September 9, 200619 yr WOW, i was expecting something small, was it the one on the far right that you made LOL Ron
September 9, 200619 yr fun stuff. What do you use for a forge? can you post some pics? I have a trough style johnson forge and a home made pipe style forge but that size of stuff is still awkward to heat up... I need to build something new.
September 9, 200619 yr Author I use a forge with a big oilburner, ( Diesel ) Dimension inside 1000 X 1000 X 500mm. I started with a big skarapiron 154 X 154 X 85 and forge it 90 x 95 x 225 and than punch a small hole in it and than punch the hole bigger and bigger to fit the handle. Than i forge it a little bit smaller in both ends and than i calibrate all the measure to the fininshed size. And ofcourse, i use my 500kg Beche
September 10, 200619 yr You need a coal forge man! A coal forge, even my little rivet forge, could heat something that size no problem. You just gotta pile on the coal and fill it right up, making sure to have walls on atleast two sides, to hold it all in! I have a coal forge too , its just not setup in the new shop. Hopefully I'll get some time to get it up and running.
September 10, 200619 yr Big forgings get me all excited I wish being an industrial smith around here was still a carear path one could take.
September 10, 200619 yr Author Here is one of my 500kg Beche´hammer i use daily in my shop The sledgehammer i forge is only for my own fun, i usually dont forge this cind of stuff. see, Karlskoga Hammar & Hejdarsmide HB - granbergsdal, karlskoga hammar & hejdarsmide hb, friformsmide, but-skruv, stuksmide, smide i rostfritt You can click on this link to see a short movie from my shophttp://www.hammar-hejarsmide.se/hammarohejarsmide2.wmv Kallsme´n
September 10, 200619 yr Chris Pook: There are still active industrial shops around. If you really want to do that sort of work, go find one and hire on. A quick google check yields:Industrial Blacksmithing,Queen City Forging,handmade parts,custom forge tooling,craftsmanship,service.Tool Steel Forgings, Inconel, Aluminum Plate, Forge, Stainless Steel - SteelForge.comKompass Company Directory - Business Directory - Products & Services Classification - Suppliers Directory (in India)Forged Crane Hooks, Metal Forging, Industrial Replacement - Butler Forge and Metal Works You now have no excuse. Go forth and forge big.
September 10, 200619 yr Ed, I'd love too at least for a little while, its not easy for a Canadian to move to the US, especially to take a job that could go to an American. I can't even move down there with my small business, unless I'm able to provide jobs for at least 10 Americans. Your goverment try's and protects your jobs from us Canadians. I'll just need to work on some rigging and a crane for my shop, according to the literature my Nazel will work 4" solid effeciently , biggest I've worked on it so far is 2" square and that got heavy quickly. Maybe thats a better for question for Kallsme´n Could you post some pictures of your various methods of rigging material? maybe some of the dangerous and safe ways of doing it
September 11, 200619 yr Author Please explain the meaning of this line, im not sure wath you mean.Could you post some pictures of your various methods of rigging material? maybe some of the dangerous and safe ways of doing it Kallsme´n
September 11, 200619 yr Kallsme'n I was asking if you could take pictures of how you use chain and cranes to move big material for forging and the best ways to do it. Explain how you use the crane to hold long material for forging on the big hammers. How to hook up the chain. were to put it, best ways to do it. and any saftey concerns that a person should be aware of when forging with heavy material this way.
September 11, 200619 yr That hammer is HUGE, I would love to have one that big. I would make anvils! Burce Wilcox made an anvil this spring and his strikers used 6# hammers to strike with from what I understand.
September 11, 200619 yr Thanks those pictures help. It looks like you have the piece hanging in a chain thats just a single loop that goes around a pulley at the top just to keep it spread wider and help you turn the piece over. which is then connected to the hook. Is that right?
September 11, 200619 yr Chris, Check out dillonforge.com for some ideas on this as well. He has pictures and video of his 750 lb. hammer in action. I went to a guild meeting at his shop once, and got to see it in action.
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