Steven NY Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Hello all, I made this out of 1/2" steel and 1/4" angle iron. I will be making more dies for it as I need them. Please post your dies and what you use them for, the dies pictured in this guillotine I use to make my candle cups. Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Hello all, I made this out of 1/2" steel and 1/4" angle iron. I will be making more dies for it as I need them. Please post your dies and what you use them for, the dies pictured in this guillotine I use to make my candle cups. Steven I really like your design idea of separating the top die from the driving end. Seems it would be less work to make the dies much easier to store them. Looks like it was hard to get in with the MIG to weld the angle iron onto the 1/2" strap. I'd be inclined weld a couple of pieces across the gap for bracing. Probably unecessary. It's just my urge to overbuild speaking . I think I have to copy your die design. I think yours is the first candle holder I have ever liked. I generaly dont care for candle holders but yours is so elegant and graceful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Hi Steven. Here's a couple of pics of my guillotine with dies. I have one set like yours for necking down my candle cups and a hot cut cut off die made from the replaceable blade edge of a road grader blade. I like the way you made your dies seperate from the driver. http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/21375-guillotine-with-hot-cut-dies/http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/24499-candle-holder/http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/24498-candle-holder/ To get the flared end on the candle cup, you can cut off the socket end of a tire tool and weld it to a hardy pin with the shaft up. Hope this will help you. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Looking good! Interesting separating the driver, but how do you open it to put stock in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven NY Posted December 5, 2010 Author Share Posted December 5, 2010 I just pull the driver and top die out when I need to reheat then drop them back in when it is time to beat again. The top die gets warm but even after hammering out several cups it does not get hot enough that you can not touch it. If I am only using a bottom die I have a longer and wider driver I use. Thank you Maddog. Curly I love that candle holder, I will have to try one of those. Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Thanks, Steven. I used 9" of 3/4" black pipe. Cut 6" up from the bottom to make 4 evenly spaced legs. draw to a point and scroll. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal-k Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Awesome! Mind if I steal, I mean Borrow, the design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I don't mind at all. It was NOT originally my design. I got it from our state association news letter, awhile back. I don't remember the person that did the blue print on it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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