks like, and let me know if you think I should get it.
20130615_141132.jpgI think I would buy that for 15$ but I would not carve it up to make a hardy of hot cut. It already looks like a good tool. Up here (minnesota) they use similar tools to cut holes in the ice for ice fishing. Maybe some kind of tree bark remover. But too nice to cut up for a hardy that could easily be made from a piece of leaf spring.
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Well, seeing as Fisher painted their anvils at the factory does that make them factory original abominations?
I paint my tooling my shop colors, Forest green and gold. It's hardly an uncommon practice through history, probably since paint was invented. I'll bet Minoan bronze smiths painted their tools shop colors, they painted everything. Red and black seem to be Minoan (national?) colors, though blue and yellow were common enough.
Frosty The Lucky.
It isn't up for discussion. Painting vices/anvils/etc is wrong.
W.R.O.N.G.
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My vise. Pretty typical stuff. Pre-cleaning, Not bad for setting out in the elements for the last 10 years. Works well after I cleaned it and lubed it.
Still trying to decide if I want to commit the sin of painting it with Ford Motor Company blue engine paint.
Paint on a vise (or anvil etc) is an abomination. Proceed at your own risk.
Tru dat.
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Great thread. Stay tuned tomorrow for an all new thread... "How to light a match".
And no doubt there will be a number of guys who will write several paragraphs on the question.
And I will read them. :wacko:
Painting a hand crank blower
in Bellows, Blowers
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Old tools should not be painted. Ever. Clean them. Fix them.
Then allow them to show their age.
Painted old tools are gaudy.
Don't do it.