NeatGuy Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I acquired a cone mandrel and swage block and thought I would share. Mandrel is the largest I have seen 4' long and 18" diameter at base and weights (at least by the scale I used) 495lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosterob Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I have seen several cones that size but never one with the tong groove. It looks very nice, all of the ones I have seen are hollow and have had a very visible casting seam on them.Is it solid? Good score. Swage looks nice also. How big is it? Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeatGuy Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 I have seen several cones that size but never one with the tong groove. It looks very nice, all of the ones I have seen are hollow and have had a very visible casting seam on them.Is it solid? Good score. Swage looks nice also. How big is it? Rob The cone is hollow about 1"-1/2" thick. The swage block is about 100lbs (12x12x4) (I did not weight it when I had the chance). I bought it because it came with a nice cast stand. The block itself appears to be for making bolt heads and is not hugely useful to me but one can never have too many tools. The guy I bought it from also has a swage block which looks to be about 400lbs also with a nice cast base. He has asked me to make him a resonable offer for the swage block and an 8.5 in post vice. The vice looks like a Peter Wright but I was in a hurry and he was in a hurry so I did not get a chance to get a great look at it. Any idea what a 400lb swage block would be worth ? brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstermetal Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 a 400lb swage block would most likely go to a collector, Its to big for most of us to turn over by hand and thus not easy to use in a small shop.. depending on condition I would say $450-$650 retail..... The 8.5" vise if its in good shape could be worth $600-$1000 retail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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