Sam Salvati Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Has anyone thought about dies with a hole in them? Thinking about a homebuilt powerhammer again, and got to thinking about drilling a hole down into the anvil block, with a L hole off the side (for scale and such to fall out), it wouldn't interfere with regular dies in the hammer, but then you could also switch out for a die with a hardy hole in it that would line up with the hole, and allow you to upset/head over different things that are long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimw Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 i use semi-open dies to forge just about everything in my shop, which basically swage barstock down into shape without having flash. On my bottom-dies, I have vent-holes for scale to escape out the back of the die. Rule of thumb for a swaging-dies.................twice as wide as deep, to allow the hot metal to deform without creating flash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I drilled a hole in my sow block. I have a die with a hole which bolts on and alllows me to upset bolt heads. The hole is for the bolts to drop into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I have been thinking that if the KA hammer had dies that over hung the main anvil and a pritchel hole it would be pretty handy at times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jymm Hoffman Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Has anyone thought about dies with a hole in them? Thinking about a homebuilt powerhammer again, and got to thinking about drilling a hole down into the anvil block, with a L hole off the side (for scale and such to fall out), it wouldn't interfere with regular dies in the hammer, but then you could also switch out for a die with a hardy hole in it that would line up with the hole, and allow you to upset/head over different things that are long. Sam, the idea is good. I guess you didn't get to see the nail making video Friday night at Ashokan (should have come then:) ), you can see it in this interview posted on You Tube: I I don't have the side cut out and scale does build up eventually. I use a magnet to clear it out or a quick removal of the dies when necessary.That has not been a big issue, even when I am making a couple hundred strake nails at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstermetal Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Ive got both top and bottom dies with 1" round holes and set screws to hold stuff in them for my KA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John P. Lavelle Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Any pics you can share of your ka 75 dies with holes and set screws? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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