knots Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Not knocking at all!!! I like it! I have a LG with REALLY worn dies. So worn, I have a 1/2" shim under the bottom die. I could mill these flat and use your system. Coming up with smaller die materials is always easier.... I think I like this system better than the one Sid uses because the likely hood of the bolts backing out seems less to me. Hey FE - Sorry - I think you misunderstood. It was not my intent to imply that you were being disagreeable about anything. I simply meant that I do not take issue with anything that works. I will try to be a better communicator . Milling your dies flat and working from there seems like a good plan. In fact the shorter holder dies would preserve the stroke length rather than shorten it. That would be a good thing. Sorry for the confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I my self use the Clay Spencer method I use flat dies and have spring tools and hand tools that I can place on my hammer they change out quickly with just a turn of the "T" handle. I figured I would use a system that was flexible for me. I have also taken other dies and adapted them to my attaching method which is a piece of angle iron welded to the bottom and a "C" clamp to hold it to the lower die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knots Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I my self use the Clay Spencer method I use flat dies and have spring tools and hand tools that I can place on my hammer they change out quickly with just a turn of the "T" handle. I figured I would use a system that was flexible for me. I have also taken other dies and adapted them to my attaching method which is a piece of angle iron welded to the bottom and a "C" clamp to hold it to the lower die. Francis - I would like to see some pictures of your fixtures and system. It is always interesting and educational to see alternative solutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 Francis- I would like to see them too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.pierson Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 FE-Wood and Dan E. Here is a link to a pdf of Clay Spencer's tool set from the Alabama Forge Council website. I found this when I went looking for tooling for my new ( to me) LG. I hope it helps http://www.alaforge.org/files/Tire_Hammer_Tools.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knots Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I my self use the Clay Spencer method I use flat dies and have spring tools and hand tools that I can place on my hammer they change out quickly with just a turn of the "T" handle. I figured I would use a system that was flexible for me. I have also taken other dies and adapted them to my attaching method which is a piece of angle iron welded to the bottom and a "C" clamp to hold it to the lower die. Francis - I had a look at Clay's "system". Yes, lots of good tooling. Thanks for the reference, and thanks to Brian for the link. I really do not see a conflict . I use spring swages, and snappers. These approaches are not mutually exclusive. Why not take advantage of these and other systems as well . Why not take advantage of all available options. I like having more than one way to perform a given task. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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