fciron Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 We possible have different terms over here. What is offsided? Is the round back a flatter tool flat on one side, curved on the other? Now the English and the Australians can't understand each other either? I thought it was the Atlantic that was supposed to be the linguistic divide. Although Aussies are often incomprehensible I always blamed it on weird vowel sounds and rhyming slang. I'm also making guesses as to what that meant, perhaps a picture of the tool would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I used to make one for the KA that was a die with a half round "saddle" cutout with circular dovetail. Piece that looked like a fuller/flatter mated in and a keeper on the end held it in the dovetail loose enough so it could swivel - ultimate taper "combo die"! allowed use of the flat die area or the "auto-flatter" on the fly. Soapstone and the floor are still my preferred media! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 A simpler design. Ya just need to keep it from jumping out yet free to rock. Should be a little less than 1/2 full circle, but not much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngdylan Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 A simpler design. Ya just need to keep it from jumping out yet free to rock. Should be a little less than 1/2 full circle, but not much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Offsider= helper, mate, striker, trained monkey. We've always called a round back a round back, only now its become a redback to our apprentice, (a redback is a very nasty venomous little black Aussie spider that has a red stripe down its abdomen that is commonly found on the underside of outside watercloset (dunny) seats, normally bites on the nether regions that are dangling ) He likens the roundback to a redback I guess. We normally just have a round bar handle welded to our roundback and we get someone to hold it, though I have seen some that blokes have made one with a pivot arrangement to sit on the bottom block. Chalk on the floor works good for me too Grant. I can't explain things if I don't have a piece of chalk to sketch with. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 phew! looks like the above posts cleared that up without me being long winded again. I'll just sneak off into a corner and mutter gibberish to myself... A ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Chalk on the floor works good for me too Grant. I can't explain things if I don't have a piece of chalk to sketch with. Phil Seeing as how a lot of the work up here takes place over wood docks we favor soapstone on plate.This has come to be known as "soapstone engineering" and a friend even has that as the name of his business/shop. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstermetal Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Seeing as how a lot of the work up here takes place over wood docks we favor soapstone on plate.This has come to be known as "soapstone engineering" and a friend even has that as the name of his business/shop. Interesting... I had a friend who built movie props and sets.. What he did he referred to as "vise-grip" engineering... Most of the time they would build complex parts several steps ahead held in place with vise grips but not welded to see if it would work before making it permanent... I want to combine the two and call it the soap/grip method? maybe chalk-vise process? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngdylan Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 Interesting... I had a friend who built movie props and sets.. What he did he referred to as "vise-grip" engineering... Most of the time they would build complex parts several steps ahead held in place with vise grips but not welded to see if it would work before making it permanent... I want to combine the two and call it the soap/grip method? maybe chalk-vise process? close cousin of the "suck it and see" school of engineering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Interesting... I had a friend who built movie props and sets.. What he did he referred to as "vise-grip" engineering... Most of the time they would build complex parts several steps ahead held in place with vise grips but not welded to see if it would work before making it permanent... I want to combine the two and call it the soap/grip method? maybe chalk-vise process? Sounds like theater folk,always afraid of commitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Being a little more computer oriented, I've always called it "visegrip-CAD"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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