JamesBBrauer Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I really got into blacksmithing to make tools, and managed to knock out a couple that got the job done. The big tires spoon started life as part of a jeep suspension, and the smaller one came out of my high carbon bucket but I'm not sure from what - maybe an axle from a motorized kid toy. The ends were pressed flat in my 12-ton shop press that I adapted for the task, then more final shaping and smoothing with the hammer and belt sander. They are far from perfect, particularly in regards to being symmetric. They were slowly tempered to blue on the ends. My forge can be opened on both ends, so I heated both ends at once - sliding the spoon back and forth to gradually heat them up. These really worked well. I bashed a hole in my 33" jeep tire driving up a canyon at Moab, and then drove the other jeep over the hook on a cement rake and left a nice hole in the tread. These spoons worked well for getting both tires on and off the rim for patching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country boy Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) Nice tire spoons. More than onece I have made an emergency roadside tire repair. And they look they can do the job rather well Edited August 15, 2009 by country boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBBrauer Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 Hope you didn't re-seat the bead with explosive vapors. I've heard tales of this, but never seen it up close. Supposedly it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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